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Great you got there and it seems you confirmed my suspicions. Just install/run EDP and then it's a straight update to 10.7.5 (combo update or direct software update). See the related post in Lion section of the forum.

Try the Nawcom ModCD method as a temp platform to create your myHack OS X installer.

I don't understand why you have to modify OSInstall package to install OS X on your laptop. I've never had to do that when installing Lion on HDD with existing Win7 partitions that I kept, i.e. MBR drive, whether on a D630 or on a D830. It was the same on a D430 when installing SL on an existing MBR HDD with a Win XP partition. I simply reduced the existing Win7 partitions from within Windows and formatted them NTFS. Once the Lion installer started, I simply reformatted the target partition (Mac OS extended (journaled)) and proceeded with installation as normal. Afterwards, it's a simple matter of sorting out the bootloader (for dual boot) and you're ready to rock 'n 'roll. Also, please note that, following apparent confirmation through another user, 10.7.4 does not appear to be a valid Lion version to start from due to the incompatible ACPI kext. Install an earlier release like 10.7.2, followed by EDP and then you can do a straight update to 10.7.5.

@djpumpkin: my apologies, I deleted your post by mistake. To answer your question about not seeing the same settings on your D630 (namely 'integrated USB hub'): that's normal as the BIOS settings do differ between D620 and D630. Have a look at the dedicated BIOS settings posts in the D6xx section.

It's a well-known issue. Have a look at Leon's post (for SL): http://forum.osxlati...-servers-fixed/ Have a look here too: http://prowiki.isc.upenn.edu/wiki/Speeding_up_SMB/CIFS_Connections https://discussions....tart=0&tstart=0

http://forum.osxlati...19-1075-update/

As hinted in another post, I'm wondering if the issue could actually be with version 10.7.4 itself... Would you be able to try & install 10.7.2 or 10.7.3 instead? I'm just thinking of the initial troubles experienced after updating from 10.7.3 to 10.7.4 which required replacing the ACPI kext (or was it IOPCIFamily?) to a previous version prior to rebooting or the machine would become unbootable. I've never had any problem installing Lion 10.7.2 on D620s, D630s and/or D830s, followed by EDP + OS X update to 10.7.5.

I'm beginning to wonder if the issue is not with the 10.7.4 version... It looks like the KP is due to ACPI rather than graphics and we all know the initial issues of updating Lion to 10.7.4: we had to revert to a previous ACPI kext (or was it IOPCIFamily?) to avoid dead machine... If you can, try an install an earlier version like 10.7.2 or 10.7.3, from which you would then update to 10.7.5 with EDP support.

Why don't you try the installation yourself? The OS X software only costs $29 and the rest is free, only costs elbow grease...

When creating the myHack 10.7 installer, did you mount the InstallESD image/package found inside the Lion image or did you just mount to the main Lion image? You need to do the former, not the latter.

As usual, open up the laptop and remove all clogged dust from the fan/heatsink area + clean up & re-apply thermal paste on top of the CPU. Intel Crestline models (i.e. non-Vidia) run pretty cool: my CPU is reported in the high-30s°C to low-60s°C range with X3100 reported a bit lower. Did you apply the EDP package, especially the emulated SpeedStep kext? Lion 10.7.5 boot time for my D630 with T7500 2.2GHz CPU, 4Go DDR2-800 RAM and 7200rpm HDD is about 60-70s.

You can look for Dell-branded Broadcom cards such as DW1390, DW1490, DW1395 (802.11 a/b/g) or any other supported 'n' capable card.

re: Wifi card, I was talking about the Wireles Ethernet, not the Bluetooth which you've already indicated to be a BT350 adapter (have a look at the Bluetooth post in the Research section). You could open up the laptop to look at the Wifi card physically (it's under the keyboard).

Have you ever opened up the laptop to check the fan for a big/thick dust clog? You could also renew the thermal paste of your CPU. It's probably all hardened up by now.

Was the BT radio enabled before you installed Mac OS X (BT blue LED lit)? If not, it needs to be enabled from Windows... Which Wifi card do you have? Intel is not supported and some cards like DW1395 require post-install kext.

One little comment re: Tjmax. The value depends on your CPU, so check the Intel web site to obtain the correct value before editing the plist file. Not all CPUs have a Tjmax of 100...

Yes.

The keyboard issue is not specific to the D5x0, I know it also happens on D6x0. Try and boot with boot option 'USBBusFix=no'. Re: Wifi cards, yes it sounds like you need to rebrand them/add ID to hardware list. Or look at kexts.com, there may be something there.

Make sure you choose your D530 carefully. It was (is) a somehow versatile laptop in terms of hardware: Celeron M to Core 2 Duo CPUs, chipset Intel 960 or 965, FSB 533 or 800 (depending on chipset/CPU). The video resolution was (is) somehow limited on 15" 4:3 LCDs: 1024x768 or 1400x1050. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd530/en/ug/specs.htm#wp1105175 It's not the best machine to get today in my opinion. I'd go for a D620 or D630, which really are the step up from the D430: FSB 667 or 800MHz, by large most have C2D CPUs, widescreen LCD (1280x800 or 1440x900), Intel graphics GMA950/Crestline X3100 or nVidia GPU. If you still go for a D530, remember that Lion requires a Core 2 Duo CPU minimum. Wifi will only work out of the box if it's a Broadcom-based Dell card such as DW1390/DW1490; Intel cards are not supported under Mac OS X. You would have no issue at all running Lion on a D620 or D630 fitted with a C2D CPU.

Forget EDP v2.2, you should really use the latest versions. If you do not have network connection for some reason, it'd be much better to identify your hardware and install the correct kext. Your built-in Ethernet is normally supported with initial myHack installation (i.e. pre-EDP tuning). I guess, you're aware that Intel Wifi are not supported. Broadcom Wifi such as Dell DW1390/1490 are also natively supported. DW1395 requires specific kexts or modified IO80211 kext (both downloadable of the OSXL forum, just do a search).

Again, there is no support for Intel GMA950 or Crestline X3100 in Mountain Lion. Apple dropped those. That's why you will not get max resolution and no hardware acceleration. There is little point on running ML on such models, it's much better to stick to Lion.

Something must have got lost in translation Skorpio... You have the right D630 model for ML (after all, you're posting in a thread entitled "Dell D630 ML install guide - Nvidia model"). Just follow the EDP procedure and you'll be in business. As always, simply make sure you don't have an Intel Wifi card but a Broadcom (or Atheros) one.

Shite! I trust this is something covered by warranty!I have a Samsung 128Go PM830 SSD and, thank God, it does not suffer from such defect.

Do not use distros like the one you mention; we do not support that here. Use a legitimate copy of Mac OS X. You won't be able to use a regular DVD to create a myHack installation media, you need an external HDD or a USB key, all with 8Go minimum. Intel Wireless cards are not supported under Mac OS X, you'll need to revert to Broadcom unit.

I don't know if SL can run in 64bit mode on the D620 nVidia. I did not manage it, but that does not necessarily mean it can't. I've since moved to Lion and never gave SL 64bit mode any more thoughts...