First of all, thanks Juzzi,

P5Q Series BIOS ready for MAC OS X

Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retaill (7,01 Gb) - - is the Original distributive from APPLE it installs without any of the known issues + right after the installation use UpDate 10.5.7 .


Overall you can get the original Apple MAC OS X version 10.5.7 (9J47) Original-Retail, without any problems and then updated directly from www.apple.com for an unlimited time.

The original works as quick and more stable than any of the Hackintosh versions with which I had to clash.

The original is installed via the native Vanilla kernel, all cores of the processors work, the rest ALL work too.

My variation of the install -..- P5Q PRO

(Marvell 88SE6111 in BIOS enabled)

1. Download

2. BIOS

3.2. If You wish to install together with MAC OS X & XÐ or Vista or Linux - disk marking should be MSDOS - MBR (master boot records).

1st section on the left: NTFS Win 2003

2nd section from the left: HFS + Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5 9F33 Retail(Here, after booting from the FlashDrive is where you will installl Mac OS X Retail)

3rd section from the left: HFS + Distributions Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retail (This is where the Leopard Retail image will be stored and then installed from) In an extended (Optional) section:

4th section from the left: LINUX Swap

5th section from the left: EXT3 openSUSE-11.1-Beta3-DVD-x86_64-isoSection

6 from the left: NTFS Win XP

7th section from the left: NTFS (To store music & movies & programs, then reformatted to HFS +)

Note:
If you want to install in parallel with Leopard Retail on one disk with Windows ,when using Parted Magic disk marking should be MSDOS - MBR. If Retail was installed like this, you should rewrite one file in the distribution kit:

1. Start TinkerTool TinkerTool.dmg.zip ( 1.95MB ) Number of downloads: 400
mark "Show hidden and system files", press "Relaunch Finder".

2. On the partition where when using Disk Utility you restore Mac_OS_X_Leopard_10.5.4_9E25_Retail.dmg (Look at section ¹ 5.3.), in folder System\Installation\Packages, make a backup copy of the file OSInstall.mpkg, to rewrite it: Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_OSInstall.mpkg.zip ( 856.38K ) Number of downloads: 467

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(hint: if you need to save the Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retail.dmg file (7.01 Gb) onto a DVD-RW and you do not have a dual-layer disk.-Use WinRar to create a multivolume archive consisting of 700 MB parts and burn it all onto 2 single-layered disks DVD-RW)

3.3. Here is a HHD without partitions.

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3.4. If you are only installing MAC OS X Retail, the disk should be divided as GPT – GUIDMade on HDD sections 2-5 as FAT32: 1st – Where MAC OS X will be installed 2nd - Where MAC OSX will be installed from (during the installation of Leopard, format These 2 disks in HFS+) HERE Disk ONLY for MAC OS X (GPT - GUID

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There are 2 sections for MAC OS X and 1 section to store music, movies & programs:2nd from the left - Where leopard will be installed from, 1st on the left - Where Leopard will be installed.







4. CREATING A Bootable Flash Drive:



4.1. Download this:

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Create_Flash_syslinux_3.72.part1.zip ( 2MB ) Number of downloads: 987


Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Create_Flash_syslinux_3.72.part2.zip ( 646.39K ) Number of downloads: 821




4.2. Unpack zip here. C:\1

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4.3. Connect you USB Drive and format to FAT32.

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4.4. Open CMD and Enter CD C:\1\win32 (See figure below)



4.5. Run >>> syslinux.exe [drive letter]: <<< (w\o ] [). For example: SYSLINUX.EXE F: (See figure)

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4.6. Copy all this files to your USB Drive:

4.6.1. If Your keyboard and mouse are USB: Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Boot_Flash_including_USB.zip ( 685.3K ) Number of downloads: 744


4.6.2. If Your keyboard and\or mouse are PS\2: Bay keyboard and\or mouse USB OR look on eBay for a converter(they cost $2 - $5)

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You can also try it for a PS\2 keyboard and\or mouse: Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Boot_Flash_including_PS_2.zip ( 948.98K )Number of downloads: 389




4.7. Now you have a Bootable Flash Drive. Now with your Bootable Flash Drive you can load both the installation of MAC OS X, and MAC OS X itself.







5. Install



5.1. Burn the IDeneb ISO onto a DVD-R or DVD-RW.

5.2. Instal IDeneb on the 2nd section from the left.

5.3. Enter IDeneb and use Disk Utility (FINDER > Applications > Disk Utility) to restore 3rd section from the left using Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retail.dmg. The SOURCE is - Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retail.dmg, the DESTINATION is- DISTRIBUTIV (3rd section on HDD).

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5.4. BOOT With your Boot Flash Drive:

5.4.1. After Restart and a short Beep, press F8

5.4.2. Select USB, press ENTER

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5.4.3. Select DISTRIBUTIV

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5.5. Install the Original Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 9E25 Retail:

5.5.1. Select the language

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5.5.2. Press Continue

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5.5.3. Press Agree

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5.5.4. Run DISK UTILITY

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5.5.5. Format the Partition MAC (format twice the section where IDenrb 10.5.5 was: the 1-st time in FS FAT32; 2-nd time in FS MAC OS Extended (journaled))

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5.5.6. Select Your Printer, remove other Language, mark all Fonts, mark X11

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5.5.7. INSTALL





5.6. Install UpDate 10.5.7

1. To download updating separately, and then to install.

2. It's normal for the reboot to restart, it's possible it will even do it twice.

3. If there are problems with loading the updated system, try using the keys : "-v"; "-x -v "; "-x -f -v" (without the quotes).

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6. DRIVERS





SOUND:

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Realtek_ALC_1200_SOUND.zip ( 306.4K )Number of downloads: 1943






LAN:

It is recommended that you purchase a Realtek 3189 NIC and forget about the drivers for the onboard. MAC OS X, Windows, Linux, and BSD install the driver automatically, the network works right away, you never need to think about drivers for the network.

Attention: Buy only REALTEK 3189 (incl. REALTEK 3189C; REALTEK 3189D) - the price of the old one is $2, price of the new one is $5, Also there is a Realtek 1000 Megabit (Gigabit) - e.g. Realtek 8169 price of the new one is $15 (Drivers also install automatically and work well).





AHCI:

FIX "Unknown AHCI Controllers & Orange Disk Icons" (thanks cvad):

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_AHCIFix.1.3_cVaD.dmg.zip ( 188.62K ) Number of downloads: 1002






IDE: Marvell 88SE6111 (For DVD-ROM):

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_Marvell_6111_AppleVIAATA.kext.zip ( 135.95K ) Number of downloads: 1033








NVIDIA: GF5200 - GF8800SEE:

Supported_CARD.txt ( 760bytes ) Number of downloads: 827


Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_NVIDIA_GF5200_8800_NVkush.kext.zip ( 10.91K ) Number of downloads: 390








ALL IN ONE ARHIVE:

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_all_for_MAC_OS_X.zip ( 903.62K ) Number of downloads: 1072






Use this ONLY if you get the following problems: "ShotDown & Restart Computer" (thanks Psystar):

Asus_P5Q_PRO_JC_OpenHaltRestart_1.0.3_correct.zip ( 31.93K ) Number of downloads: 829






7. Use "SoftWare Update" and you will always have the most up to date Operating System.







8. Enjoy...