Mac OS X screenshot on the Lenovo S10 taken from Minimal Mac.

If you’re interested to install Mac OS X on your Lenovo S10, there’s a step-by-step installation guide with screenshots over at NetBookTech.com.

So, what works and what doesn’t with the Lenovo S10 as a hackintosh laptop? Here’s the summary according to NetbookTech.com.

What works

• Video adapter – Intel GMA 950
• Wifi
• Touchpad
• Webcam

What doesn’t work

• Laptop Sleep
• Multi-touch function on the touchpad
• Ethernet
• Sound

I can live without ethernet, sleep or a multi-touch touchpad on a laptop, but a laptop without sound? That’s totally unacceptable to me. The Dell Mini 10v hackintosh is still the better hackintosh laptop.

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While waiting for my Dell Mini 10v to arrive, I’ve already completed my research on how to install Mac OS X ‘Snow Leopard’ on it.

Here’s the list of items required for installing ‘Snow Leopard’ on the Dell Mini 10v.

1. netbook-installer
2. Mac OS X 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’ retail DVD
3. 8GB USB thumb drive
4. An existing Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 machine
5. Dell Mini 10v Bios version A04. Get this from dell support site.

The thumb drive is used as the installation dongle according to the netbook-installer’s how-to guide.  A Mac OS X machine is required to create the installation dongle. I’ll be using my current MacBook for that purpose. The steps looks simple enough. It should a straight forward installation when the laptop arrives.

The Dell Mini 10v ships with Bios version A06. This will cause the Snow Leopard installation to stop midway with a message to reboot the laptop. This message will reappear again during the installation process after rebooting the laptop, unless you downgrade the Bios to version A04.

Do you have a hackintosh laptop? What installation method did you use?

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