Post 2: Hardware Compatibility and Requirements
You will want to know about the details of your computer before attempting to install this system . To get your hardware details (Vendor IDs, Device IDs), you can - Fire up a Linux Live CD and boot from it (ie. Parted Magic, Ubuntu Live CD). Type "lspci -nn" in terminal, press enter and take notes. - Boot from ML2 media, open terminal, type "lspci -nn", press enter and take notes. - Get/install Everest Ultimate Edition on Windows and use it to export the information. Check your hardware details and do the comparing with the hardware support list below. - Motherboard - Simply, Intel chipsets from 945G to C606 are supported. Common chips are 945, 965, 975, P35, P43, P45, P55, G31, G41, G43, X58, H61, HM65, HM67, H67, P67, Z68, Z77, X79, C602 and C606. - Besides the main chipset model, a motherboard has many components. Every component itself may or may not be compatible and even may be problematic for Mountain Lion. Also, BIOS of the motherboard may b...