GA-Z270X-UD5 - i7-7700K - HD 630 - 16Gb ram - M.2 NVME - ALC1220 - BCM943602CS

[gandem]

I have done some testing with the TB3 port as video. Using an apple TB3 adapter, I tried converting to HDMI and DP hoping to get dual monitor on boot. I was unable to get a video signal on either monitor when using the TB3 port.

 

[marcosdipaolo]

Because I have installed my Windows in a UEFI disk (I have setup all disks on BIOS to UEFI), I had my life easier.

Ok, @GBeckman first things first, thanks a lot for your guide. Guided me nicely through the whole process.
Now:
What is a UEFI disk?
I installed Sierra on my 960 evo with my other Windows NTFS HDD disconnected and now I want dual-boot.

Can I set those HDD to UEFI in Bios? or you need to format them?
If not, how can I set up dual bios?

 

[dracon]

@GBeckman As briefly discussed on the Audio thread, I can help you get HDMI audio and everything working on your build.

I went a slightly different way on building mine, heavily utilizing SSDT hot patching to get full functionality (except wake/sleep with the HD630, apparently wake/sleep doesn't work properly on the HD5xx and HD6xx graphics cards, however once I installed my discrete graphics card and disabled the iGPU I have full wake/sleep functionality).

I've attached my CLOVER folder (serial number redacted) for how I ran with the iGPU and had full functionality (except sleep/wake) for reference. I didn't really require *any* of the Clover built-in DSDT patching (like the FixShutdown), actually *very* few of the built-in Clover fixes/patching was required, everything is done via SSDT hot patching so I should be able to upgrade BIOS and such without having to redo a bunch of stuff.

A couple things to note:

• I have all my "critical" kexts in EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other (FakeSMC, IntelGraphicsFixup, IntelMausiEthernet, Lilu, USB kexts)
  • This is so all critical functionality works even if I go into the recovery partition (graphics, network, USB3.0 ports etc).
  • The "Extensions" zip file has the two extensions needed to enable audio (200 series audio patch) just load them into /Library/Extensions
• All of the SSDT hot patches are in EFI/ACPI/Patched there are a number of them
  • You will need all of the DSDT renames in the config.plist in order for these to work properly
• You will also need to edit the SSDT-UIAC to match your USB configuration on your board, if you need help with it I can easily help out. Just need to know which internal USB headers you are using.
  • However, you won't need the port limit patch any longer in most cases as you should be under the 15 port limit
  • Also, with the other SSDT patches in place and working, you'll have full USB functionality, power management, high power charging, even allowing the system to continue charging a device while the system is asleep (which was pretty cool to me!).

 

[dracon]

@GBeckman As briefly discussed on the Audio thread, I can help you get HDMI audio and everything working on your build.

I went a slightly different way on building mine, heavily utilizing SSDT hot patching to get full functionality (except wake/sleep with the HD630, apparently wake/sleep doesn't work properly on the HD5xx and HD6xx graphics cards, however once I installed my discrete graphics card and disabled the iGPU I have full wake/sleep functionality).

I've attached my CLOVER folder (serial number redacted) for how I ran with the iGPU and had full functionality (except sleep/wake) for reference. I didn't really require *any* of the Clover built-in DSDT patching (like the FixShutdown), actually *very* few of the built-in Clover fixes/patching was required, everything is done via SSDT hot patching so I should be able to upgrade BIOS and such without having to redo a bunch of stuff.

A couple things to note:

• I have all my "critical" kexts in EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other (FakeSMC, IntelGraphicsFixup, IntelMausiEthernet, Lilu, USB kexts)
  • This is so all critical functionality works even if I go into the recovery partition (graphics, network, USB3.0 ports etc).
  • The "Extensions" zip file has the two extensions needed to enable audio (200 series audio patch) just load them into /Library/Extensions
• All of the SSDT hot patches are in EFI/ACPI/Patched there are a number of them
  • You will need all of the DSDT renames in the config.plist in order for these to work properly
• You will also need to edit the SSDT-UIAC to match your USB configuration on your board, if you need help with it I can easily help out. Just need to know which internal USB headers you are using.
  • However, you won't need the port limit patch any longer in most cases as you should be under the 15 port limit
  • Also, with the other SSDT patches in place and working, you'll have full USB functionality, power management, high power charging, even allowing the system to continue charging a device while the system is asleep (which was pretty cool to me!).

You can find an template UIAC (USB Inject All Configuration) for the Z270X-UD5 board with comments on what each port does at:

https://github.com/andrewmiskell/Series-200-Patches/blob/master/SSDT-UIAC-Z270X-UD5.dsl

You'll just need to comment out or remove the ports you don't use and set the UsbConnector value to 255 if it's an internal port (the proper connector types for everything else are already set). The comments indicate the rear port or in the case of internal headers the name of the header (as described in the manual for the motherboard and written on the motherboard itself).

Also, I'm using the very latest BIOS version from Gigabyte for this board (F5), I'd suggest upgrading to that as well if you aren't already on the latest version.

 

[GBeckman]

Ok, @GBeckman first things first, thanks a lot for your guide. Guided me nicely through the whole process.
Now:
What is a UEFI disk?
I installed Sierra on my 960 evo with my other Windows NTFS HDD disconnected and now I want dual-boot.

Can I set those HDD to UEFI in Bios? or you need to format them?
If not, how can I set up dual bios?

Hi Marcos, you need to setup your BIOS as UEFI before install windows, otherwise your windows will be installed as legacy mode. It is not a problem, but in clover configurator/gui/scan you will need to check the Legacy option.
The problem when you activate scan legacy is that clover will find all HD Partitions on your PC.

 

[GBeckman]

@GBeckman As briefly discussed on the Audio thread, I can help you get HDMI audio and everything working on your build.

I went a slightly different way on building mine, heavily utilizing SSDT hot patching to get full functionality (except wake/sleep with the HD630, apparently wake/sleep doesn't work properly on the HD5xx and HD6xx graphics cards, however once I installed my discrete graphics card and disabled the iGPU I have full wake/sleep functionality).

I've attached my CLOVER folder (serial number redacted) for how I ran with the iGPU and had full functionality (except sleep/wake) for reference. I didn't really require *any* of the Clover built-in DSDT patching (like the FixShutdown), actually *very* few of the built-in Clover fixes/patching was required, everything is done via SSDT hot patching so I should be able to upgrade BIOS and such without having to redo a bunch of stuff.

A couple things to note:

• I have all my "critical" kexts in EFI/Clover/Kexts/Other (FakeSMC, IntelGraphicsFixup, IntelMausiEthernet, Lilu, USB kexts)
  • This is so all critical functionality works even if I go into the recovery partition (graphics, network, USB3.0 ports etc).
  • The "Extensions" zip file has the two extensions needed to enable audio (200 series audio patch) just load them into /Library/Extensions
• All of the SSDT hot patches are in EFI/ACPI/Patched there are a number of them
  • You will need all of the DSDT renames in the config.plist in order for these to work properly
• You will also need to edit the SSDT-UIAC to match your USB configuration on your board, if you need help with it I can easily help out. Just need to know which internal USB headers you are using.
  • However, you won't need the port limit patch any longer in most cases as you should be under the 15 port limit
  • Also, with the other SSDT patches in place and working, you'll have full USB functionality, power management, high power charging, even allowing the system to continue charging a device while the system is asleep (which was pretty cool to me!).

Hi Dracon,
Thanks a mil.... I'll work on these changes over the weekend. I do appreciate your help!
What is the best program to open and see aml files? I'd like to understand the coding in these files.

Regarding the USB ports, I am using almost all of them, I have 02 usb2.0 and 02 usb3.0 in the front panel, plus the Bluetooth connected internally to USB2.0.
I have only one 3.0 interface out of use.

 

[dracon]

Hi Dracon,
Thanks a mil.... I'll work on these changes over the weekend. I do appreciate your help!
What is the best program to open and see aml files? I'd like to understand the coding in these files.

Regarding the USB ports, I am using almost all of them, I have 02 usb2.0 and 02 usb3.0 in the front panel, plus the Bluetooth connected internally to USB2.0.
I have only one 3.0 interface out of use.

MacIASL is the program to use the aml files and compile dsl files.

If you have that many headers connected you might run over the 15 port limit for native USB, which could cause problems down the line as RehabMan has seen evidence of exceeding the 15 port limit causes weird USB errors since Apple's USB kexts aren't designed to use more than 15 ports.

 

[Applemanfan]

@GBeckman,

I'll be attempting this build (with some minor changes, like the case and CPU cooler) this weekend! Any updates I should know about that aren't already listed on the front page? I don't plan on installing High Sierra yet, just Sierra.

 

[GBeckman]

@GBeckman,

I'll be attempting this build (with some minor changes, like the case and CPU cooler) this weekend! Any updates I should know about that aren't already listed on the front page? I don't plan on installing High Sierra yet, just Sierra.

The first post still valid, I bought a GTX 1050 just to solve the issue with 02 screens and I have no problems anymore.

 

[Applemanfan]

@GBeckman ,

After lots of trial and error (I had a faulty CPU cable, that was fun/hours to troubleshoot), I successfully managed to install 10.12.6 using your guide!

Only 1 major problem though: Clover Configurator, where is it?? ....

EDIT: Disregard!! I must have downloaded an older version of Clover Configurator, or something, but I fixed it. My build is complete! Thank you for all of your help, and this guide! Please update this when High Sierra comes out, if you can.