How to build your own iMac Pro [Successful Build/Extended Guide]

[P1LGRIM]

It is sad day today. I don't know what happened, but my ASUS Prime Deluxe doesn't recognize USBs anymore except the only USB 3 on the side of the board. None of the USB ports on the rear panel works either. My cooler is on USB 2 port and PC doesn't start because it can't see RPMs from CPU_FAN.
Did anyone had similar experience? I am afraid something happened to motherboard, but if there is a way to bring USB2 back to live I would appreciate your feedback.

I have seen this before with USB - Try this :

Shut down.
Remove the power cable from the computer.
Press and hold the ON button for 30 seconds.
Release the ON button.
Reconnect the power cable.
Power on and test.

 

[kgp]

It doesn't work for me. I've enabled it and checked it twice.
I insert the disc in macOS but it's not recognized.
Tomorrow I check attaching a SSD directly to the cable and power bypassing the bay.

It works, I just checked it with a EVO 840 1TB directly connected to one of the SATA ports on my Asus Prime X299 Deluxe. Native SATA hot plug.

What do you mean by "I insert the disc in macOS"?

Eject the SSD in the finder, unplug the SATA cable from the SSD and reconnect the SATA cable to the SSD. The SSD should be again fully recognised and properly mounted.

It is impossible that it just works with my ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe and EVO 840..

Only condition: you have to use one of the onboard SATA ports.

 

[kgp]

#5001 ?

The kext patch will show all your internal disks as external and is not required at all ...

 

[rauan1]

Did you update to 10.13.4 public beta ?

If so, note that there is a new pro limit patch for 10.13.4 public beta!

If not, try to perform a CMOS reset. Maybe your BIOS got corrupted.

Good luck,

KGP

What happened is I bought internal USB hub from NXZT and when I installed it I smelled if something was burning. By the time I realized something went wrong I didn't have USB post on motherboard working. I con't even boot the PC because it complains about CPU_FAN error (no readings) and forces to go to BIOS settings.

 

[kgp]

What happened is I bought internal USB hub from NXZT and when I installed it I smelled if something was burning. By the time I realized something went wrong I didn't have USB post on motherboard working. I con't even boot the PC because it complains about CPU_FAN error (no readings) and forces to go to BIOS settings.

ups.. does not sound promising.. anyway you can try a CMOS reset or apply what @P1LGRIM proposed in post #5872..

 

[zzmadd]

It works, I just checked it with a EVO 840 1TB directly connected to one of the SATA ports on my Asus Prime X299 Deluxe. Native SATA hot plug.

What do you mean by "I insert the disc in macOS"?

Eject the SSD in the finder, unplug the SATA cable from the SSD and reconnect the SATA cable to the SSD. The SSD should be again fully recognised and properly mounted.

It is impossible that it just works with my ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe and EVO 840..

Only condition: you have to use one of the onboard SATA ports.

Try this way:
you unplug the disc
THEN reboot
you plug the disc
NOT RECOGNIZED

Sure if you boot with the connected disc, then unplug and replug it's recognized.
But if you boot up with an empty SATA port such port won't recognize the disc.

Thanks anyway for all of this!!!

 

[kgp]

@P1LGRIM, all links to respective posts along this thread seem to be totally upside down, as @DSM2 apparently asked to be fully removed from the forum.

In line with his profile removal apparently also all his former contributions have been removed. The thread page number has lowered form 600+ to 588.

Any solution or do we have to fix all implemented links now manually? The latter appears practically impossible. Nobody will be able to revise 6000 posts and update all cross links/references.

 

[P1LGRIM]

@P1LGRIM, all links to respective posts along this thread seem to be totally upside down, as @DSM2 apparently asked to be fully removed from the forum.

In line with his profile removal apparently also all his former contributions have been removed. The thread page number has lowered form 600+ to 588.

Any solution or do we have to fix all implemented links now manually? The latter appears practically impossible. Nobody will be able to revise 6000 posts and update all cross links/references.

Try the Contact Us button at the bottom of the page and explain clearly what you would like to accomplish.

 

[nachosband]

In line with his profile removal apparently also all his former contributions have been removed. The thread page number has lowered form 600+ to 588.

Thats really sad to read! His posts were really helpful.

 

[izo1]

An odd question, but is there a native supported RAID controller that has an SAS connection that works under macOS? ie, it doesn't need drivers now or in the future?

It would be a really perfect "Pro" set up with the iMac Pro guide in this thread. I guess TB3 RAID is another option...but so pricey.