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[Success] GIGABYTE Z370 Gaming 7 + Intel Core i7-8700K + RX 580 + (2x) Dell P2715Q 4k @ 60Hz

ndrik said:
Hello,

This is my first post here, and I very much hope I'm not crossing boundaries asking this.
I'm planning on doing the HackaShaq Build for pro audio use. It seems the easiest, latest and one of the best documented recent builds I could find.

After reading the whole thread, I couldn't figure out wether people managed to get Thunderbolt working properly. I absolutely need the Thunderbolt ports to work with my UAD Apollo 8P (Blackface).
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See also BoomR's Golden Build description as he's a Professional Audio/Video guy and uses Thunderbolt 3 peripherals > https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-pro-heatsink-northbridge-rivet-loud-fan.1755982/
 
ndrik said:
Thank you, will delve into that thread now. Seems like BoomR's Build has very similar components, albeit the thread is slightly older. Can the TB related part be applied to HackaShaq's build?
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Don't know as I don't have a hackintosh Z370 Thunderbolt system.
 
ndrik said:
Can the TB related part be applied to HackaShaq's build?
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If you buy the Gigabyte AIC it should be possible to get it working.

Don't forget to install Windows first.

For those new to TB in CustoMac-land (either integrated into mobo or via AIC), you first must “wake it up” or “activate” the the TB card/chipset in Windows before it will work in macOS. BoomR
 
First of all, many thanks to jb007 for his very detailed response to the USB issue I raised in post #444. And thanks also to SebErr for his suggestion to try the new PMHeart patch for 10.13.6. I didn't know about this patch change and was using the one for 10.13.4-5.

I made this Z370 Aorus rig for a friend of mine who lives locally. When I went over to his place this morning to apply these new possibilities, I discovered that some, but not all, of the USB 3.1 ports would, in fact, mount my external drives. Why this condition would have changed overnight is a mystery, but I have noticed that some of the rigs I have built in the past have needed a little time to 'settle in' to work properly.

Just to be clear about what USB ports are driven by which hardware chipsets, the five USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports(blue and yellow) on the back panel are Intel ports. The two USB 2.0 headers on the motherboard are also Intel ports.

The red USB port(Gen 2 Type A) on the back panel is powered by one of the two ASMedia USB chipsets. This port has always worked consistently with my external drives(SSD and conventional/2.5" and 3.5").

The two USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available from the header next to the RAM slots are powered by a Realtek chipset. I have connected this header to a front panel Gigabyte plate that has 2 USB 3 ports on it. These two Realtek ports have been behaving much like the Intel 3.1 ports on the back, unable to mount any of my external drives.

Unlike jb007's configuration, I do not have the appropriate hardware to connect/bring out the remaining ASMedia USB Gen 2 Type A header located near the RAM slots as well, but I would imagine that it would work as well as the red Gen 2 Type A port on the back panel. I have no USB Type C devices to test this port on the back panel.

First of all, I followed SebErr's recommendation and made the 10.13.6 patch change, it being the easiest change to make. That had an immediate effect and corrected the external enclosure problem. With that change, all USB 3.1 ports(Intel and Realtek) mounted my USBSSD external enclosure as well as my 3.5" Vantek as well. USB problem solved, mostly...

I also followed jb007's SSDT recommendation, using his SSDT-UIAC.dsl file without any changes and deleting the appropriate patches, etc., all of which he covered in his instructions in post 445. These changes produced the same result - all USB 3.1 ports seem to work properly, just as they did after applying SebErr's suggestion about using the 10.13.6 PMHeart patch change.

I decided to revert back to the PMHeart patch change solution to see how well that would work over time and use, it in some ways being the simpler solution unless another 10.13 update comes along.

Neither solution fixed the 'Disk Not Ejected Properly' warning that comes after a Sleep cycle. However, I believe that this problem might be due to the fact that Sleep does not shut off the +5volt supply to all of the USB ports when Sleep is initiated. I think there is an option in the BIOS to change that, but I haven't tried this yet.

Many thanks again to jb007 and SebErr for their suggestions. Much appreciated.
 
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borbo120 said:
First of all, many thanks to jb007 for his very detailed response to the USB issue I raised in post #444. And thanks also to SebErr for his suggestion to try the new PMHeart patch for 10.13.6. I didn't know about this patch change and was using the one for 10.13.4-5.

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Neither solution fixed the 'Disk Not Ejected Properly' warning that comes after a Sleep cycle. However, I believe that this problem might be due to the fact that Sleep does not shut off the +5volt supply to all of the USB ports when Sleep is initiated. I think there is an option in the BIOS to change that, but I haven't tried this yet.

Many thanks again to jb007 and SebErr for their suggestions. Much appreciated.
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You are welcome.
When you update the macOS to a newer Version you have to update this patch accordingly.

...'Disk Not Ejected Properly' warning that comes after a Sleep cycle...
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Is the only issue I have left, too. My idea was to try and make my own custom SSDT and see if that fixes things.

@jb007 Which Bios version are you using (F6 or F7) and you don't have this issue with an external drive attached to one of the USB ports?
I read that if you take someone else's custom SSDT and the BIOS Version of the motherboards differ, that this might cause some issues.
Anyway I'll try to make my own and use @jb007 SSDT as reference.
 
Hey folks! I have had this built and running for a week with the exact hardware listed except the case. Everything is great except the audio.
I have tried to fix it with the limited ability I have but no luck. I am attaching screenshot in case there is something boneheaded I have done. (Note I copied the kexts to two places as in the original build.) I have also tried the latest versions of the kexts and the versions available when the post was first made. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

(Yes, audio is enabled in the BIOS.)
 

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headzombie said:
Hey folks! I have had this built and running for a week with the exact hardware listed except the case. Everything is great except the audio.
I have tried to fix it with the limited ability I have but no luck. I am attaching screenshot in case there is something boneheaded I have done. (Note I copied the kexts to two places as in the original build.) I have also tried the latest versions of the kexts and the versions available when the post was first made. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

(Yes, audio is enabled in the BIOS.)
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headzombie said:
Hey folks! I have had this built and running for a week with the exact hardware listed except the case. Everything is great except the audio.
I have tried to fix it with the limited ability I have but no luck. I am attaching screenshot in case there is something boneheaded I have done. (Note I copied the kexts to two places as in the original build.) I have also tried the latest versions of the kexts and the versions available when the post was first made. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

(Yes, audio is enabled in the BIOS.)
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Did you run MultiBeast twice as per the MultiBeast announcements notes? https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/multibeast-10-4-update.258371/
 
Hey! Look at that! Thank you, Stork! I did run it twice, but I didn't check one of the boxes I needed to.
The volume stinks, but I have seen other posts about that.
 
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