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[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

@CaseySJ

All of them are standard 2.5 SSDs. I'm thinking to do an initial deployment on just 2 SSD (or may be 1 SSD and 1 HDD - we will see) to mirror my current setup. If everything works, I should be able to CCC both into one single NVME after thorough Mojave testing. Does that make sense?

I have never worked neither with NVMe nor with APFS and really want to take small steps in order not to mix everything together and be able to roll things back easily if I need to. Also, I did not make a final selection on the NVME, but still can move on and test Mojave. In the end of the day if everything works it will take me may be 15-20 min max to clone (CCC) everything to a single NMVE.
Good! This is an advantage.

Because you are upgrading from High Sierra to Mojave, I don't think a Time Machine restore is the correct procedure. Mojave has additional security/sandbox implementations. Mojave may have different folder hierarchies. (Catalina takes this further and creates a new "data" volume automatically and mounts the system in a read-only volume.)

Therefore my recommendation goes like this:
  • Format SSD4 as APFS and connect to the system. Label it "Data" or "Mojave Data" or anything appropriate.
    • An external USB 3 2.5" SSD enclosure really helps.
  • Perform fresh installation of Mojave 10.14.5 SSD3.
    • Make a backup of SSD3 when post-installation is completed.
  • When Mojave is fully installed, open System Preferences --> Users & Groups, unlock the lower left padlock, right-click on your user name, select Advanced and change the home directory to SSD4.
  • Connect both SSD1 (High Sierra) and SSD3 (Mojave) at the same time (external USB 3 enclosures really help).
    • Use Migration Assistant to move Apps and Data to the new system.
    • Migration Assistant should be able to resolve the locations of the old and new home directories by itself.
Thoughts?
 
@CaseySJ thank you so much for posting this guide, I've got my build up and running on Catalina beta 2 without issue!

That being said, have you had issues with Thunderbolt devices requiring a dock to work? I've got a Luna Display that used to work perfectly fine with my Gigabyte Titan Ridge PCIE card, but when I switched to the Designare motherboard (without the PCIE card) it doesn't work anymore. It does however work if I have it hooked up to an external thunderbolt 3 dock (cal digit) which is really strange…

Edit: Actually I solved my own problem, turns out it's because of the USB config disabling the HS part of the thunderbolt parts. I guess Luna Display only works / is recognized as an HS device + Thunderbolt and not only SSP. I simply disabled the top two HS (HS09, etc.) ports and enabled the Thunderbolt ones (HS08, etc.) instead.

Feel free to add this to the Thunderbolt Experiences area :)
Glad to hear the build went well!

The Luna Display is actually a USB-C device instead of a Thunderbolt device. It wirelessly transmits graphics-draw operations to a nearby iPad to establish a second screen. The USB-C dongle is apparently using USB 2 protocol, so you were right to enable HS ports. Have you tried using a USB-A to USB-C adapter such as this one? This could allow you to use any USB 2 (black) or USB 3 (red, yellow, blue) port.
 
Morning Casey ! With CSM enabled the DP of the RX580 is still not working; there are some sub settings on CSM in the BIOS 4.01 of the ASRock Z390 Extreme4 board though I left then at default.

It's a pity the onboard DP gives an abnormal (matte) display once arrived at the desktop; I do not think the UHD630 part or main board is bad, because it gives a perfect picture when in the BIOS or in the Cover boot page... Am trying to find on boards people with the same issues but cannot find it.

Have a great weekend ! Bart
Maybe your monitor has different brightness and saturation settings for each input video port? Have you tried to modify the color or picture settings on the monitor itself after switching to its DP input?
 
It happens with any USB-C device. Hard drive, flash drives. Doesn't seem to matter. It disables all other USB and never mounts.

I've attached the files from IO. Before and after :) Does this shed any light on it?
There is a USB 3 hub at HS04/SS04 that is disconnecting when you insert the USB-C device in the front panel. In fact, SS03 is also disconnecting.

There is also a High Point RAID card in one of the PCIe slots.

Some suggestions:
  • Is the USB 3 hub a "powered" hub? Does it have its own power supply?
    • If not, you might be over taxing the power draw from USB because of the very large number of USB devices connected to the both the external hub and the built-in hub at HS07/SS07.
  • Try disconnecting the USB 3 hub and then connect the USB-C device to front panel. Do all other USB devices remain connected?
  • Also try connecting the USB-C device to either of the two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the back. Do all USB devices remain connected (including USB 3 hub at HS04/SS04)?
 
Hi All,

Thanx for this great manual!
I got my new hackPro working great!
  • Gigabyte Designare Z390
  • Corsair Vengeance LPX - 64GB. (4x16)
  • Intel Core i9 9900K processor
  • Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB (MacOS drive) (patched to latest firmware)
  • Toshiba X300 6TB
  • Asrock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX VEGA 56 8G
  • Corsair RM650x PSU
  • Fractal Design Meshify S2 Black
I configured as follow:
  • iMac Pro (2017)
  • iGPU disabled
  • 10.14.5
Whats is working:
  • Almos all!
    • All USB ports (3x TB3, lots of 3.0/3.1 and 2 2.0)
    • Sleep/wake
    • TB3
  • Final Cut Pro etc.
  • Dual Ethernet
Two questions:
  • I can't get Windows 10 installed... tried with 500GB 970 EVO Plus NVME. placed in upper slow. But windows can't be installed.. fase 2 is not started (copy files..)
  • My Vega 56 is getting hot, like 70-75 degrees Celsius. Any fix?

Thanx again!
Hello @Gompy,

Have you seen this post regarding Windows 10 installation?
  • When installing Windows 10, physically remove the Mojave NVMe SSD and physically disconnect all internal SATA drives. Set: BIOS —> Windows 8/10 Features —> Windows 8/10 WHQL.
  • If you are installing Windows on an NVMe SSD, install that SSD in the top M2M slot.
  • After Windows has been fully installed, install the Mojave NVMe SSD in the bottom M2P slot. Then set: BIOS —> Windows 8/10 Features —> Other OS. Reconnect SATA drives.
 
Hello @Gompy,

Have you seen this post regarding Windows 10 installation?
  • When installing Windows 10, physically remove the Mojave NVMe SSD and physically disconnect all internal SATA drives. Set: BIOS —> Windows 8/10 Features —> Windows 8/10 WHQL.
  • If you are installing Windows on an NVMe SSD, install that SSD in the top M2M slot.
  • After Windows has been fully installed, install the Mojave NVMe SSD in the bottom M2P slot. Then set: BIOS —> Windows 8/10 Features —> Other OS. Reconnect SATA drives.

Yes, did it all! thanx.
Windows setupscreen is comming, can press Install Now, see the disks, clean the disk, but the next step failed!
tried all, reset BIOS, 4 different versions of Windows 10, and 3 USB disks...
tried for reformat the NMVe disk, cleaned it via the terminal etc.
BTW the Eco Plus is updated to last firmware..

I'm stuck :)
 
Yes, did it all! thanx.
In BIOS, is "Windows 8/10 Features" set to "Windows 8/10 WHQL"?

Windows setup screen is coming, can press Install Now, see the disks, clean the disk, but the next step failed!
Do you see the message "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation"?
 
yes, even without WHQL.

Yes, that is what is see!
After disconnecting or removing all other drives, you should see a single drive in the Format/Partition dialog. Click on it and select "Delete" so that the entire disk becomes "Unallocated". If the drive has already been partitioned, click and delete each partition until the whole drive is "Unallocated". Then click "Next" without doing any formatting or partitioning. See the video here:
 
I may have to create a separate Mini Guide for troubleshooting sleep problems. Anyway:
  • When you select "Sleep" from the Apple menu, does the computer go to sleep and stay asleep?
  • Or does it begin the sleep process, but wakes up immediately?
  • Does it wake up after a few seconds?
The general procedure for troubleshooting sleep problems goes like this:
  • If the computer wakes immediately from sleep or is unable to enter sleep, type the following in Terminal: pmset -g assertions and upload the result.
  • Open Activity Monitor, select View --> Columns --> Preventing Sleep. Go through the list to see if any process has a YES in this column.
  • Disconnect all USB devices except keyboard and mouse. Yes, this means disconnecting internal USB devices connected to F_USB header on motherboard. (Power off the system and unplug it from the wall when disconnecting or connecting the F_USB header.)
    • This will disable Bluetooth as well because Bluetooth data transfer takes place over a USB port.
  • Now check Sleep.
  • If it works, reconnect one USB device at a time and check Sleep one-by-one. The moment sleep fails, you have identified the offending USB device.
    • Stop here and report your findings.
  • If Sleep still fails, remove all PCIe cards from the slots except the GPU.
  • Then check Sleep again.
  • Reinstall one PCIe card at a time until Sleep fails.
As you can see, this is simply a "process of elimination" procedure.
Thanks. I followed your steps and had the following results:
  • Activity monitor Preventing Sleep = Hidd (106) sleep still works even with this entry.
  • Sleep failed when I connected the small usb cable to the bluetooth/wifi card.
  • Sleep failed when I connected HS05/SS05Front Panel USB 3.1 Port 1 on the motherboard.
  • I may have to create a separate Mini Guide for troubleshooting sleep problems. Anyway:
    • When you select "Sleep" from the Apple menu, does the computer go to sleep and stay asleep?
    • Or does it begin the sleep process, but wakes up immediately?
    • Does it wake up after a few seconds?
    [*][*]The general procedure for troubleshooting sleep problems goes like this:
    • If the computer wakes immediately from sleep or is unable to enter sleep, type the following in Terminal: pmset -g assertions and upload the result.
    • Open Activity Monitor, select View --> Columns --> Preventing Sleep. Go through the list to see if any process has a YES in this column.
    • Disconnect all USB devices except keyboard and mouse. Yes, this means disconnecting internal USB devices connected to F_USB header on motherboard. (Power off the system and unplug it from the wall when disconnecting or connecting the F_USB header.)
      • This will disable Bluetooth as well because Bluetooth data transfer takes place over a USB port.
    • Now check Sleep.
    • If it works, reconnect one USB device at a time and check Sleep one-by-one. The moment sleep fails, you have identified the offending USB device.
      • Stop here and report your findings.
    • If Sleep still fails, remove all PCIe cards from the slots except the GPU.
    • Then check Sleep again.
    • Reinstall one PCIe card at a time until Sleep fails.
    [*][*]As you can see, this is simply a "process of elimination" procedure.
    Thanks. I followed your steps and had the following results:
  • Activity monitor Preventing Sleep = Hidd (106) sleep still works even with this entry.
  • Sleep failed when I connected the small usb cable to the bluetooth/wifi card.
  • Sleep failed when I connected HS05/SS05Front Panel USB 3.1 Port 1 on the motherboard.
Also I have a seperate intermittent issue of no video output or boot screen.
Thanks again for your kind assistance.
 

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