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

1. Yes it was purchased new.
2. Yes, running original NVM21. Only flashed once with the official firmware.
3. No, there isnt any. (I dont think any Gigabyte bios shows PCI info..)
The card does not appear to be turning on.
  1. Do you have M/M jumper wires such as these (assorted pack): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GD2BWPY/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
  2. Do you have another motherboard in which you could test the GC-Alpine Ridge?
 
It turns out that it was actually the card, itself after all!!!

I replaced it with the same exact one and sure enough, I had WiFi and Bluetooth with airdrop and everything. I can’t thank you enough.
Glad to hear it, but it's also a bit alarming. Was the card purchased through Amazon or NewEgg (and sold by Amazon or sold by Fenvi Official Store)?
Do you do venmo or anything?
I do this purely on a pro bono basis, but you're always welcome to contribute to the site's operation (see "Contribute" at very top left of the page).
 
Hello Casey,

I have a Windows VM installed through Parallels. I have also installed Gigabyte RGB Fusion on that however it does not seem to work. I have attached an image of what I get when I open Gigabyte RGB Fusion.
I was afraid of that! Gigabyte RGB Fusion addresses the SMBus in addition to USB bus, so it will probably not work through a VM. I will leave the next decision entirely up to you, namely:
  • If you want to address the edge lighting issue on AORUS Xtreme, it will require running Windows natively. It will also require a couple of hours with WireShark to capture USB traffic between Gigabyte's RGB Fusion app and the ITE Tech lighting controller (I can provide illustrated screenshots for doing this).
 
The card does not appear to be turning on.
  1. Do you have M/M jumper wires such as these (assorted pack): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GD2BWPY/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
  2. Do you have another motherboard in which you could test the GC-Alpine Ridge?

1. No, dont have M/M jumper wires. Yes, that seems to be the case. Its not turning on.
2. Yes, tested it with a z270 motherboard which does not have internal TB3 port but with TB3 headers and its fully functional.

So, my conclusion is that if you already have a built in 2 port mobo and add another card with additional 2 ports its simply wont work. I hope im wrong with my assessment and someone with more knowledge can skills will be able to show that it does work.
 
1. No, dont have M/M jumper wires. Yes, that seems to be the case. Its not turning on.
2. Yes, tested it with a z270 motherboard which does not have internal TB3 port but with TB3 headers and its fully functional.
This suggests that Pins 1 and 3 might not be jumpered properly. It may also mean that the older Z170 is not compatible with the GC-Alpine Ridge for whatever reason (but this sounds less plausible).
So, my conclusion is that if you already have a built in 2 port mobo and add another card with additional 2 ports its simply wont work. I hope im wrong with my assessment and someone with more knowledge can skills will be able to show that it does work.
No! That is a false conclusion.

Here's my Z490 Vision D with (a) built-in TB3 on Bus 0 and (b) flashed GC-Titan Ridge on Bus 2. Pins 1 and 3 of GC-Titan Ridge are jumpered because there's no Thunderbolt header. There are 2 ports on Bus 0 and another 2 ports on Bus 2.

There are numerous other user examples in this thread and in other threads on tonymac.
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Glad to hear it, but it's also a bit alarming. Was the card purchased through Amazon or NewEgg (and sold by Amazon or sold by Fenvi Official Store)?

I do this purely on a pro bono basis, but you're always welcome to contribute to the site's operation (see "Contribute" at very top left of the page).
I bought the card through amazon.
I also bought this for another rig I built for my editor and I found that the WiFi and Bluetooth on that card was really weak too. .. I don’t know if it’s just the cards or what but I have that YOUBO card coming on Saturday so I may swap it out on her rig.
 
yes, last this worked bios was unlocked.
little nervous running a bios not from gigabyte site
can i just try deleting the kexts? if yes how do i do this if i cant log into the drive?

btw, really appreciate the help. you are definitely a patient person
I am running BIOS F9g as are many others. You have nothing to worry about with F9g! However, because you're running Clover you may simply delete the extra kexts. But also check-ON the following two parameters in your config.plist if they're not already checked. Then try booting once again.
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Hi,

I have the same issue and have looked everywhere but dont seem to find a solution for that.. its treated like Digital OUT and seems to bypass the internal DAC.

It is a digital output, the sound is outputted via DP or HDMI, and therefore cannot be volume controlled by the volume keys or volume slider, you have to use the volume control on the DP/HDMI device, ie monitor or TV.
 
This suggests that Pins 1 and 3 might not be jumpered properly. It may also mean that the older Z170 is not compatible with the GC-Alpine Ridge for whatever reason (but this sounds less plausible).

No! That is a false conclusion.

Here's my Z490 Vision D with (a) built-in TB3 on Bus 0 and (b) flashed GC-Titan Ridge on Bus 2. Pins 1 and 3 of GC-Titan Ridge are jumpered because there's no Thunderbolt header. There are 2 ports on Bus 0 and another 2 ports on Bus 2.

There are numerous other user examples in this thread and in other threads on tonymac.
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Going forward, i will try on my z390 Designare with the Alpine card. Will get back with the results!
 
@CaseySJ
I was excited to try the x1c6 firmware patch but have run into a few issues.

The firmware flashed just fine and I see IOThunderboltPort@5 in explorer
The thunderbolt bus also shows in System Info.

Hotplugging a CalDigit appears to connect ok, and monitor passthru etc works, however none of the TB USB or audio devices are working.

Specifically, on the CalDigit the Audio capabilities and USB connect to DSB1 on a real Mac, but do not connect using the updated firmware and SSDT.
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Additionally, once the CalDigit is attached the TB info takes a long while to enumerate, then only shows the following.
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BIOS Assist is turned off in the BIOS.

Any ideas?
 
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