Asus ProArt Z490 Creator Discussion

[mike878]

The Noyito is $12.99 on Amazon and uses a jumper to set 3.3V. Full instructions for configuring and using it are provided here:

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

In terms of audio stuff, which can be kinda finicky at times, most of my plugins work, Can you elaborate a little more about which ones were giving you problems, thx!

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@CaseySJ sorry for replying so long after the last post, just haven't got the time to tear down my build to dump the files, I've located a mxic chip on the back side of the motherboard, it's seems to be very close to the thunderbolt chip, I've also located a mxic chip beside the intel network chip i assume it's firmware for the onboard network.

I tried to dump the thunderbolt firmware from the chip on the back of the MB and it seems that my ch341 can't detect the chip at all but when i tried it on the bios chip which is a winbond one it seems to work ok, so i can assume my programmer is working, but for some reason it's not able to read the mxic chip on the back, by the way i also tried another programmer to read the chip but the results were the same, I googled about the chip "MX25L8006E M2I-12G" it seems to be a regular 2.7-3.3v chip, which should be supported on both of my programmer, Any suggestions or directions on what might be done wrong?

Thanks.

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ sorry for replying so long after the last post, just haven't got the time to tear down my build to dump the files, I've located a mxic chip on the back side of the motherboard, it's seems to be very close to the thunderbolt chip, I've also located a mxic chip beside the intel network chip i assume it's firmware for the onboard network.

I tried to dump the thunderbolt firmware from the chip on the back of the MB and it seems that my ch341 can't detect the chip at all but when i tried it on the bios chip which is a winbond one it seems to work ok, so i can assume my programmer is working, but for some reason it's not able to read the mxic chip on the back, by the way i also tried another programmer to read the chip but the results were the same, I googled about the chip "MX25L8006E M2I-12G" it seems to be a regular 2.7-3.3v chip, which should be supported on both of my programmer, Any suggestions or directions on what might be done wrong?

Thanks.

The Thunderbolt firmware chip is indeed the one on the back. It's notoriously difficult to read because other parts of the motherboard get back powered when we apply +3.3V to the chip's power pin. Our USB CH341a programmers aren't able to provide enough power for both the chip and other motherboard devices.

Nevertheless, by gently attaching the SOIC8 clip and "wiggling" it a little bit left/right or up/down we can get just the right amount of contact.

This requires extreme care (gentleness) and extreme patience. Always good to take long breaks after 10 minutes. Lack of patience can lead to catastrophic physical or electrical damage.

We need to attach the SOIC8 clip in a manner that (a) keeps it attached, but (b) reduces the contact area (i.e. a looser fit over the Winbond chip). In other words, we just need to gently wiggle the clip left/right or up/down while repeatedly attempting to read it via flashrom.

If the chip refuses to be read, take a long long long break!

 

[mike878]

The Thunderbolt firmware chip is indeed the one on the back. It's notoriously difficult to read because other parts of the motherboard get back powered when we apply +3.3V to the chip's power pin. Our USB CH341a programmers aren't able to provide enough power for both the chip and other motherboard devices.

Nevertheless, by gently attaching the SOIC8 clip and "wiggling" it a little bit left/right or up/down we can get just the right amount of contact.

This requires extreme care (gentleness) and extreme patience. Always good to take long breaks after 10 minutes. Lack of patience can lead to catastrophic physical or electrical damage.

We need to attach the SOIC8 clip in a manner that (a) keeps it attached, but (b) reduces the contact area (i.e. a looser fit over the Winbond chip). In other words, we just need to gently wiggle the clip left/right or up/down while repeatedly attempting to read it via flashrom.

If the chip refuses to be read, take a long long long break!

Thanks for the quick reply. If I'm able to remove the vcc pin on the clip and leaving the switch on the PSU "ON", would it be easier to read the firmware?

Thanks.

 

[mike878]

The Thunderbolt firmware chip is indeed the one on the back. It's notoriously difficult to read because other parts of the motherboard get back powered when we apply +3.3V to the chip's power pin. Our USB CH341a programmers aren't able to provide enough power for both the chip and other motherboard devices.

Nevertheless, by gently attaching the SOIC8 clip and "wiggling" it a little bit left/right or up/down we can get just the right amount of contact.

This requires extreme care (gentleness) and extreme patience. Always good to take long breaks after 10 minutes. Lack of patience can lead to catastrophic physical or electrical damage.

We need to attach the SOIC8 clip in a manner that (a) keeps it attached, but (b) reduces the contact area (i.e. a looser fit over the Winbond chip). In other words, we just need to gently wiggle the clip left/right or up/down while repeatedly attempting to read it via flashrom.

If the chip refuses to be read, take a long long long break!

@CaseySJ I've tried it today again, and it seems to be the same. I've also tried to not connect the vcc pin on my programmer and leave the PSU swtch on "ON" position, and measure the chip vcc with a meter to make sure that it's got power from the PSU. I've no idea now on why it couldn't read the chip. I've ordered a new clip and see it the issue is on the clip, but I assume the result will be the same T_T.

 

[dmassy]

Just injected the FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio, FakePCIID_Intel_I225-V and FakePCIID kexts and rebooted and am using Safari on the machine to post this and system sounds are playing out of the Samsung TV I have it plugged into so Intel HD audio and I225-V ethernet are working. About to reboot and turn the ThunderBolt back on and hope it is natively supported as it is supposed to be.
BTW here is the config .plist I installed with. Also have yet to try all the USB ports however only one of the two USB ports is working at the moment and it is plugged into the USB 3.2 get 1 header on the board.

Just injected the FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio, FakePCIID_Intel_I225-V and FakePCIID kexts and rebooted and am using Safari on the machine to post this and system sounds are playing out of the Samsung TV I have it plugged into so Intel HD audio and I225-V ethernet are working. About to reboot and turn the ThunderBolt back on and hope it is natively supported as it is supposed to be.
BTW here is the config .plist I installed with. Also have yet to try all the USB ports however only one of the two USB ports is working at the moment and it is plugged into the USB 3.2 get 1 header on the board.

Hi, I recently bought the Asus ProArt Z490 Creator, too.
I was the owner of an older hackintosh, and I decided to upgrade everything.
The processor is an Intel i9-10850K.
I'm having a lot of problems with the installation. It always stops at the errors you posted but even entering your config.plist, it doesn't go ahead.
You have a question about configuring the BIOS.
I also did the BIOS update to the latest release.
I am desperate, I have not been able to start the installation for 4 days. Thanks.

 

[Stork]

Hi, I recently bought the Asus ProArt Z490 Creator, too.
...
You have a question about configuring the BIOS.
I also did the BIOS update to the latest release.
...

Is your BIOS setup as described in my Post #1 of my User Build description?

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator (Thunderbolt 3) - i5-10400 - RX 580

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator - i5-10400 - RX 6600 XT [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE][/SPOILER] NotesInstallation Notes Note: I will not post my EFI folder as it's too easy to create. You just need to take the time with the above guide. It's the old proverb, give a man a fish...

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[dmassy]

Is your BIOS setup as described in my Post #1 of my User Build description?

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator (Thunderbolt 3) - i5-10400 - RX 580

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator - i5-10400 - RX 6600 XT [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE][/SPOILER] NotesInstallation Notes Note: I will not post my EFI folder as it's too easy to create. You just need to take the time with the above guide. It's the old proverb, give a man a fish...

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Yes! I'm going crazy.
Installation never starts

 

[Feartech]

Yes! I'm going crazy.
Installation never starts

please update your hardware profile to allow others to help you easier

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[mike878]

@CaseySJ After further testing
1. power from programmer and try to read firmware (fail)
2. power from motherboard disconnect vcc on programmer and try to read firmware (fail)
3. buy empty "MX25L8006E M2I-12G" chip and try to read empty chip (success)

After above test, and some reading on google where people say some chip might have to be desolder inorder to read correctly, I can assume this it the case I'm facing now, but as desoldering will violate the warranty of the MB I'll just have to stop here.

Thanks for all your help, sorry at last I still can't provide the firmware of this MB.

 

[dmassy]

Is your BIOS setup as described in my Post #1 of my User Build description?

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator (Thunderbolt 3) - i5-10400 - RX 580

Stork's Thunderball II Build: ASUS ProArt Z490 Creator - i5-10400 - RX 6600 XT [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE][/SPOILER] NotesInstallation Notes Note: I will not post my EFI folder as it's too easy to create. You just need to take the time with the above guide. It's the old proverb, give a man a fish...

www.tonymacx86.com

Hi, I want to update you on the progress made.
I managed to install MacOSX Catalina, I have some problems.
When the boot loader starts, OC asks me which OS to start with, I enter the number of the partition concerned, many writings appear, the apple with the progress bar does not appear and Catalina loads.
Everything works except the thunderbolt ports and HDMI audio.
What should I do?
Ho attaccato il config.plist cosi puoi controllarlo, grazie