Recent content by ioscar

Still running Catalina on Z390 Designare with Broadcom WiFi. Some programs won't update anymore, so I need to upgrade OSX. Should I update to Ventura or Sonoma? And what is a good post for a fresh install?

Thanks for your quick reply. Feeling like a noob here, did a fresh install of Catalina about a year ago with the mini guide (can't find it anymore). It had - I think - Clover. How to proceed with OpenCore?

Running 10.15.7 on a Z390/i9/Vega64. Lately I notice performance loss in video rendering. What's the best way for updating to Big Sur? Clean install or update? Is there a mini-guide available? Search won't help me out. Thanks!

Damn, how did that happen? Thought I had a 10.14.2 installer on my MacBook. Downloaded the most recent installer and will try again tomorrow. Thanks for the quick reply!

Followed your guide step by step, but I'm stuck at this message after Post-Installation. Any ideas?

@CaseySJ Can't find OsxAptioFix2Drv-free2000.efi anymore in the post-install files.zip :eek: Small typo in the guide: driversUEFI64 folder is called drivers64UEFI Thanks for all the great work, will try and install my Designare/9700K/Vega64 combo tonight.

Thanks. The BIOS update was quite easy since I borrowed a 8700K to do it. Some Asus mainboards even have the possibility to update the BIOS without a CPU. Meanwhile I have been looking at the Gigabyte Designare Z390 because it has Thunderbolt on board.

Sorry, can't help you with that part. I only know how to take apart the G5 cases and this seems to me a MacPro 1,1

Hi all, some months ago I gathered some equipment to build my first Hackintosh. I have build many PCs and repaired several Apples, so I know my way around hardware. All went fine but then my Asus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming mainboard died. So now I'm looking in buying a new mainboard, but the...

Try this: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/how-to-remove-the-g5-upper-shelf.77205/

Guys, please help me out. I just had to return my ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming mainboard because it gave memory errors. Have been using it with 8700K and 9700K (after BIOS update). I wanted to buy that same model again, but it is out of stock everywhere. Is it advisable to buy a Z390 now (such...