Asrock H97 Pro4 = NOT compatible!

[khampol]

Hello,

Frankly speaking i always follow "buyer guide". I have my own build that works pretty well, now i do one for a friend who has low budget. I took the Asrock H97 Pro4 and now, 5 H after......!.... I cannot even manage to boot Yosemite from the SDD ! To do a test I plug the SDD to my working HackMac and it boot! What happen then??! ...

I do a search and find that in fact u will never boot from HDD before doing this : http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-buil...-4790k-gigabyte-r9-270x-2gb-osx-10-9-5-a.html .... (Something wrong with a command so i cannot do as they said...)

... My point is why put this Mobo Asrock H97 Pro4 in the buyer list!!!!!?????? Please REMOVE it!!!! It CANNOT do a CLEAN install with iAsrock H97 Pro4!!!!!!!

 

[Adrian B]

The reason that you need to move the Extra folder and Bootloader to the EFI partition is due to the AMD GPU. A different option is to clone your installation to a second HDD/SSD formatted as MBR. The third option is to use Clover as a boot loader.

The motherboard is able to run OS X and is compatible as the link you gave shows. Like many boards and GPU options there are ways to get them running. It is not as simple as installing on a real Mac for obvious reasons.

 

[khampol]

Hi Adrian,

Thanks for your suggestion but wiht my Z77-HD3 its just a bit harder to install than on a real Macbookair !
Unibeast > Install > Easybeast + 2 kext sound and network Et Voila!

"The reason that you need to move the Extra folder and Bootloader to the EFI partition is due to the AMD GPU.."
In fact for moment i install without any graphic card, just "on board graphic", this MB is simply CANNOT BOOT even after install multibeast/chimera...

But it boot win7!

 

[Adrian B]

Apple have not released proper support for the haswell refresh hardware. Things can be a little tricky especially for those attempting to install using HD4600 on H/Z97 boards as the implementation of HD4600 is different on these newer boards.

Hopefully this will become easier in the 10.10.1 release. In the mean time try booting using a GPU like your GTX670 to see if you can to see if it helps you to get to the desktop for the MultiBeast options to take effect. I think you will need to add a GPU to this build to get it properly booting.

See this from Stork, if Apple are using Z87 then a GPU will possibly be the best option:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...00-no-graphics-card-needed-26.html#post920425

If you still have your UniBeast created Mavericks USB drive then give that a try - at least there is a patch in MultiBeast 6.5 for the 9 series motherboard to work with Mavericks.

 

[Adrian B]

H

But it boot win7!

Was Windows installed UEFI or Legacy?
http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/

 

[khampol]

Man ! You are the BOSS! Thanks for your suggestions, here i get a clue to continue, thanks sooo much !

ps :
"Was Windows installed UEFI or Legacy?"
I leave the mac boot setting in bios, uefi i guess, and just let it boot... Just want to make sure all ok with this new mb

UPDATE =
I create a new USB and boot on Maverick (try with Installer with –x –v and without...), it stuck....

"...We recommend these specific 9 Series motherboards because they have simple post-installation, don't require a pre-patched DSDT, and have native sleep/wake functionality...."
Are you sure Tony ????? .....

 

[Adrian B]

Man ! You are the BOSS! Thanks for your suggestions, here i get a clue to continue, thanks sooo much !

ps :
"Was Windows installed UEFI or Legacy?"
I leave the mac boot setting in bios, uefi i guess, and just let it boot... Just want to make sure all ok with this new mb

UPDATE =
I create a new USB and boot on Maverick (try with Installer with –x –v and without...), it stuck....

"...We recommend these specific 9 Series motherboards because they have simple post-installation, don't require a pre-patched DSDT, and have native sleep/wake functionality...."
Are you sure Tony ????? .....

This is not Post Installation > General help issue. You should post in Mavericks desktop support. What SSDs or HDDs are installed? Is there a windows installation - if so can you remove it?

Best to only have one HDD/SSD connected to the motherboard that is blank to do the installation on.