- Joined
- Jun 6, 2020
- Messages
- 3
- Motherboard
- Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3
- CPU
- 3770K
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO | 3770K | HD 4000 - DP 2560x1440 DVI 1600x1200 | Mojave
Components
| TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Plus | Amazon UK |
| Kingston SSD A400 480 GB | Amazon UK |
| Toshiba 16 GB TransMemory USB2 | Amazon UK |
Already Owned
| ASUS P8Z77-V PRO | ASUS |
| Intel 3770K | Intel product page |
| 4x 4GB Samsung Green DDR3 PC3-12800C11 | Aria UK |
| Corsair AX850 | Corsair |
| Antec Kúhler H2O 920 | Amazon UK |
| 2x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black 120mm Fans | Amazon UK |
| Obsidian 550D Mid-Tower Quiet Case | Corsair |
| Dell U2715H 2560 x 1440 | Amazon UK |
| Dell 2007FP 1600 x 1200 | Dell |
| BlueRigger HDMI to DVI 2m male/male cable | Amazon UK |
| Das Keyboard UK Quiet (Cherry MX Red) | Amazon UK |
| LG HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L | LG |
| ASUS DRW-2014L1T | ASUS |
Comments
I built a new main rig (Ubuntu 18.04) but kept the old rig since it doesn't really have any resale value. I figured it would be useful for diagnosing issues with components like graphics cards.
Recently I started a tutorial on building mobile apps with React Native but found I had no way to run the iOS simulator. So that's when I wondered if I could build a Hackintosh...
Following the guides on this site I installed Snow Leopard followed by El Capitan. From there I made the jump to Mojave.
I struggled at lot to get the Display Port working - in the end I found out it works reliably so long as I have a monitor plugged into the DVI port as well.
Installation notes
I followed the Mojave build guide on this site using the Toshiba 16 GB USB stick.
The SSD drive is plugged into a gray SATA3 Intel port, not a navy blue ASMedia port or white SATA2 port.
The keyboard and mouse are plugged into USB 2 ports.
The monitor is plugged in using the DVI (motherboard) to HDMI cable.
My BIOS settings
. BIOS version 2104
. Advanced -> System Agent Configuration -> Primary Display: iGPU
. Advanced -> System Agent Configuration -> iGPU Memory: 256M
. Advanced -> System Agent Configuration -> iGPU Multi-Monitor: Enabled
. Advanced -> USB Configuration -> Intel xHCI Mode: Auto
. Advanced -> USB Configuration -> EHCI Hand-off: Enabled
. Boot -> Fast Boot: Disabled
. Boot -> Setup Mode: Advanced
. Boot -> CSM -> Launch CSM: Enabled
. Boot -> CSM -> Boot Device Control: UEFI and Legacy OpROM
. Boot -> CSM -> Boot from Storage Devices: Both, UEFI first
. Boot -> Secure Boot -> OS Type: Other OS
Installed from MultiBeast 11.3.0
. UEFI boot mode
. 3rd Party SATA (ASMEDIA ports)
. FakeSMC
. FakeSMC Plugins
. FakeSMC HWMonitor Application
. AppleIntelE1000e v3.3.6 (Ethernet LAN)
. 7/8/9 Series USB Support
. 3rd Party USB 3.0 (enabled top two ASMedia USB ports)
. AppleALC
. Optional 3 Port (5.1) Audio
. NullCPUPowerManagement (system super slow without this)
. iMac 13.2
WiFi
. Installed Archer AC600 T2U Plus in Intel USB port (second row down from top)
. Download driver from https://tp-link.com/uk/support/download/archer-t2u-plus/#Driver (using Ethernet port)
. CTRL-click `Install.pck` then selected `Open` from the menu
Audio
. Preferences -> Sound -> Output: Internal Speakers (1st of 4 options)
. Plugged 3.5mm cable into green line-out port
Enable SSD Trim
. `sudo trimforce enable` (system automatically rebooted)
Keyboard
. Preferences -> Keyboard: added `British - PC` with plus symbol then deleted `British`
What Works
The 1440p monitor only works at full resolution using the Display Port. And the Display Port only works if I'm also using the DVI port!
Power saving mode activates for both monitors.
System sleep works.
The WiFi seems to be rock solid.
The audio is loud and clear.
All the USB ports including ASMedia and front panel appear to be active though I haven't tried all of them. I do have doubts that any of them are running at USB 3 speed though but it isn't something I care about.
I placed a DVD Video in the Blu-ray drive and it started to play automatically.
What Does Not Work
The Display Port by itself. Maybe once in 20 boots it will activate, but mostly I just get a black screen.
The HDMI port also doesn't work. On this motherboard it isn't capable of anything better than the DVI port so I didn't invest any time in this. I suspect it might work if I force the resolution to be 1920 x 1080.
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5
. Single 823
. Multi 3416
. https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/3173426
Edits
. 20 Oct 2020 - System sleep works, recovers ok
. 20 Oct 2020 - Monitor connected to DP 2560x1440 enters power saving ok, recovers ok
. 20 Oct 2020 - Monitor connected to DVI 1600x1200 enters power saving ok, recovers ok
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