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- Nov 26, 2011
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- Motherboard
- GA-Z170N Gaming 5
- CPU
- i7-6700
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hello everyone,
hoping I can get some help. It's been a really long time since my last post so I'll do my best to be clear. Here's what's going on...
I have a Hack with the following specs:
Mobo: GA-Z170N Gaming 5 - [Ethernet (Killer E2201 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) - you'll understand why this is important]
CPU: i7 6700 3.4GHz
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000
Boot Volume: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
Storage: WD HDD 2x3TB and 1X4TB
OS: 10.14.5
THE PROBLEM:
Been running this Hack for some time and have moved from 10.12 to 10.13 and now 10.14 and all the while the ethernet connection built-in to the Mobo has had this nagging issue I have been unable to solve. The connection will randomly drop, the issue will last for 4-6 seconds and then reconnect. This happens once an hour at its most frequent and somedays it will happen two or three times in 24hrs. It always reconnects which is good but when streaming a webinar it becomes a problem.
WHAT I HAVE ATTEMPTED:
1. Complete erased and setup OS all over.
2. Issue persists in OSX 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14
3. I have used SMBIOS iMac 14,2 but am currently using SMBIOS MacPro 6,1
4. I have tried different kexts for Atheros to no avail
5. Searched the forums here and haven't found anyone having the same problem - tried some promising fixes but nothing worked
WHAT I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED:
1. The Mobo has Firmware version F5 installed, I have never upgraded it. Could this make a difference?
TEMPORARY SOLUTION:
I'm using an external USB-C to Ethernet adapter. The adapter is connected to the USB-C port on the Mobo and this fixes the drop issue but only works at the lower speed limitations of the port (can this speed be controlled in the BIOS?) - so I'd rather get the Mobo Ethernet port working.
I would appreciate any help from anyone that can shed some light. I keep feeling like it's all going to come down to some little setting and in some way I hope that's all it is. Anyone know what I might be missing here?
Thank you all in advance for your time and for your input - it is much appreciated!
hoping I can get some help. It's been a really long time since my last post so I'll do my best to be clear. Here's what's going on...
I have a Hack with the following specs:
Mobo: GA-Z170N Gaming 5 - [Ethernet (Killer E2201 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) - you'll understand why this is important]
CPU: i7 6700 3.4GHz
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000
Boot Volume: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB
Storage: WD HDD 2x3TB and 1X4TB
OS: 10.14.5
THE PROBLEM:
Been running this Hack for some time and have moved from 10.12 to 10.13 and now 10.14 and all the while the ethernet connection built-in to the Mobo has had this nagging issue I have been unable to solve. The connection will randomly drop, the issue will last for 4-6 seconds and then reconnect. This happens once an hour at its most frequent and somedays it will happen two or three times in 24hrs. It always reconnects which is good but when streaming a webinar it becomes a problem.
WHAT I HAVE ATTEMPTED:
1. Complete erased and setup OS all over.
2. Issue persists in OSX 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14
3. I have used SMBIOS iMac 14,2 but am currently using SMBIOS MacPro 6,1
4. I have tried different kexts for Atheros to no avail
5. Searched the forums here and haven't found anyone having the same problem - tried some promising fixes but nothing worked
WHAT I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED:
1. The Mobo has Firmware version F5 installed, I have never upgraded it. Could this make a difference?
TEMPORARY SOLUTION:
I'm using an external USB-C to Ethernet adapter. The adapter is connected to the USB-C port on the Mobo and this fixes the drop issue but only works at the lower speed limitations of the port (can this speed be controlled in the BIOS?) - so I'd rather get the Mobo Ethernet port working.
I would appreciate any help from anyone that can shed some light. I keep feeling like it's all going to come down to some little setting and in some way I hope that's all it is. Anyone know what I might be missing here?
Thank you all in advance for your time and for your input - it is much appreciated!