[Guide] GA-X58A-UD3R (2.0) BIOS FH - i7 930 - Apple OEM HD5770

[jcslp15]

Has anyone been able to find a solution to wake up the computer without the power button? I forget on which version of OSX, but I had always been able to wake by hitting the usb keyboard.

thanks

 

[bpotter]

I just did a clean install of Mavericks on my X58a-UD3R BIOS FH. I have an I7-930 and a NVIDIA GTX 470. I cannot for the life of me figure out why I am getting random system freezes.

The screen doesn't glitch, there is no beach ball, everything just freezes up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I ran this machine for years on the previous OS with no issues at all, but with Mavericks I am getting this freezes and I cannot figure it out. Please help!

 

[Going Bald]

I just did a clean install of Mavericks on my X58a-UD3R BIOS FH. I have an I7-930 and a NVIDIA GTX 470. I cannot for the life of me figure out why I am getting random system freezes.

The screen doesn't glitch, there is no beach ball, everything just freezes up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I ran this machine for years on the previous OS with no issues at all, but with Mavericks I am getting this freezes and I cannot figure it out. Please help!

Did you install the Mac Fermi drivers for the GPU?

 

[bpotter]

Did you install the Mac Fermi drivers for the GPU?

It turns out the onboard LAN driver (Realtek RTL8111E) was crashing the system. As soon as I deleted the Kext and restarted the system I have had ZERO freezes in 3 days.

 

[ChrisShaw]

Hi,

Thanks for the great info however I've hit a snag, I've followed the instructions to the "T" but to no avail can I get OS X to boot by itself, see the below for the "error" and my specs.

Gigabyte X58A-UD3R (2.0) FH
Intel i7 950 @ 3.07GHz
AMD Radeon R9 200 4GBs

More info
When I attempt to boot from the USB using just -v it hits a kernel panic for FakeSMC and locks up however I can boot without any issues into safe boot, any help would be appreciated as I can't find anyone else having this issue.



PS: I only updated my BIOS tonight from FF so it's using the stock CMOS aside from the recommended changes outlined in the guide.


EDIT: After hours of searching I changed the search criteria and found that it's an issue with my graphics card. http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/118252-boot0-done-followed-screen-random-characters.html

I'll give the links a try when I get home.


EDIT 2: After taking out my R9 200 and replacing it with an 6570 it worked like a charm, my 6950 works however I'm receiving a lot of screen tearing with it but not with the 6570.

 

[nouboh]

Is somebody able to get the bluetooth working after going to sleep without having to reconnect the BT dongle?

 

[justr]

Just a quick head's up to folks using this mobo:

The latest Mobo firmware (maybe earlier ones too) support Xeon 5600-series hexa-core chips out of the box. So does Mavericks. You'll want to reset the BIOS to optimized, because voltages and a few other things will change, and then go in and make sure you have the right things set for OS X/Hackintosh. But not need to reinstall anything else; it'll boot right back up into your current install.

For reference, I'm running a low-power L5639 hexacore overclocked to 3.8 Ghz on all 6 cores, and it scores 17,100 geekbench and tears through video compression and other heavily multithreaded tasks.

I just picked up an X5650, which should let me get a safe 4.2 Ghz OC (because it has a 20X+2 multi, vs. the 16x+2 Multi on my current chip) as long as it's a solid performer. These chips OC better/further, at lower voltages/heat than my previous i7-950.

Best part? They're ~$75 on eBay, as tested pulls from working server farms. That means they've seen plenty of low-power use, no OC'ing, and are likely very, very healthy.

 

[Dandelion]

Hello all,

I'm working on my first build. Was able to get Yosemite installed, no problem. When I used multibeast I selected the DSDT for my Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (2.0) BIOS FH and installed those drivers only.

Removed the USB to restart and my screen hangs on the Apple logo. When I reboot with the USB I get the main install again. Do I have to reinstall OSX?...

Any ideas on how to resolve this would be appreciated. thx

 

[Going Bald]

Hello all,

I'm working on my first build. Was able to get Yosemite installed, no problem. When I used multibeast I selected the DSDT for my Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (2.0) BIOS FH and installed those drivers only.

Removed the USB to restart and my screen hangs on the Apple logo. When I reboot with the USB I get the main install again. Do I have to reinstall OSX?...

Any ideas on how to resolve this would be appreciated. thx

Boot with -v and find out where the hangup is.

 

[Stork]

Your Profile Graphics states you have a ATI X600 Pro graphics card. Rare. Try GraphicsEnabler=Yes at the Chimera boot screen. (Use the SpaceBar to stop the timed loading bar; tap the SpaceBar again and enter the aforementioned boot flag.)