- Joined
- Jul 27, 2011
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 3770K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
PLEASE CAN I ASK THAT ANY QUESTIONS ARE POSTED IN THIS THREAD RATHER THAN BY PM TO ME. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT OTHERS MAY BENEFIT FROM ANY DISCOURSE THAT MAY FOLLOW. THANKS!
Status
[WORKING]
- + Graphics: Intel HD3000 (works perfectly for most though a few users have reported artefacts)
+ Networking: Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Ethernet
+ Audio: Realtek ALC889
+ SATA3
+ USB3
+ TRIM support for SSDs
+ Dual-monitor support (DVI & HDMI)
+ Power Management (Sleep/Restart/Shutdown)
+ P-States (I have 8 steps on my overclocked PC from 1.6ghz to 4.7ghz)
+ Single-click wake from sleep
+ No BIOS reset from sleep
[NOT TESTED]
- + HDMI audio
I intend to test the above when I get the time. If you have any other tests to suggest I am all ears
[NOT WORKING]
- + Motherboard sensors (cpu/mobo temps & fan speeds) - FakeSMC motherboard plugins + UseKernelCache kernel setting = kernel panics
My Hardware
+ Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 Motherboard - BIOS version F9
+ Intel Core i7 2600k CPU (overclocked to 4.7ghz, multiplier: x47, vCore: +0.04v)
+ 16GB RAM
+ Corsair Force 3 120GB SSD
+ Corsair H60 Cooler (push/pull config)
+ Fractal Design Core 1000 chassis
+ Nexus Value 430 PSU
Build notes
+ I had to connect my display via DVI for installation and the initial boot as HDMI doesn't get a desktop until after the MacMini system definition is installed during the MultiBeast install phase.
+ The white SATA3 connectors work fine with my SATA3 SSD, however, I did have problems using them with SATA2 devices, I.E. boot times would take over a minute whereas when using the blue connectors I could boot to desktop in 12 seconds.
+ I used the latest official Realtek 2.0.6 Lion drivers, previously I had problems with the Lnx2Mac 0.0.90 and Realtek 2.0.6 Snow Leopard drivers.
+ P-states/CPU scaling/SpeedStep/Turbo work by default, the kernel pstate/cstate parameters were not required. This was determined using the very handy MSRDumper - http://goo.gl/xs98h. They are however added by Multibeast anyway, I leave them in. My overclocked system displays these P-states:
[list:2ipdl8y0]Oct 29 12:00:27 workstation kernel[0]: MSRDumper PStatesReached: 16 18 20 21 29 38 43 47
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Preparation
+ Connect display via DVI, you can use HDMI when installation is complete.
+ BIOS Settings - As default except:[list:2ipdl8y0]
- Enable 480MB Frame buffer for the Intel HD3000 integrated graphics
- AHCI for SATA mode
- 64-bit mode HPET
- Quick-boot (not compulsory)
- Hard disk as primary boot device (non compulsory)
+ Or alternatively, for rBoot + xMove install
- Create an rBoot CD - http://goo.gl/dVjWl
- Using another OSX system create an xMove install partition on a USB key (using Lion 10.7.2 app store image) - http://goo.gl/e56ZH
+ Download the latest MultiBeast 4.x and place on a USB key
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Installation
- 1.) Insert UniBeast USB key OR rBoot CD and xMove USB key
2.) Depending on install method, boot to UniBeast or rBoot (use F12 to specify appropriate boot device)
3.) If using the rBoot+xMove method select the xMove partition from USB key
4.) Install OSX Lion (note: install partition must be <= 1TB otherwise you will have boot loader problems)
Multibeast Configuration
After the installation of Lion completes and while at the desktop for the first boot:
- 1.) Copy the Z68MA-D2H-B3 F9 DSDT from the USB key onto the Desktop
2.) Install Multibeast 4.x with these options:
Hotfix Configuration
1.) Using Terminal apply this fix for the Standby BIOS reset issue:
Code:sudo perl -pi -e 's|\x8b\x45\xc8\x39\x45\xcc\x74\x0b|\x8b\x45\xc8\x39\x45\xcc\xeb\x0b|; s|\x8b\x45\xb4\x39\x45\xb8\x74\x08|\x8b\x45\xb4\x39\x45\xb8\xeb\x08|' /System/Library/Extensions/AppleRTC.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleRTC
2.) OPTIONAL: I also enabled TRIM for my SSD using Grant Pannell's method, it works for me however your results may vary depending on your SSD - http://goo.gl/aEAPU
All done! now reboot and you should have a perfectly working system
PLEASE CAN I ASK THAT ANY QUESTIONS ARE POSTED IN THIS THREAD RATHER THAN BY PM TO ME. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT OTHERS MAY BENEFIT FROM ANY DISCOURSE THAT MAY FOLLOW. THANKS!
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