[GUIDE] Jerivalu’s Build: Fresh 10.11.5, Z170X-UD5 TH, 6700k, Intel HD 530, Thunderbolt, Dual Boot

[tonymacx86]

Nice job with this guide jerivalu! My Skylake testing setup is very similar.

 

[tonymacx86]

Hi everone!

Any news on the thunderbolt working?
I have an UA Apollo and can't find a Thunderbolt 2 board anymore...
Really thinking about this one if works properly.

Thanks you all!

Good question. There are reports of the Thunderbolt 3 ports working on this board in the same manner as Thunderbolt 2, ie using Windows drivers to initialize the controller. I haven't tested personally yet, but I'll be picking up a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt adapter sometime next month. Then I can test on Thunderbolt to ethernet, Thunderbolt to SATA, and Thunderbolt to Firewire adapters. Something like this:


StarTech.com Thunderbolt 3 USB-C to Thunderbolt Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FPJDQ2/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Here's a testing thread I made for my main rig a few years back with further explanation.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/gigabyte-ga-z87x-ud7-th-thunderbolt-2-0-testing.120690/

 

[matey]

Hi,

i have almost the same build.

MB: GA-Z170X-UD5 TH (F5) CPU: i7-6700K @4.7 GHz RAM: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Kingston Furry Quad-Kit GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4095 MB
HDD: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 - MZHPV512HDG (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
LAN: Sonnet Technologies GE1000LAB-E Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro PCIe (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
BT-WIFI: BCM94360CD with PCIe Adapter (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
USB: Inateck PCIe USB 3.0 5-Port - B00FPIMJEW (10.11.4 - Works OOB)

Sleep-Wake and Shutdown works!

 

[matey]

See: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/t...-platform-in-os-x.176407/page-39#post-1179926

And my Build.

 

[jerivalu]

Nice job with this guide jerivalu! My Skylake testing setup is very similar.

Thank you very much and thanks for sharing the guide!

Hi,

i have almost the same build.

MB: GA-Z170X-UD5 TH (F5) CPU: i7-6700K @4.7 GHz RAM: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Kingston Furry Quad-Kit GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4095 MB
HDD: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 - MZHPV512HDG (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
LAN: Sonnet Technologies GE1000LAB-E Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro PCIe (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
BT-WIFI: BCM94360CD with PCIe Adapter (10.11.4 - Works OOB)
USB: Inateck PCIe USB 3.0 5-Port - B00FPIMJEW (10.11.4 - Works OOB)

Sleep-Wake and Shutdown works!

What version of clover are you running for the shutdown fix to work? Also thanks for the info about unplugging the watercooling for sleep!

 

[bekke]

I had the same problem turning wake on lan off in bios solved it for me

 

[zipb]

Good question. There are reports of the Thunderbolt 3 ports working on this board in the same manner as Thunderbolt 2, ie using Windows drivers to initialize the controller. I haven't tested personally yet, but I'll be picking up a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt adapter sometime next month. Then I can test on Thunderbolt to ethernet, Thunderbolt to SATA, and Thunderbolt to Firewire adapters. Something like this:

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StarTech.com Thunderbolt 3 USB-C to Thunderbolt Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B019FPJDQ2/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Here's a testing thread I made for my main rig a few years back with further explanation.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/gigabyte-ga-z87x-ud7-th-thunderbolt-2-0-testing.120690/

Looking forward to the results of your tests!

 

[zipb]

See: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/t...-platform-in-os-x.176407/page-39#post-1179926

And my Build.

- Sleep Wake fixed by unplugging USB - Corsair H110i water cooling.

I don't have water-cooling with USB. I guess my sleep problems are caused by the Intel HD 530 GPU.

- Shutdown Fixed in config.plist by activating ShutdownFIX.

I have set this in Clover, but my machine still reboots. May also be 530/AMD related?

Can I have a look at your config.plist?

 

[rankrotten]

Still having sleep and shutdown problems on GA-Z170X-UD5 TH. Tried swapping over AMD and Nvidia graphics cards with same result, system goes to sleep then wakes up a few seconds later or a shutdown leads to a restart. Corsair H60 cooler without USB. Very puzzling.

 

[oli.mathieu]

BruceX (with 280x): 12secs

I'm am amazed by this result.
It far better than the most powerful Mac Pro
the 280x is not a top class GPU
Mine is 25 Secs with the same GPU
Thanks