[Guide] Z97MX-Gaming 5 | i7 4790K | GTX 970 G1 | OS X 10.11

[lazarus]

Hi guys I seem to have ran into a problem, I've followed the guide to a tee and installed the graphics card once everything else was done, but as soon as I put it back in after initialising the drives, the display is slightly stretched and I have graphical glitches here there and everywhere, it also seems to have removed the option to have any input or outputs for sound. I'm really stumped

Not sure about sound. When you click on the Nvidia icon in the menubar does it still show that the Nvidia drivers are selected, or is it going back to default OS X drivers every boot?

 

[WilliamLam]

Thank you so much for a well written guide. This is my first build and i can't believe it went so smooth, no hiccup with the build, the install & the post install...all major items checked...sound with HDMI, return from sleep with sound, PM, iMessage, AirDrop, Apple Keyboard/mouse, App Store, etc. However, I have notice 1 issue that i cannot find any solution for the past days and am pulling my hair out, or whats left =)) Continuity!!

Can you please let me know if that is working or not, or any known solutions?

This is what i have in minepretty much CustoMac mATX
El Capitan
Z97mx-Gaming 5 with F6
32 GB Crucial Ballistix
i7-4790K
1TB Samsun 850 EVO
OSX WiFi/BT Card

Appreciate any input to get Continuity working.....

 

[soduno]

I am considering buying the same graphic card.
Did you managed to play games without lag or anything with the 970?

 

[bhupeshvora]

Does short sleep work ok but long sleep breaks it? Have you see this on the common issues page?

Short Sleep works OK, Long Sleep ("standby") causes reboot
Not applicable if any sleep at all causes problems.

• Run this at a terminal to disable standby:
  Code:
  sudo pmset -a standby 0 && sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
  
• Now sleep and wake should work, it will just never go into the deeper-sleep standby mode. Perhaps that will mean using trivially more power. Oh, well.

 

[bhupeshvora]

So I tried this on mine and works sometimes, but at other times when it comes out of sleep it crashes open apps. Anyone else have any suggestions then would be greatly appreciated (normal sleep still works great btw).

 

[CyCLoBoT]

I think this is a known issue with Gigabyte motherboards. There is a long thread on memory corruption with Gigabyte motherboards. Just out of curiosity, how many sticks of RAM do you have installed and how much RAM altogether?

 

[WilliamLam]

Has anyone with this setup upgraded to 10.11.4? The upgrade was very smooth from the app store but i am experiencing random restarts now. I didn't see and KP screen, it just blacks out without warning and out of no where. During restart, it behaves as it was just powered up. aAy suggestions?

 

[WilliamLam]

Got it to work by removing all devices from my Apple ID and restarting from scratch....=)))

 

[WilliamLam]

Got a KP screen and this is what the report looks like,

I dont know what i am looking at, can someone shine a light???


Anonymous UUID: 1D1ED870-675A-6083-4696-1794251CCC05


Wed Apr 6 20:08:23 2016


*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800c5ce40a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800c6e526c, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x00000000000065f1, CR3: 0x00000007595b205b, CR4: 0x00000000001627e0
RAX: 0x0000000000001997, RBX: 0x0000000000108040, RCX: 0xffffff83b6a2f008, RDX: 0xffffff93b9433e01
RSP: 0xffffff93b9433a50, RBP: 0xffffff93b9433ab0, RSI: 0x00000000000065b1, RDI: 0xffffff80513aaea8
R8: 0x00000000f805c5d5, R9: 0x0000000000000016, R10: 0xffffff804d71bb40, R11: 0x0000000000100040
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff93b9433e98, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff800c6e526c, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x00000000000065f1, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 0


Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff93b94336e0 : 0xffffff800c4dab12
0xffffff93b9433760 : 0xffffff800c5ce40a
0xffffff93b9433940 : 0xffffff800c5ec273
0xffffff93b9433960 : 0xffffff800c6e526c
0xffffff93b9433ab0 : 0xffffff800c6f26f8
0xffffff93b9433b80 : 0xffffff800c6f2178
0xffffff93b9433cc0 : 0xffffff800c7056f5
0xffffff93b9433d10 : 0xffffff800c6dceac
0xffffff93b9433f10 : 0xffffff800c6d6257
0xffffff93b9433f60 : 0xffffff800ca27fa1
0xffffff93b9433fb0 : 0xffffff800c5eca76


BSD process name corresponding to current thread: ReportCrash
Boot args: dart=0


Mac OS version:
15E65


Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.4.0: Fri Feb 26 22:08:05 PST 2016; root:xnu-3248.40.184~3/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 4E7B4496-0B81-34E9-97AF-F316103B0839
Kernel slide: 0x000000000c200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800c400000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff800c300000
System model name: iMac14,2 (Mac-27ADBB7B4CEE8E61)


System uptime in nanoseconds: 3650398742985
last loaded kext at 571647105485: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8ef69000, size 409600)
last unloaded kext at 302735747845: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f8ef69000, size 61440)
loaded kexts:
com.intel.driver.EnergyDriver 2.0
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 4362
com.insanelymac.AtherosE2200Ethernet 2.1.0
org.hwsensors.driver.LPCSensors 1707
org.hwsensors.driver.ACPISensors 1707
org.hwsensors.driver.CPUSensors 1707
org.netkas.driver.FakeSMC 1707
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 90.3
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.13
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 274.7
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD5000Graphics 10.1.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.4.4f4
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul 10.1.4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.4f4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBStorageCoexistentDriver 3.7.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 38
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.8.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1040.1.1a6
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 163
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 181
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.4.4f4
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 304.10.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDTransport 5
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 274.7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 108.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder 1
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.12.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 205.3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.4f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.4.4f4
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 274.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 274.7
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 303.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 204.3
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 4.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.7
com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1110.26
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.8.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCI 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 417.2
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: iMac14,2, BootROM IM142.0118.B00, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 4 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 2.15f2
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Built-In
Memory Module: BANK0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, Crucial Technology, BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0.
Memory Module: BANK1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, Crucial Technology, BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0.
Memory Module: BANK0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, Crucial Technology, BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0.
Memory Module: BANK1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, Crucial Technology, BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0.
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x111), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.95.175.1a6)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.4f4 17685, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB, 1 TB
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: USB2.0 Hub
USB Device: Ext HDD 1021
USB Device: PTZ-431W
USB Device: HD Webcam C615
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus:

 

[CyCLoBoT]

I get KPs when I enable XMP in BIOS and when the computer wakes from sleep. How many sticks of RAM are you using? If 4 then try using only 2 and see if KPs occur. Sleep will definitely cause KPs as there is an issue with Z97 series Gigabyte motherboards and memory corruption. There is a big thread on here about this issue.