pastrychef's build - Asus Maximus VIII Gene - i7-7700K - GTX 1080

[trixxiee]

I tried, didn't help. I'll check another bios chip, in the worst case RME. Would it be a huge drawback to not update the bios to 2202? or... did you try EZ Flash instead of USB flashback?

 

[pastrychef]

Whenever I updated BIOS, I used a USB flash drive.

There is a recovery method in case of a disaster with BIOS. I don't remember the exact procedure. Double check the manual.

 

[Metalcored00d]

I tried, didn't help. I'll check another bios chip, in the worst case RME. Would it be a huge drawback to not update the bios to 2202? or... did you try EZ Flash instead of USB flashback?

I didn't notice any difference between my original BIOS being 1504 and the update to 2202.

However, I used the rename tool on windows to rename the update file on a freshly formatted USB drive
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-GENE/HelpDesk_Download/

 

[trixxiee]

Ok guys, I managed to exchange the BIOS chip. It arrived with the newest BIOS version so I did a flashback to 2202 and installed everything. I will create a new thread in user builds soon as I took some pictures and it would be nice to have a separate thread to fix all upcoming issues as I am sure there will be some

It's such a huge difference... my old MBA is now light-years behind this build

 

[myronray]

pastrychef's build - Asus Maximus VIII Gene - i7-6700K - GTX 980
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pastrychef,

I'm following your installation guide. Where can I get a copy this SSDT.aml, as the line no.5 you mention >> 5. Copy your SSDT.aml to your EFI partition folder /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/.

Thanks

 

[pastrychef]

pastrychef,

I'm following your installation guide. Where can I get a copy this SSDT.aml, as the line no.5 you mention >> 5. Copy your SSDT.aml to your EFI partition folder /EFI/Clover/ACPI/patched/.

Thanks

Hi. Sorry for the slow reply. I'm out of town at the moment....

Anyway, you can find premade ssdt.aml files at:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-el-capitan-on-the-skylake-h170n-wifi.178197/#SSDT

Or, you can make your own using ssdtprgen.

 

[toadsix]

pastrychef,
Thanks for the fantastic write up on your machine.
I have the same mobo and followed your guide (and Stork's) to get the machine to boot.
I have a GTX1080, and I cannot get the graphics to load. I have searched and tried all the suggestions on this site to no avail.
I have bios 3307, and I am using the clover bootloader with NVRAM support. If I reboot with Nvidia drivers selected, I get the dreaded black screen. Do you have any other suggestions as to what it might be?

Thanks for the help.

 

[pastrychef]

pastrychef,
Thanks for the fantastic write up on your machine.
I have the same mobo and followed your guide (and Stork's) to get the machine to boot.
I have a GTX1080, and I cannot get the graphics to load. I have searched and tried all the suggestions on this site to no avail.
I have bios 3307, and I am using the clover bootloader with NVRAM support. If I reboot with Nvidia drivers selected, I get the dreaded black screen. Do you have any other suggestions as to what it might be?

Thanks for the help.

Hi.

Just make sure that you have "NvidiaWeb" checked in Clover Configurator's system parameters section.

 

[toadsix]

Hi.

Just make sure that you have "NvidiaWeb" checked in Clover Configurator's system parameters section.

Thank you for the prompt reply.
It is checked. In the .plist its NvidiaWeb=True

 

[pastrychef]

Are you using the iMac17.1 system definition? If yes, you will have to apply the "black screen fix".

If you use imac14,2 system definition, you should not get black screen.