[PC of CAKE install for Newbie following TonyMacGuide] UD3H/4770k/GTX 760

[pakiyabhai]

Hello,

This is my first attempt to make my Hackintosh , it was an absolutely cakewalk since I followed TonyMac December guide to DOT. This build is the poster child for December 2013 buying guide.

GA-Z87X-UD3H
Intel Core i7-4770K
Corsair Carbide 50
Corsair 750 Watt Modula
Kensington SATA 6Gb/s 240GB SSD
32GB 1300Mhz DDR3 (bought them by mistake)
GeForce GTX 760

I setup the Bios SETTINGS as mentioned by numerous guides listed and did the following tweaks. First Updated my motherboard to F7 version

Peripherals > xHCI Mode > AUTO
Peripherals > xHCI Hand-OFF > ENABLED
Peripherals > EHCI Hand-OFF > ENABLED
Peripherals > Internal Graphics > DISABLED
Power Management > Wake on Lan > DISABLED

I used Unibeast and installed Maverick , remember to use HDMI as the display output and NOT VGA . I wiped off a 500 GB external USB3 hdd I'd since I was getting a problem with 16 GB USB Drive. Within 45 minutes, it booted straight to Maverick.

I then installed Multibeast and selected DSDT FREE / in Drivers i just selected Intel - Hnak's driver and rebooted. Everything was detected in one go.

I then installed Chameleon Wizard, selected FILENVRAM.DYLIB fix and rebooted and wallah AppStore/ iMessages started working.

After two days iMessages have stopped , Appstore works fine. I require help there how to activate it again ?

I've been running Parallel Desktop and it works like a charm

 

[RyanJames313]

Will this process work for the z87x-d3h? Its one of the recommended boards in the new buyer's guide. I ordered all my parts yesterday thinking it would be pretty straight forward since i went by the buyers guide for the most part but i've read quite a few posts about people having trouble getting mavericks to boot. This worries me because I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff.

 

[thegreatnorth]

RyanJames313 How did you make out with the Z87X-D3H? I upgraded from an Ivy Bridge Z77X-UD5H - i7 3770K that worked flawless with Mavericks to the Z87X-D3H - i7 4770K and I can't get the install to finish no matter what I try...

 

[pakiyabhai]

@Ryan , what error are you getting ? Where are you stuck exactly ? People were able to help me much easier when they knew my config & stage where error happened?

 

[RyanJames313]

@thegreatnorth

Everything went smoothly for me. Installation was a breeze. The only thing i don't have working is HDMI audio which is a bit annoying but I just use my stereo speakers and it works. Also I have a functional app store but no iMessage.

I actually used the bios settings that pakiyabhai lists in this thread and followed the official tonymac 10.9 guide for my multi beast settings.

 

[thegreatnorth]

It turned out after hours and hours of trying everything and not getting it to work I ordered another motherboard. After receiving that I couldn't get a stable system either. It turned out to be a flakey i7 4770k. I returned it and after receiving a replacement install was a breeze!