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- Motherboard
- ASUS Z9PE D8 WS
- CPU
- 2x Xeon E5 2680
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX770 4Gb
- Mac
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SalPro Dual Xeon WorkStation: ASUS Z9PE W8 DS - 2x XEON E5 2680 - GTX 770 4GB - 64GB
2x Intel Xeon E5 2680
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007HEQ2YA/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Asus Z9PE W8 DS
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007JG9IRY/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
8x 8Gb Kinston DDR3 1600
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007TTEHMW/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Lian Lin Z70 Black
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B004YISRP4/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Gigabyte nVidia GTX 770 4GB
Highpoint RocketRaid 2300
2x Antec Kuler H2O 620
Corsair AX 1200w
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Series-Modular-AX1200/dp/B003PJ6QVU
Samsung SSD 840 240Gb x2
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B009LI7C9Y/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
9x Toshiba 3Tb 7200Rpm
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B0072RQ49A/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Xigmatek COA-UGOCBS-U01 HotSwap
MAudio Profire 610
After long time testing and testing with this build, i have change lot of parts and i did a lot of tests. I think now it´s time to update this thread and make a new guide.
So, here we go:
Background
The first and more important to me of getting this Motherboard working on MacOs Mountain Lion is just one question:
Which Bios version are you using?
Bios version over 3302:
Installation
Mavericks
First of all, i installed Mavericks on my MacBookPro Retina, but you can do it installing on other mac.
It´s a trick i use to do a system image as fast as i can to use it every time i need it. When the installer reboots, select your original partition system and make a DMG image from the installed partition (fresh).
I have one ssd dedicated to system and other one (cache) where i do the tests. So every time i do tests i use the DMG image, restoring on it.
So, restore a fresh installed 10.9 on you disk and follow these steps
- Multibeast 5.5.4 (not the latest, i don´t know why but latest version is slower and sometimes crashes):
- 3rd Party Sata
- IOAHCI
- FakeSMC (latest).
- FakeSMC plugins + HWmonitor (you can avoid it).
- IntelEthernet
- Chimera (latest)
- SmBios = MacPro 5,1
- Install the two kexts i attached here. (IOPci, AHCI)
- Add "dart=0" on the org.chameleon.boot.plist (thanks to giacomoleopardo).
- Repair permissions and configure com.apple.boot.plist depending to your system / graphics card, on my case GraphicsEnabler=no
Note: Latest USB 3.0 included on MountainLion doesn´t work fine on Mavericks with ASMEDIA. I use CalDigit (you can look for on the MountainLion zip attached here), it works better except two usb on the back of the motherboard.
Mountain Lion:
I installed the minimum options on MultiBeast because i modified some kexts (attached) that i install after MultiBeast is completed.
After that if you don´t install the kexts i attached your system will work, but on system profile you see "Unknown AHCI Host Controller" and ethernet won´t work (you can install kext for ethernet on Multibeast, but it don´t allow you to do Link Aggregation).
The kexts are:
My Geekbench Score is 29000.
I´m waiting to get a MacPro 6,1 SmBios, maybe after that we can get TURBO on this machine.
Edit:
Cinebench Score (old):
SalPro Dual Xeon :
ASUS Z9PE W8 DS - 2x XEON E5 2680 - GTX 770 4GB - 64GB
ASUS Z9PE W8 DS - 2x XEON E5 2680 - GTX 770 4GB - 64GB
Components
2x Intel Xeon E5 2680
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007HEQ2YA/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Asus Z9PE W8 DS
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007JG9IRY/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
8x 8Gb Kinston DDR3 1600
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007TTEHMW/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Lian Lin Z70 Black
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B004YISRP4/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Gigabyte nVidia GTX 770 4GB
Highpoint RocketRaid 2300
2x Antec Kuler H2O 620
Corsair AX 1200w
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Series-Modular-AX1200/dp/B003PJ6QVU
Samsung SSD 840 240Gb x2
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B009LI7C9Y/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
9x Toshiba 3Tb 7200Rpm
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B0072RQ49A/?tag=tonymacx86c03-21
Xigmatek COA-UGOCBS-U01 HotSwap
MAudio Profire 610
Comments
After long time testing and testing with this build, i have change lot of parts and i did a lot of tests. I think now it´s time to update this thread and make a new guide.
So, here we go:
Background
The first and more important to me of getting this Motherboard working on MacOs Mountain Lion is just one question:
Which Bios version are you using?
Bios version 0703 (and lower):
- System works with SpeedStep
- Cpu works from lower to higher (no turbo) speed clock (two Steps).
- Graphics Cards: nVidia over 6xx series needs to configure BIOS to work. Boot without the GraphicsCard (using onboard), enter Bios, change the option related (i don´t remember what is, but i think is on Pci menu). After that restart and insert the graphics card.
- Windows 8 doesn´t work (it´s the main change on Bios after that version, .cap file)
- Cpu works from lower to higher (no turbo) speed clock (two Steps).
- Graphics Cards: nVidia over 6xx series needs to configure BIOS to work. Boot without the GraphicsCard (using onboard), enter Bios, change the option related (i don´t remember what is, but i think is on Pci menu). After that restart and insert the graphics card.
- Windows 8 doesn´t work (it´s the main change on Bios after that version, .cap file)
Bios version over 3302:
- GTX over 6xx series works native.
- Windows 8 works
- CPU SpeedStep must be disabled on BIOS, CPU Clock fixed (i must check this one again), latest bios Cpu Clock is fixed to max.
- PCI has some changes so it´s necessary to install IOPCIFamily.kext
- Windows 8 works
- CPU SpeedStep must be disabled on BIOS, CPU Clock fixed (i must check this one again), latest bios Cpu Clock is fixed to max.
- PCI has some changes so it´s necessary to install IOPCIFamily.kext
Installation
Mavericks
First of all, i installed Mavericks on my MacBookPro Retina, but you can do it installing on other mac.
It´s a trick i use to do a system image as fast as i can to use it every time i need it. When the installer reboots, select your original partition system and make a DMG image from the installed partition (fresh).
I have one ssd dedicated to system and other one (cache) where i do the tests. So every time i do tests i use the DMG image, restoring on it.
So, restore a fresh installed 10.9 on you disk and follow these steps
- Multibeast 5.5.4 (not the latest, i don´t know why but latest version is slower and sometimes crashes):
- 3rd Party Sata
- IOAHCI
- FakeSMC (latest).
- FakeSMC plugins + HWmonitor (you can avoid it).
- IntelEthernet
- Chimera (latest)
- SmBios = MacPro 5,1
- Install the two kexts i attached here. (IOPci, AHCI)
- Add "dart=0" on the org.chameleon.boot.plist (thanks to giacomoleopardo).
- Repair permissions and configure com.apple.boot.plist depending to your system / graphics card, on my case GraphicsEnabler=no
Note: Latest USB 3.0 included on MountainLion doesn´t work fine on Mavericks with ASMEDIA. I use CalDigit (you can look for on the MountainLion zip attached here), it works better except two usb on the back of the motherboard.
Mountain Lion:
I installed the minimum options on MultiBeast because i modified some kexts (attached) that i install after MultiBeast is completed.
After that if you don´t install the kexts i attached your system will work, but on system profile you see "Unknown AHCI Host Controller" and ethernet won´t work (you can install kext for ethernet on Multibeast, but it don´t allow you to do Link Aggregation).
The kexts are:
- AHCIPortInjection: Cosmetic, I added Marvel and Intel C602 on the Id.
- IONetworkingFamily: It´s necessary to use Link Aggregation, it still has issues, because every time you reboot every time you have to config you LikAggregation.
- SleepEnabler: Name says.
-CalDigit: Two Kexts to get USB3.0 working. First you have to update the AsMedia firmware from Windows (Search in google "osx86 AsMedia Usb3")
- AppleACPIPlatform + IOPCIFamily : Important, it´s ONLY for 3302 Bios Version, they are the kexts i used to be able to boot on latest bios. I didn´t use it on 0703.
- Dsdt: I attach here my DSDT i extracted from Ubuntu, i think it´s no necessary for me, but maybe it´s useful for audio (i use a Maudio)
- IONetworkingFamily: It´s necessary to use Link Aggregation, it still has issues, because every time you reboot every time you have to config you LikAggregation.
- SleepEnabler: Name says.
-CalDigit: Two Kexts to get USB3.0 working. First you have to update the AsMedia firmware from Windows (Search in google "osx86 AsMedia Usb3")
- AppleACPIPlatform + IOPCIFamily : Important, it´s ONLY for 3302 Bios Version, they are the kexts i used to be able to boot on latest bios. I didn´t use it on 0703.
- Dsdt: I attach here my DSDT i extracted from Ubuntu, i think it´s no necessary for me, but maybe it´s useful for audio (i use a Maudio)
Conclusion
My Geekbench Score is 29000.
I´m waiting to get a MacPro 6,1 SmBios, maybe after that we can get TURBO on this machine.
Edit:
Cinebench Score (old):
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