[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ So I decided to do a brand new clean install of Catalina, but rather than just running an updated, I wanted to essentially start everything from scratch.

I followed the build guide step-by-step and got everything running beautifully. But just as before, I have one bizarre issue: my CPU is pretty much idle non-stop. It hovers around 85%–95% idle. Opening apps takes quite a while, various tasks take much longer than they should on a powerful machine like this. I pretty much never see any spike in CPU load in Activity Monitor. Any ideas as to why this may be?

My setup:
Gigabyte Z390 Designare f6
Intel Core i9-9900K
AMD RX 580 8 GB
64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
Model Identifier: iMac19,1
Internal Drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
In BIOS: XMP Profile is disabled and the multiplier is set to DDR4-2666

Would REALLY appreciate the help.

Perhaps Spotlight indexing is taking place? We can also run Activity Monitor and sort the list by “%cpu” to see which process is consuming excess time.

 

[Inqnuam]

FYI…

Some macOS 12.2 Users Experiencing Bluetooth-Related Battery Drain Issue During Sleep Mode

Apple released macOS Monterey 12.2 earlier this week, and some Mac users who have installed the software update are experiencing excessive battery...

www.macrumors.com

macOS has serious problems with BT since XX years... when will they fix it definitely ?

 

[oLiMonKeY]

Hi Everyone. I hope I'm in the good section. Sorry for my bad English as I'm French. ;-)

I have problems with my Thunderbolt 3 (USB C). it doesn't work with my Sound Card Apollo 16 even with my hardrive lacie.
In my OS system (Big Sur 11.6.2 ), at Thunderbolt section appears " No Found".

I m a little bit lost . I have to flash my motherboard ? Or only Thunderbolt stuff ?

I have a :
Gigabyte Z390 Designare (BIOS F9)
Intel i9
AMD Radeon 6900 XT
OpenCore

Thanks.

 

[Inqnuam]

Hi Everyone, hope i m in the good section. Sorry for my bad English, i'm french ;-)

I have problems with my Thunderbolt 3 ( usb C). it doesn't work with my Sound Card Apollo 16 even with my hardrive lacie.
In my OS system ( bigsur 11.6.2 ) , at Thunderbolt section appears " No Found"

I m a little bit lost . I have to flash my motherboard ? or only Thunderbolt stuff ?

I have a :
Gigabyte Z390 Designare (bios F9)
Intel i9
Amd Radeon 6900xt
Opencore

Thanks

Usually UAD TB Sound Cards works out-of-box.

Have you configured your BIOS as in Post #1 ?
Have you correctly installed UAD drivers ?

If yes then:

1. Connect the sound card to your hackintosh then switch ON.
2. Download and run IORegistryExplorer and export the file with "File —> Save As…".
3. Post the file

Note:
I assume you are using an EFI created by Casey.

When TB isn't flashed your UAD will appear in System Information --> PCI instead of System Information --> Thunderbolt.

 

[oLiMonKeY]

Yes Drivers are OK. But even my HardDrive doesn't work.

Here is the file
Thanks

 

[oLiMonKeY]

Yes Drivers are OK. But even my HardDrive doesn't work.

Here is the file
Thanks

Usually UAD TB Sound Cards works out-of-box.

Have you configured your BIOS as in Post #1 ?
Have you correctly installed UAD drivers ?

If yes then:

1. Connect the sound card to your hackintosh then switch ON.
2. Download and run IORegistryExplorer and export the file with "File —> Save As…".
3. Post the file

Note:
I assume you are using an EFI created by Casey.

When TB isn't flashed your UAD will appear in System Information --> PCI instead of System Information --> Thunderbolt.

And you, which is your os ? BigSur ? and version of your Bios?

 

[oLiMonKeY]

Usually UAD TB Sound Cards works out-of-box.

Have you configured your BIOS as in Post #1 ?
Have you correctly installed UAD drivers ?

If yes then:

1. Connect the sound card to your hackintosh then switch ON.
2. Download and run IORegistryExplorer and export the file with "File —> Save As…".
3. Post the file

Note:
I assume you are using an EFI created by Casey.

When TB isn't flashed your UAD will appear in System Information --> PCI instead of System Information --> Thunderbolt.

 

[CaseySJ]

Hi Everyone. I hope I'm in the good section. Sorry for my bad English as I'm French. ;-)

I have problems with my Thunderbolt 3 (USB C). it doesn't work with my Sound Card Apollo 16 even with my hardrive lacie.
In my OS system (Big Sur 11.6.2 ), at Thunderbolt section appears " No Found".

I m a little bit lost . I have to flash my motherboard ? Or only Thunderbolt stuff ?

I have a :
Gigabyte Z390 Designare (BIOS F9)
Intel i9
AMD Radeon 6900 XT
OpenCore

Thanks.

Hello @oLiMonKeY,

Some comments:

• As @Inqnuam mentioned, UAD Apollo devices usually work well without flashing the Thunderbolt firmware. Please try setting Thunderbolt --> Thunderbolt Boot Support --> Boot Once in BIOS.
• Regarding the LaCie hard drive, what is the make and model of that drive?

 

[oLiMonKeY]

thanks
i try to put on " Thunderbolt Boot" but OS crash when Apollo is plugged. ( as soon as i enter my session password)

My Hard drive is a Lacie, orange. Usb C / Thunderbolt 2

 

[oLiMonKeY]

Hello @oLiMonKeY,

Some comments:

• As @Inqnuam mentioned, UAD Apollo devices usually work well without flashing the Thunderbolt firmware. Please try setting Thunderbolt --> Thunderbolt Boot Support --> Boot Once in BIOS.
• Regarding the LaCie hard drive, what is the make and model of that drive?

Here my BIOS TB config:



But Big Sur doesn't recongnize Thunderbolt. is it ok?