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

[mustang.dvs]

This may be a good opportunity to install BIOS F9g in which CFG-Lock is disabled by default. The file can be downloaded from here:

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

These are from his config.plist: iMac19,1 Headless platform ID 0x3E980003 Because the correct keyword is "model" instead of "AAPL,model", only the AMD Radeon RX 580 is being set correctly. I must have missed the posts(s) advising to change from "AAPL,model" to just "model". I'll change it...

www.tonymacx86.com

That did it. Thank you.

Is there value in updating to F9i?

 

[MusicMan]

I have the same hardware but I want to run Opencore — is there a recommended EFI I can use? TIA!

Opencore 0.8.3, Monterey 12.5.1, iMac19,1, Gigabyte Z390 Designare, Sapphire Vega 64, 9900k, Kingston HyperX Predator 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600, no overclocking, BIOS F9i, Crucial MX500

edit: I think this is relevant but I apologize if not!

 

[mustang.dvs]

I have the same hardware but I want to run Opencore — is there a recommended EFI I can use? TIA!

Opencore 0.8.3, Monterey 12.5.1, iMac19,1, Gigabyte Z390 Designare, Sapphire Vega 64, 9900k, Kingston HyperX Predator 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600, no overclocking, BIOS F9i, Crucial MX500

edit: I think this is relevant but I apologize if not!

On the #1 post of the thread, you can find @CaseySJ's custom EFI under the "Spoiler: Quick Reference to Mini-Guides and Micro-Guides" heading.

This is the latest Mini-Guide with 0.8.3 EFI (Just don't forget to transfer your System Serial Info.)

 

[MusicMan]

Thanks so much @mustang.dvs ! This thread is huge.

I wonder if anyone can help me. So with both @CaseySJ 's Opencore EFI and the one by seven-of-eleven, I'm having the same issue:

Computer is fine when being used, but when left idle for 15mins, it freezes. Then, it either restarts after a minute, or it goes into sleep (display turns off) and then restarts when I try to wake it.

To prevent crashing I have a macro that runs after 3mins of idle, that prevents sleep.

I also tried enabling SSDT-USBW.aml and USBWakeFixup.kext on Casey's build.

Opencore 0.8.3, Monterey 12.5.1, iMac19,1, Gigabyte Z390 Designare, Sapphire Vega 64, 9900k, Kingston HyperX Predator 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600, no overclocking, BIOS F9i, Crucial MX500

 

[JingleDjango]

Some questions:

• Is this happening on the fresh install?
• Is there anything in the Trash?
• If you hold CTRL key while clicking on System Preferences icon on the Dock, then select a preferences pane, does it open?
• What version of macOS have you installed?
• During the end of the installation process when the "Welcome" wizard appeared, were you able to create a user account properly?
• If you log out and log back in, can you open System Preferences?

Initially I thought I had resolved this with a simple reboot but I'm experiencing it again so it might be worth delving deeper.

• Yes, this is the fresh install.
• Trash is empty.
• Some PrefPanes will open but others won't. I'm again having trouble with Accessibility and Mouse, for example.
• There were no issues with accounts during setup. I did not migrate any data from an existing Home folder but instead started fresh.
• No, but a reboot helps.

 

[CaseySJ]

Thanks so much @mustang.dvs ! This thread is huge.

I wonder if anyone can help me. So with both @CaseySJ 's Opencore EFI and the one by seven-of-eleven, I'm having the same issue:

Computer is fine when being used, but when left idle for 15mins, it freezes. Then, it either restarts after a minute, or it goes into sleep (display turns off) and then restarts when I try to wake it.

To prevent crashing I have a macro that runs after 3mins of idle, that prevents sleep.

I also tried enabling SSDT-USBW.aml and USBWakeFixup.kext on Casey's build.

Opencore 0.8.3, Monterey 12.5.1, iMac19,1, Gigabyte Z390 Designare, Sapphire Vega 64, 9900k, Kingston HyperX Predator 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600, no overclocking, BIOS F9i, Crucial MX500

Some questions:

• Is this a brand new installation of Monterey?
• If not, was it running Big Sur or Catalina before being upgraded in-place to Monterey?
  • If so, perhaps some applications aren't compatible with Monterey. We generally recommend upgrading all third-party apps and removing any legacy 32-bit apps
• Was it running Clover? And you would like to switch to OpenCore?
  • If so, we should follow this guide

 

[CaseySJ]

Initially I thought I had resolved this with a simple reboot but I'm experiencing it again so it might be worth delving deeper.

• Yes, this is the fresh install.
• Trash is empty.
• Some PrefPanes will open but others won't. I'm again having trouble with Accessibility and Mouse, for example.
• There were no issues with accounts during setup. I did not migrate any data from an existing Home folder but instead started fresh.
• No, but a reboot helps.

I vague recall someone reporting a problem like this. Not sure about the details, but here's something to consider:

• If you've logged into iCloud, try signing out
• Check your config.plist for the following:

• Worst case, try erasing the disk and re-installing macOS. But do not log into iCloud. Check if all System Preferences panes open properly.

 

[MusicMan]

Some questions:

• Is this a brand new installation of Monterey?
• If not, was it running Big Sur or Catalina before being upgraded in-place to Monterey?
  • If so, perhaps some applications aren't compatible with Monterey. We generally recommend upgrading all third-party apps and removing any legacy 32-bit apps
• Was it running Clover? And you would like to switch to OpenCore?
  • If so, we should follow this guide

This is a fresh install of Monterey (never clover or a previous OS), although I did copy/paste some apps over from my previous hard drive, which was Catalina+Clover. If you think it could be an app, I can close everything and see if it still happens.

I'm also getting a replacement PSU today, but I'm not sure if that fixes it.

Thanks for your reply and all your great work here. You're truly a legend!

 

[CaseySJ]

This is a fresh install of Monterey (never clover or a previous OS), although I did copy/paste some apps over from my previous hard drive, which was Catalina+Clover. If you think it could be an app, I can close everything and see if it still happens.

If a freshly installed system is freezing after 15 or so minutes of inactivity, I would consider the following:

• Sure, it's always a good idea to close all 3rd party apps
• Check all cables, particularly the 24-pin motherboard cable and the 8-pin CPU cable (at the top left of motherboard)
  • Check both ends of each power cable
• Check that all PCIe cards are securely installed in their slots
• Check that memory modules are fully inserted in their slots

I'm also getting a replacement PSU today, but I'm not sure if that fixes it.
...

I faced a similar problem recently that turned out to be due to faulty memory. If you have another pair of memory modules, try installing those in this system for a period of time.

Regarding the PSU:

• How old is the PSU you're currently using?
• What is the power rating of the existing PSU?

 

[MusicMan]

If a freshly installed system is freezing after 15 or so minutes of inactivity, I would consider the following:

• Sure, it's always a good idea to close all 3rd party apps
• Check all cables, particularly the 24-pin motherboard cable and the 8-pin CPU cable (at the top left of motherboard)
  • Check both ends of each power cable
• Check that all PCIe cards are securely installed in their slots
• Check that memory modules are fully inserted in their slots

I'll check these today.

I faced a similar problem recently that turned out to be due to faulty memory. If you have another pair of memory modules, try installing those in this system for a period of time.

I don't but I have a Windows boot drive... I can run Memtest or ideally something easier

Regarding the PSU:

Seasonic Focus PX-850 (850W 80+ Platinum), bought in 2020. Seasonic sent me an Advance RMA.