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xmark’s fanless mini w/ Mojave: i5-7600 | *ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac | Intel HD530
(* bodgied the motherboard install, see below)
Note
This is not a conventional “success” report. I used a fairly unorthodox method to get Mojave on my ASRock Z170 ITX. But hey it works!
Components:
This is my Streacom FC8 fanless PC chassis. It’s Mini-ITX and when I bought the m/b the ASRock Z170 Gaming-ITX was the only one on the buyers guide that had DP (needed for my widescreen monitor).
Build
Using a Mac, I followed the instructions [https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ojave-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.259381/] and built the USB installer with the current downloadable version of Mojave. Popped the installer in the front and booted. Got as far as the first reboot but then the “no entry – no way – stop now” icon appeared. The ASRock didn’t want to rock.
Probably it was because of lack of USB support for the ASRock, but anyway, I wasn’t going to screw around. Instead I swapped the Windows SSD into my gaming machine which has a Gigabyte Z270 mATX m/b and went through the install. At the end, it came up fine, with network.
Took the SSD out and popped it back in the ASRock machine. No joy. No USB control, no network, useless.
So I put the SSD back in the gaming PC and booted up. Then I looked for MultiBeast. Now there is no Mojave (at time of press) but whatever. I fired up the High Sierra version and plodded through the options. Once done, the SSD went back in the ASRock m/c and it mostly works. The Multibeast set-up is (as far as I remember):
What works:
Thanks very much to all on the forum, esp @tonymacx86 & @aamulder & @toleda & @RehabMan for such great work & guides. It’s a joy to build & run a hackintosh.
Bonus material
Pic of FC8's heat pipes (pic shows original build w/out WiFi card and original Crucial Ballistix Sport LT Red RAM).
(* bodgied the motherboard install, see below)
Note
This is not a conventional “success” report. I used a fairly unorthodox method to get Mojave on my ASRock Z170 ITX. But hey it works!
Components:
- ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac (via Gigabyte Z270MX Gaming 5 mATX, read below)
- Intel i5-7600
- Corsair 2 x 8GB DDR4 2133MHz
- Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
- TP-Link AC1900 (buyers guide, used low profile bracket to fit case)
- IOGEAR Bluetooth 4.0 USB Micro Adapter (buyers guide but a random one works too)
- Streacom FC8WS Alpha fanless case w/ ST-NANO160 PSU & ST-MH1 Short Heatpipes
This is my Streacom FC8 fanless PC chassis. It’s Mini-ITX and when I bought the m/b the ASRock Z170 Gaming-ITX was the only one on the buyers guide that had DP (needed for my widescreen monitor).
Build
Using a Mac, I followed the instructions [https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...ojave-on-any-supported-intel-based-pc.259381/] and built the USB installer with the current downloadable version of Mojave. Popped the installer in the front and booted. Got as far as the first reboot but then the “no entry – no way – stop now” icon appeared. The ASRock didn’t want to rock.
Probably it was because of lack of USB support for the ASRock, but anyway, I wasn’t going to screw around. Instead I swapped the Windows SSD into my gaming machine which has a Gigabyte Z270 mATX m/b and went through the install. At the end, it came up fine, with network.
Took the SSD out and popped it back in the ASRock machine. No joy. No USB control, no network, useless.
So I put the SSD back in the gaming PC and booted up. Then I looked for MultiBeast. Now there is no Mojave (at time of press) but whatever. I fired up the High Sierra version and plodded through the options. Once done, the SSD went back in the ASRock m/c and it mostly works. The Multibeast set-up is (as far as I remember):
What works:
- USB works on the USB3/3.1 ports but only with USB 2 devices
- Sound (audio jack and also HDMI and DP audio to monitor)
- Ethernet (using onboard Intel LAN)
- WiFi (using AC1900 card only, the original internal card doesn’t work for BT either)
- BT (using IOGEAR dongle)
- Display sleep (not system sleep, set that to “never”)
- USB 3/3.1 (wish it did because transfer rates on 2 are so slow)
- Full system sleep wake does not work (didn’t under El Cap/Sierra either)
- Original WiFi and BT card (got them to work under El Cap following the guide … have a replacement BCM94360HMB card as per guide, have ordered the tiny antenna clips which are different to the original
- Every now and then the screen goes black then recovers. I read this is not uncommon
Thanks very much to all on the forum, esp @tonymacx86 & @aamulder & @toleda & @RehabMan for such great work & guides. It’s a joy to build & run a hackintosh.
Bonus material
Pic of FC8's heat pipes (pic shows original build w/out WiFi card and original Crucial Ballistix Sport LT Red RAM).
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