Ga 970a Ud3 Driver For Mac

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Feb 21, 2011
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Motherboard
GA-Z170X-UD3
CPU
I5-6600K
Graphics
Vega 64
Mac
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macOS Sierra on the GA-Z170X-UD3
Changelog (May not be complete)
  • Updated some of the guide for Sierra (Steps should be the same, but some names may be wrong, please report any inconsistencies you have found). DATE: 20/09/16
  • Added upgrade path from El Capitan DATE: 20/09/16

My Configuration
  • BIOS F7c Download
  • Core i5-6600k @ 4.4GHz
  • 2x 8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz RAM (16GB)
  • Evga GTX 980 Ti SC+
  • Samsung EVO 850 500GB
  • Western Digital Blue 1TB
  • macOS 10.12.0

What works
  • SATA
  • USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
  • Audio including HDMI/DP
  • CPU power management
  • GPU power management
  • Sleep
  • Build-in Ethernet (Including WOL)
  • TRIM support enabled
  • Intel HD530 integrated graphics (Untested by me, find a guide somewhere on the forums)

What sorta works
  • USB 3.1 Type A port works with a mouse. (Unable to mount any drives on that port.)
  • Nvidia GPU (Problems with dual monitors).

Untested
  • USB 3.1 Type C port

Installation prerequisites
  • A GA-Z170X-UD3 build
  • A working Mac or Hackintosh
  • A USB stick or drive, 16 GB or larger

Get Sierra
  1. Open Mac App Store
  2. Log in with your Apple ID
  3. Download OS X El Capitan (10.11.4 or higher required)
  4. When the download finishes and the setup screen appears, Quit the app from the menu bar. You should now see the application /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app

Things to download

IMPORTANT: Unplug all monitor except your primary now! (Both for new installs and updates)
Upgrade path if my El Capitan guide was used
Prerequisites
  • A working El Capitan installation
  • My USB method
  • Mac Pro 6,1 or iMac17,1 SMBIOS
  • A backup of all important data (I also like to live dangerously)
Do the following before updating to Sierra
  1. Clover (Download clover from above, install then restart).
  2. Remove the following from your Clover EFI folder:
    • /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/AppleALC.kext (Currently causes unbootable system on Sierra)
  3. Replace the following with files from Clover Files-10.12.zip:
    • SSDT-HDEF-HDAS-1.aml (/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched)
    • IntelMausiEthernet.kext (/EFI/CLOVER/kext/Other)
  4. Set CsrActiveConfig to 0x67 (Disable SIP).
Update to Sierra
  1. Run the Install macOS Sierra.app
  2. On reboot choose the Install Sierra from Clover screen (add nv_disable=1 flag.
  3. On reboot add nv_disable=1 flag.
  4. You should now be in Sierra, yay!
  5. Install beta nvidia drivers, downloaded above.
  6. If using iMac17,1: run AGDPFix.app
  7. Reboot (You should now have working graphics).
  8. Run audio_cloverALC-120.command for audio.
  9. If using macPro6,1: Unpack freqVectorsEdit.sh-master.zip, run freqVectorsEdit.sh. Choose the option called: 'Mac-65CE76090165799A.plist (iMac17,1)'
  10. Run the following commands (One at a time):
  11. Shutdown your computer.
  12. Plugin your other monitors (DVI may not work currently)
  13. Start the system and enjoy Sierra

BIOS Settings
  • In BIOS Features
    • Fast Boot: Disabled
    • Windows 8/10 Fatures: Windows 8/10
    • CSM Support: Enabled
    • Network Stack: Disabled
  • In Peripherals:
    • Intel Platform Trust Technology: Disabled
    • Initial Display Output: PCIe 1 Slot (Or whatever slot your GFX is in)
    • Legacy USB Support: Enabled
    • XHCI Hand-off: Enabled
    • Port 60/64 Emulation: Disabled
    • In Super IO Configuration:
      • Serial Port 1: Disabled
  • In Chipset:
    • VT-d: Disabled
    • Internal Graphics: Disabled
    • Audio Controller: Enabled
    • PCH LAN Controller: Enabled
    • IOAPIC 24-119 Entries: Enabled

Configure USB ports.
(Credit Scabattoir)
  1. Unpack USB-SSDT.zip
  2. Run USB-SSDT.command (Alt click and press Open)
  3. Use the pictures above to find the ports you need to enable.
  4. Two files (USB-SSDT.aml and SSDT-5.aml) will be saved on your desktop, save these for later.

HSxx (eg. HS01) is USB 2.0
SSxx (eg. SS01) is USB 3.0
You will need to enable both HS and SS if you want USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 on the same port.
Prepare Installer
  1. Insert USB Drive
  2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
  3. Format drive as Name: Untitled, Format: OS X Extended (Journaled), Sheme: GUID Partition Map
  4. Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal and run this command (Your password will not be shown when typing)
  5. Run Clover app from the downloaded ZIP
  6. Choose Change Install Location... and choose your USB
  7. Choose Customize
  8. Enable these flags
    • Install for UEFI booting only
    • Drivers64UEFI
      • OsxAptioFix2Drv-64
      • EmuVariableUefi-64
  9. Choose install
  10. When finished open the EFI partiton -> CLOVER folder
  11. Copy files from Desktop to these places
    • ACPI/patched/SSDT-5.aml
    • ACPI/patched/USB-SSDT.aml
  12. Copy files from Clover Files to these places
    • config.plist
    • kexts/Other/FakeSMC.kext
    • kexts/Other/IntelMausiEthernet.kext
    • kexts/Other/CodecCommander.kext
    • drivers64UEFI/HFSPlus.efi
    • ACPI/patched/XOSI-WIN10.aml
    • ACPI/patched/SSDT-HDEF-HDAS-1.aml
  13. Delete these files and folders
    • kexts/10.*
    • drivers64UEFI/VBoxHfs-64.efi

Ga 970a Ud3 Motherboard


Install Sierra
  1. Insert USB drive Please use one of the black ports near the PS/2 port on the motherboard I/O
  2. Hit F12 and choose UEFI: USB Drive Name
  3. When in Clover, please add the bootflag 'nv_disable=1' (Whitout the quotes), then highlight Boot Mac OS X from USB, hit space and choose Boot verbose
  4. When in the installer, choose your language.
  5. Choose Disk Utility and format the drive you want to install OS X onto.
  6. Close Disk Utility and choose Install OS X
  7. Choose your harddive and hit install
  8. Go take a cup of tea and wait for reboot (This may take up to 30 min)
  9. When in Clover again, if there is no drive with the name you chose in the installer choose Boot Mac OS X from USB again, else choose your drive name. (Remeber to add the 'nv_disable=1' flag again)
  10. If you chose Boot Mac OS X from USB an installer should begin again, take another cup of tea now.
  11. When your chosen drive name shows up in Clover highligt it, hit space and choose verbose boot.
  12. You should now be at the OS X setup screen, choose your username and so on Do not login to your Apple ID at this time.
  13. You should now be at the Desktop, go pet you cat/dog/child/wife/husband/rubberduck.

Post-Installation Configuration
  1. Run Clover installer (Choose the same as before, but also choose Install RC scripts on target volume (To fix missing NVRam))
  2. Copy the same files as for the installer
  3. CPU PM:
    1. Unpack freqVectorsEdit.sh-master.zip, run freqVectorsEdit.sh. Choose the option called: 'Mac-65CE76090165799A.plist (iMac17,1)'
    2. Reboot
    3. Run the ssdtPRGen.sh script that was downloaded earlier (If your CPU is overclocked, add '-turbo xxxx' without the quotes. Ex: '-turbo 4400' for 4.4GHz)
  4. To get HDMI audio run audio_cloverHDMI-110.command Do not do this if you use an Nvidia GPU!
  5. Run the following command to fix long sleep crashes:
  6. If you want to use iMessage, use An iDiot's Guide To iMessage. (Not my idea for the name, that is what it's called). Generate values for MacPro6,1.
  7. Make sure that this variable is NOT removed in config.plist: <key>UseARTFrequency</key> <false/>, it should be present under CPU, but Clover Configurator remove the variable.
  8. Reboot, you should now be able to boot into a working OS X

Setup NVIDIA Graphics
Do all of these steps before rebooting!

Gigabyte 970a D3p Drivers

If you use another Graphics Card, please search the forum for how to setup.
  1. If you use a 9xx series graphics card install the NVIDIA Web Drivers
  2. From Clover Files copy: ACPI/patched/SSDT-HDMI-NVIDIA-PEG0.aml to the same place in your Clover folder.
  3. Reboot

You can now plugin all your monitors (DVI may not work with Nvidia)
Credits

Ga 970a Ud3 Drivers


  • toleda:HDMI/DP fix
  • RehabMan:USB fix & CodecCommander.kext
  • Scabattoir:USB layout
  • ammulder: Sleep fix & guide layout & answering questions
  • Pike R. Alpha:Skylake patch & ssdtPRGen.sh & freqVectorsEdit.sh & USB SSDT idea.
  • tonymacx86:Intel i219-V kext (ethernet fix) & Intel 530 Graphics
  • slim.jim:GPU Black screen Fix
  • vit9696:AppleALC.kext
  • edoardoconti97:DSDT fix for not turning on when inserting/removing USB device after shutdown.
  • Everyone: in the Testing Thread: Skylake Platform in OS X
  • Anyone not listed here who have helped me

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