[SUCCESS] 10.13 GA-Z97-D3H - 4790k - GTX980

theconsumer1 · October 8, 2017

GUIDE: 10.13 GA-Z97-D3H - 4790k - GTX980

(WORKING ON 10.13 SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE AS OF 10/8/17)

(USES APFS - APPLE FILE SYSTEM)

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INTRO:

1) This build uses a USB Soundcard from Amazon and works OOB (see below). I do not use the ALC1150 onboard sound with this build after having tried dozens of solutions to get audio to work. The same result occurrs regardless of what the experts think: sound cuts out after so many minutes of use. Rather than strain my brain over it, call it done and buy the sound card.

2) This build uses APFS - Apple File System. First make sure that your essential applications are able to run on APFS. The last thing you want to do is put in all the effort to install 10.13 and realize you have to reformat (not fun). This guide can be used for standard HFS+ volumes, the difference is the APFS.efi driver doesn't have to be installed to Clover/Drivers64UEFI.

Please post questions below!

COMPONENTS:

GA-Z97-D3H (Rev 1.1, Latest Bios)
Core i7 4790K (OC to 4.6ghz)
MSI GTX 980 4GB OC
16GB 1866mhz HyperX
Samsung 850PRO 256GB SSD
1TB WD
Corsair H110i GTX

ADDITIONAL HARDWARE:

ASUS N13 USB WIFI DONGLE (been using same one since 10.6)
Syba Virtual 7 SD-CM-UAUD71 7.1 Audio USB dongle (i have had 3 of these and work OOB)

WORKING:

Hardware acceleration
App Store
Wifi
Ethernet
CPU Overclock
Speedstep
Sleep
Everything

INSTALLATION:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Download High Sierra from App store
Create a USB (theres plenty of guides around the web that work easily)
Install latest clover - Note: APFS.efi driver required for APFS builds. Place in Driver64UEFI - APFS.efi
IMPORTANT: Don't forget to copy FakeSMC.kext to /EFI/Clover/Kexts/10.13 before installing (if '10.13' folder not there, make a new one)
Before Installing: Enable the following BIOS features and SAVE the profile in case ever lost..

Disable VT-d

Set XHCI to Auto mode

Disable IGFX

Enable XHCI and EHCI handoff

Set SATA Configuration to AHCI

Next, boot from USB and wait til inside installer
Select disk utility, erase the target disk and format APFS
Install

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1. INSTALL ETHERNET KEXT

AppleIntelE1000e.kext.zip Place in ~System/Library/Extensions
Repair cache and permission with Kext Utility.app.zip
Reboot <-----

2. INSTALL ASUS USB WIFI KEXT

Do NOT use Asus supplied drivers------more info: Asus N13 USB Guide.
Download: RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext.zip - Place in System/Library/Extensions
Download: DWA-140WirelessUtility.prefPane.zip - Install to Users>Username>Library>Preference Panes
Note: I couldn't get the pane to install in System>Library>Preference Panes for some reason
Repair permissions/cache with Kext Utility
Reboot <-----

3. INSTALL CLOVER BOOTLOADER

Download latest Clover Bootloader at sourcefourge.net
Custom Settings - Check Install for UEFI Booting Only, Install Clover in the ESP.
Select Drivers 64 UEFI: Check cmsvideo, emuvariable, aptiofix2, partitiondxe (NOTE: Just copy my EFI Drivers to Clover Drivers64Uefi Folder - drivers64UEFI.zip
Download my config file: config.plist.zip
Install at EFI>Clover
Make sure FakeSMC.kext is at EFI/Clover/Kexts/10.13 (make 10.13 folder if its missing)
Reboot

4. DOWNLOAD NVIDIA WEB DRIVERS

Check build number. As of 10/2017, original mac app store High Sierra build 17A365 has been changed to build 17A405 and requires a different set of web drivers if you updated with the "Supplemental Update" apple just released to patch some things. Build 17A365 web drivers will cause BOOT LOOP! Must install correct drivers.
Download drivers for your build number here: Nvidia Web Drivers
Install drivers - if you get an error during install, simply proceed.
Repair permissions, reboot
If the system boots fine with graphics working in full acceleration, then finished.
If the system hangs or boots to black screen at login, then boot safe mode with -x
In safe mode, install the following kexts: nvidia kexts.zip
Repair permissions, reboot

5. VERIFICATION

Check to see if TRIM support is enabled in System Information (it should be if you used my config file, if not enabled, see guide: Enable Trim on Mac SSDs
Open App Store and see if it will let you log in. if not, navigate to MAC SSD/Library/Preferences/System Configuration
Delete network interfaces.plist

Reboot and App Store should work, also DPCI manager should show 'En 0' for ethernet.
Generate SSDT for CPU - required even if not overclocked. See guide here: overclocking guide
DSDT: I had a DSDT generated back when Yosemite was latest - had an intelligent OSX86.net forum member make it for me - not sure why I need it but I still use it. You can download it here for the Z97 D3H board: DSDT.aml.zip
Verify speedstep is working with Intel Powder Gadget or HW Monitor

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KNOWN ISSUES:

1) System hibernates and does not wake, causing the user to hard reset the system. This has been prevalent in the last 3 versions of MacOS

SOLUTION:

Disable Wake on Lan (now called Wake for ethernet network access) in system pref

Disable Power Nap in system pref.

Run terminal command pmset -g

Make sure hibernate mode = 0, if not, run command: sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

Set darkwake=no in Clover Config (adjusted in attached config file)

PERFORMANCE:

Geekbench 64bit: 19589 score

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APPRECIATION:

Thanks for Insanelymac forum for all the help! Also, thanks to OSX86.net and many others in the community that allow us to keep the show rolling with hackintosh! Submit any questions below.

--- theconsumer1