No SATA disk listed on disk utility during installation process

[snoop-tom]

Hello.

I have an issue when trying to install El Capitan.
When i boot on my installation USB key, i go to the disk utility to format my SSD.
On disk utility, on the left, i don't see any of my sata drive listed, so i can't format it !

 

All my BIOS settings seems to be on the recommended values.

I used the Clover OS X El Capitan USB topic to create my usb key.

I used the config.plist in attachment.

Any clue on any fix ?

Thank you for your help 

 

My conf : 

motherboard : Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3

CPU : Intel Core i7 4790K

Graphics : Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Mini - 4 Go

config.plist.zip

[Allan]

Is AHCI mode enabled in your BIOS?

[snoop-tom]

Yes. I have sata mode selection : ahci

 

Regards

[Allan]

Do you select UEFI or Legacy mode?

[snoop-tom]

During the creation of the key i choosed uefi.

[Allan]

When you choose the USB stick, you select in UEFI mode?

 

E.g: The name "UEFI" appears in USB stick?

[snoop-tom]

Yes absolutly

I can reach the OS X installation. But in the disk utility, where i want to format my ssd drive, no one of my sata devices are listes.

[Allan]

Try this: config.plist.zip

[snoop-tom]

Thank you.

Just tried, and noting change, i still not see my sata disk :/

[chris1111]

You can try this one

 

 

Just change th boot args

nvda_drv=1

for

nv_disable=1  Sorry

 

Edit Typo  nv_disable=1

[snoop-tom]

Merci Chris, t'es un chef.

 

It seems that your plist is working. In the installer i now see my sata disks.

Can you please explain me what is different with your plsit ? It load a specific driver or something ?

 

I would like to understand

 

Thx

[chris1111]

Merci Chris, t'es un chef.

 

It seems that your plist is working. In the installer i now see my sata disks.

Can you please explain me what is different with your plsit ? It load a specific driver or something ?

 

I would like to understand

 

Thx

This is my config for my Dell Precission 690 

its a magic config   

This config helps a lot of user for lots of thing  

Just see the difference with the Default config in the USB Installer 

Just one thing I have not put in is my smbios working I message   

[C.Frio]

Hi 

@chris1111..I saw in your "magic config" you put  only "fake LPC"= true... could be this?

from :clover zetam"

"FakeLPC_0020
Changes the device-id for the LPC chipset device. Needed in very rare cases for non-standard (for Apple) chipsets, like ICH9."

yours

"<key>FakeLPC_2670</key>

<true/>"

 

'cause I have an ga z97x ud3 with the same issue...and I spare it to install win as IDE  instead AHCI option was working..

 

c.frio

[chris1111]

Hi 

@chris1111..I saw in your "magic config" you put  only "fake LPC"= true... could be this?

from :clover zetam"

"FakeLPC_0020

Changes the device-id for the LPC chipset device. Needed in very rare cases for non-standard (for Apple) chipsets, like ICH9."

yours

"<key>FakeLPC_2670</key>

<true/>"

 

'cause I have an ga z97x ud3 with the same issue...and I spare it to install win as IDE  instead AHCI option was working..

 

c.frio

I change for

<key>FakeLPC_2670</key>

 

Because I have only one  thing not fixit to my Precission is

 

a Warning

 

ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::registerLPCDriver - WARNING - LPC device initialization failed: C-state power management not initialized

 

 

This is not fix my problem but is not a real problem, All Dell Precission working like this 

 

Edit***

this is my Info device with DCPI Mnager

 

[C.Frio]

hi

 

what made @snoop-tom... ga z97x begin to work... in your config?

I mean, begin to list Sata drivers...

he wrote..

"It seems that your plist is working. In the installer i now see my sata disks."

 

c.frio

[chris1111]

hi

 

what made @snoop-tom... ga z97x begin to work... in your config?

I mean, begin to list Sata drivers...

he wrote..

"It seems that your plist is working. In the installer i now see my sata disks."

 

c.frio

He has just used the config.plist 

[snoop-tom]

Yep, i just used chris1111 config.plist and my sata disks appeared correctly...

Now i juste finished to install El Capitan, seems to be runnings great for now

 

Thank again chris

[Slice]

@chris1111

[LockDown]

I change for

<key>FakeLPC_2670</key>

 

Because I have only one  thing not fixit to my Precission is

 

a Warning

 

ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::registerLPCDriver - WARNING - LPC device initialization failed: C-state power management not initialized[/size]

 

 

This is not fix my problem but is not a real problem, All Dell Precission working like this 

WTH is FakeLPC_2670 hahahaha

[Allan]

Is because their DevID.

 

[C.Frio]

Hi..

You mean...that "lpc...",is the reason to work on the ga z97x (@snoop...) ?

C.frio

[chris1111]

Hi..

You mean...that "lpc...",is the reason to work on the ga z97x (@snoop...) ?

C.frio

Thats nothing to do with this 

The LPC value change nothing for me and for him

I  can put any value and the result is the same

For me the Warning message is the same with any value

and  the same if I remove totally the FakeLPC

 

Edit** I stay with 2670 because its my LPC Device  

[magnifico]

You can try this one

 

 

 

Just change th boot args

nvda_drv=1

for

nv_disable-1 Sorry

great crazy man

[AppleIIGuy]

nv_disable-1 is an incorrect flag. Use nv_disable=1

[chris1111]

great crazy man

 

Just change th boot args

nvda_drv=1

for

nv_disable=1    Sorry 

Typo correct

nv_disable=1 

   crazy man!!