Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hello I have everything working except USB 3.0. It does work sometimes, sometimes it stops during copying, sometimes HDDs dont mount etc... USB 2.0 ports work always. I read a lot into this already http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/10-11-0-10-11-3-skylake-starter-guide.179221/ BUT I have not "enough" entries to make the steps as describe in that topic! Can you help me fix my USB ports, so they all work and dont corrupt data files/stop copying? Thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 see this topic and download the EFI folder I posted. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309352-el-capitan-on-ga-z170x-gaming-5/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Unfortunately nothing changed, got the exact same things now in my EFI folder! USB 3.0 still working half time... posted the wrong link before, here is the right one http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/10-11-0-10-11-3-skylake-starter-guide.179221/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 As you can see I have the exact same mainboard and CPU and all my USB ports are working. Have you read the instructions I posted on my topic? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Of course! I did everything as described! Very strange now: OSX says: USB device needs power...? Never saw this before Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Use clover configurator to edit your config.plist Under Devices check USB inject=yes, Fix Ownership=yes, HighCurrent=yes see if it fixes your USB problem Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 No it doesnt change anything Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Which ports do you use BackPanel USB ports or FrontPanel USB ports? Because some times when I plug a USB 3.0 device to my front panel USB ports I get the same error but not always. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Front and back! Problem is: USB 3.0 starts copying when the HDD is recognized and after a few minutes it just hangs...Did you every try 5 or 6 HDDs? Because with only one HDD USB 3.0 works fine... There is something very wrong with this setup Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I tested every port and plunged in every hard disk I had at the same time and there are several internal hard disks as well. The only problem I encounter was when I leave the system idle after few minutes finder freezes so I disables "Put hard disks to sleep when possible" in energy saver. After that everything looks normal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vusun123 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 If you use Rehabman's USBInjectAll and have this problem, add -uia_exclude_xhc to the boot args of your config.plist Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 where exactly should I write that in? Like that? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I suppose so. That's were you add additional boot arguments. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah - doesnt change anything Or does that need to go in another plist? I put it in the EFi/CLOVER/plist one Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 send me your config.plist so I can take a look and see if can help you out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thank you a LOT for your help This is the EFI/CLOVER/config.plist one config.plist.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 But tell me first, have you updated the BIOS to F5 version and which version of Mac OS X you are running? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yes F5 BIOS. 11.5 since yesterday. 11.3 before. But no difference at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It's ok I need this info because there are some settings here which are no longer needed in 10.11.4 and newer I just wanted to make sure that I don't mess things up for you. And just to make sure is XHCI is enabled in BIOS. Fingers crossed Hope it solves the problem. config.plist.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Soooooooo! Still doesnt work BUT - very interesting. Before my USB speed was (external raid) about 300MB/s, now it is only 100MB/s. It worked for 40GB of copying now instead of 5-6 as before but...not really better Strange world EDIT: It seems that all other USB devices work (normal HDDs) except this RAID (just an IcyDock 2 disk enclosure with USB 3.0) AND an SSD in an external SSD reader. Otherwise everything seems to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 It is strange indeed!!! How many USB devices are connected at a same time? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Ding Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 So I tried everything now. Even if only one is connected - this SSD will not be recognized (instantly on macbook pro) and the Dual-Disk-"Raid" gets recognized most of the time but stops responding in finder after a few gigs. It starts with 300MB/sec and suddenly stops now. The rest works. ---? I use you config.plist, BIOS settings triple-checked...no idea! and this remedy seems extremely complicated http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/10-11-0-10-11-3-skylake-starter-guide.179221/(scroll down to usb), I dont even get it! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312398-ga-z170x-gaming-5-i6700k-usb30-not-working/#findComment-2241263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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