por Mi incursión hacia este dispositivo viene gracias a mi mujer que detestaba los pcs, y amaba Mac, cosa extraña, puesto que sólo había tocado uno. Así que de primeras le hice con un Hack por software, y se exasperaba con los updates que reventaban su sistema, hasta que con un poco de dinero, me hice con un Imac de 20" de segunda mano para ella, que ahora lo disfruta a su manera y sin problemas. Y yo para enseñarle el funcionamiento de las cosas y sin quitarle de delante de su pantalla y yo en la mia, me hice con este dispositivo, en el verano del 2009, aún cuando por aquellos entonces había mucha y mucha gente hablando de robos, timos, engaños, etc, etc., y yo desde ese mismo día, he sacado la cara por ellos, la sacaré, y siempre diré la verdad, por varios motivos, primero porque funciona como dicen, segundo porque funcionan con lo que dicen, y tercero mejoran las cosas con lo que dicen. Hay updates para ampliar tarjetas gráficas, placas bases, nuevos sockets, etc, y como no, también hay algunas (no tantas) veces que puede tener un funcionamiento raro, cosa que se solventa apagando el ordenador, desconectar el dispositivo y se vuelve a poner y se enciende el ordenador.
La cara de escepticismo que puedes poner, si vienes de un pc e instalar OSX y ves que siguiendo las indicaciones (que más tarde explicaremos) que indican para poder instalar y ver que funciona, que el sistema sea estable, que puedes hacerle updates sin peligros, hacer una copia con time machine y restaurar sin complicacion alguna....
Amigos de Mac, de PCs abierto a nuevas experiencias y en general gente con inquietudes o necesidades que lleguen a la necesidad de tener Mac OS X en un PC gracias a EFI-X de ASEM.
Intentaremos explicar como funciona EFI-X con los conocimientos que poco a poco reunamos entre todos y para empezar una breve explicación de EFI-X y sus diferencias con la EFI original de Apple o el Hackintosh por software.
INSTALACIÓN FÁCIL DENTRO DE PLACA BASE-- SISTEMA DE DESARROLLO
Para empezar, como su nombre indica EFI-X es una EFI de arranque muy parecida al original de Apple pero con modificaciones que la hacen un autentico todo terreno, por ejemplo en una EFI original de Apple de, concretamente de un MacPro del 2009, solo admite las gráficas de Nvidia GT 120 y la ATI HD 4870 y ninguna otra tarjeta, con eso Apple siempre a conseguido hacer que sus maquinas den los menos problemas posibles pero dejándolas obsoletas $ en menos de 5 años aprox. Lo que hace EFI-X, que no hace Hackintosh por software, es adjuntar todas las tarjetas y demás componentes para que uno mismo pueda montar un Mac os según necesidades y poder de adquisición, también es verdad que eso le ha llevado mucho tiempo implementar todo y por ello clientes que no han leído las especificaciones se han quejado, lo cual casi no pasa hoy en día porque nos dan un abanico muy grande y su simpleza de montaje lo hace irresistible.
LISTA DE COMPATIBILIDAD
DE HARDWARE EXISTENTE CON EFIX:
(actualizado 04/07/12)
Seguimos en construcción.....
Para instalar OSX con Efi-x es IMPRESCINDIBLE tener el DVD retail. No se da soporte a distribuciones modificadas ni por el usuario ni por nadie. Tampoco sirve el dvd que viene cuando compras un ordenador nuevo.
INSTALACION DE LION EN EFIX 1.1 (al menos en la 1.7 no lo sé, puesto que no lo he podido comprobar). IMPRESCINDIBLE estár en Snow Leopard 10.6.7 como mínimo para preparar el proceso de instalación de Lion, de otro modo no funciona.
1. To make invisible files visible in system.
Open "Terminal" and type 2 commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE (enter)
killall Finder (enter)
2) Click with the right mouse button on the Installer icon of the Mac OS X Lion installer and choice "Show Content"
3) Open the image file with double click:
/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg (enter)
4) A new disk will appear, and inside of it you will find the file: basesystem.dmg
Copy it to any convenient place for you.
5) With help of "Disk Utility" recover it (basesystem.dmg) on the empty USB Flash-Memory
(GUID HFS+)
6) After finishing step 5, please replace folder Packages on your Flash-Memory, located in folder /System/Installation/ with the folder Packages located in your InstallESD.dmg
7) If in the root of Flash you don't have file mach_kernel, so just copy it from opened InstallESD.dmg
8) Delete file kernelcache, located on your USB Flash-Memory
from /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/
9) Make invisible files which shall be normally invisible:
Open Teminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE. (presionar enter)
killall Finder (enter)
La instalación de Lion en un ordenador con efi-x 3.0, 3.1 o 4.0, se hace como un mac original, restauras el dmg sobre un pendrive, una partición de un disco duro o un dvd y lo puedes instalar directamente desde el GUI del efi-x. Es muy fácil y muy sencillo.
Contacto con ASEM
Via Skype: abc19222
Website: http://www.art-studios.net
Website para comprarlo: http://es.efix-shop.com/
Foro Oficial Efi-x: forum.efi-x.com (Hay que estar registrado para escribir) El proceso de registro anteriormente, ahora no lo sé, era aparte de lento, algo caótico. Tardaban mucho en activar la cuenta en el foro, por eso, si os registrais, os ruego que me lo notifiqueis y poder hablar con los administradores y moderadores y que os agilicen el alta de la cuenta para poder escribir en el foro de Asem.
En la actualidad se vende exclusivamente el efi-x 4.0.
NOTICIA IMPORTANTE: TANTO EFIX 1.1 COMO 1.7 NO PUEDEN INSTALAR MOUNTAIN LION, AL MENOS BAJO SOPORTE DE ASEM. ULTIMO SISTEMA OPERATIVO QUE PODRÍAN INSTALAR ES LION.
Jar-Jar escribió:Ladies & Gentelmans...... Con todos ustedes.... Efi-x 4.0
Aqui os dejo los firmware chanelog de cada una de las versiones con las modificaciones correspondientes. Evidentemente que no están todos los updates (sobre todo en los efi-x 1.1 y 1.7, entre otras cosas porque desde el firmware 9 ya permitian la instalación de Lion).
VERSION 4.0
EFiX V4.0 list of changes
Version 1.23.21 (09 Feb 2013):
* Improved compatibility between Ivy Bridge CPU's and Mac OS X 10.8 by resolving bugs and limitations of Mac OS 10.8 related to the Ivy Bridge CPU's support.
Note: This bug caused "endless" booting of Mac OS 10.8 on motherboards equipped with Ivy Bridge CPU's.
Visually: Gray Screen with Mac OS 10.8 logo and round, "endless" rotated loading icon.
* Resolved problems related to support of ASUS motherboard P8H67-M by correcting ASUS motherboard BiOS bugs.
* Resolved a bug which caused a gray or black screen after successful installation at spare partition or plain HDD on some of personal computers / motherboards.
Note: This bug appeared on some machines when Mac OS 10.8.2 was installed not as an update for 10.6 or 10.7, but as a new installation at a new partition or plain HDD only.
Version 1.22.20 (01 Feb 2013):
* Resolved problems related to support of Intel motherboard DX58SO.
* Resolved a bug which caused black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
Version 1.21.19 (12 Jan 2013):
* Add support for Asrock motherboard H77 Pro4/MVP.
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT.
* Add support for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series Video Card.
Version 1.20.19 (16 Nov 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte motherboards GA-Z77X-UP5 TH and GA-H61M-S2PV
* Add support for Msi motherboards Z68A-GD65 (B3) and Z68A-GD65 (G3)
* Add beta support for GeForce 600 Series
Info: GeForce 600 Series can correctly work only for Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later.
* Improved audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for some motherboards.
Version 1.19.18 (26 Oct 2012):
* Resolved issues with Asus P6X58D PREMIUM
Version 1.18.18 (20 Oct 2012):
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P5K-SE.
* Improved system stability.
Info: Add support for configurations where memory have more than 8 physical modules.
Info: fixed issue on ASUS motherboards which appeared while using in connection with NVidia GPU.
Version 1.17.17 (17 Oct 2012):
* Update support for the build-in graphic card module.
Info: Fixed crashes when build-in card were present.
Set booting priority for External graphic cards.
* Add support for motherboard ASUS Z9PE-D8 Workstation
Please take note, that some controllers may not work without additional drivers.
Version 1.16.17 (16 Oct 2012):
* Resolved compatibility issues with ASUS P9X79 Pro under Mac OS X 10.6.3 caused by BiOS bugs
Version 1.16.16 (9 Oct 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H motherboard.
* Resolved issues with Asus P7P55D Deluxe.
Version 1.16.15 (28 Sep 2012):
* Resolved issues caused by ASUS BiOS version 2104 on P9X79 Pro.
Version 1.15.13 (21 September 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X on ASUS X79 motherboards.
Info: The failure of support was caused by ASUS new BiOS update. Some of motherboards were delievered direct with a new update which caused crashes and incompatibility to Mac OS.
All issues introduced by ASUS new BiOS update were resolved with help of ASEM R&D and this EFiX firmware release.
* Add support for Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
* Add support for OEM Genuine Computer System based on Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
Version 1.14.12
* Add support for Shuttle SX79R5 & SH61R4 computer systems.
* Resolved compatibility issue with Intel CPU Build-In graphic cards for Shuttle SH61R4 systems and for PC's in general.
Version 1.12.10 (21 July 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 on some H77, Z77 and X79 motherboards.
Version 1.10.10 (16 July 2012):
* Resolved Mac OS X 10.7.4 booting issues on ASUS X58 motherboards.
Version 1.10.9 (6 July 2012):
*Add new Memory Equilibrium plug-in.
This plug-in offers an extended support for Integrated Memory Controllers on:
Intel Ivy Bridge,
Intel Sandy Bridge,
Intel Nehalem CPU’s and
Intel Westmere CPU’s.
*Additionally added support for older memory controllers:
(Intel 945, 965, P35 - P45 chipsets)
Detailed support for older controllers:
"Intel i945P/G"
"Intel i945GM/PM"
"Intel i945GME"
"Intel i955X"
"Intel i975X"
"Intel i946PL/GZ"
"Intel Q963/Q965"
"Intel P965/G965"
"Intel GM965/GL960"
"Intel GME965/GLE960"
"Intel PM/GM45/47"
"Intel Q35"
"Intel P35/G33"
"Intel Q33"
"Intel X38/X48"
"Intel 3200/3210"
"Intel Q45/Q43"
"Intel P45/G45"
"Intel G41"
Version 1.8.9 (30 June 2012):
* Add support for following MSi motherboards:
H77MA-S40
H77MA-G43
X79A-GD65
X79A-SD40
X79MA-SD40
X79MA-GD45
Z77A-S01
Z77MA-G45
Z77A-GD80
Z77A-G43
Z77A-GD55
Z77A-S40
X79A-GD45
X79A-GD65 (8D)
Z77A-G45
Z77A-S02
Z77A-G41
Z77A-G43 V2
B75A-G43
B75MA-P45
Big Bang-XPower II
ZH77A-G43
ZH77A-S01
Version 1.8.8 (28 June 2012):
* Add support for MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard
Version 1.8.7 (21 June 2012):
* Add a new EFiX™ system plug-in, a unique diagnostic system, developed by ASEM.
Info:
This diagnostic subsystem was designed in order to detect issues and failures in software,
operating systems and hardware and helps to find faster a solution in case of a problem is detected.
This subsystem is a base plug-in and an idea, which will be continuously further developed.
Version 1.7.6 (17 June 2012):
* Add extensive Ivy Bridge CPUs support for Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
* Resolved issue with “unknown CPU” under Mac OS X while using Ivy Bridge CPUs
Version 1.6.6 (14 June 2012):
* Add support for Ivy Bridge CPUs:
Core i7: 3770K / 3770 / 3770S / 3770T
Core i5: 3570K / 3570 / 3570S / 3575S / 3570T / 3550 / 3550 S / 3475S / 3470 / 3470S /3470T/ 3450 / 3450S / 3330 / 3330S
Core i3: 3240 / 3225 / 3220
Xeon E3 12XX series
Info:
Please note that this Firmware release fixes the architecture bugs in Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
Supported Mac OS 10.6 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Supported Mac OS 10.7 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Remark:
Under Mac OS X 10.7 (64Bit only) the CPU may be detected in system profiler as : “unknown CPU”.
Please ignore this message in system profiler.
Our R&D team is working on this issue already and will release solution in one of the next firmware updates.
Version 1.5.6 (8 June 2012):
* Improved memory (RAM) detection algorithm.
The new algorithm detects memory characteristics in different modes, which is a very useful feature for overclockers and extreme PC users.
* Add audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for:
Gigabyte motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77, X79 chipset, ASUS motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77
and for ASUS series P8Z77, P8H77, P8C, P8B75. Additionally for Gigabyte GA-P75-D3
* Corrected BiOS compatibility issues for:
Asus P8Z77-V LE, Asus P8Z77-M PRO and Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3.
Version 1.4.6 (5 June 2012):
* Fix problems with Asus P8H67-M BIOS when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3702 version.
* Resolved issues with Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3
Version 1.3.4 (31 May 2012):
* Add support for Acer Aspire E700 desktop system
* Add media booting support for Intel 82801HR Raid Controller
(This feature doesnt give you possibility to boot in Raid mode, but to use this controller in order to boot in IDE / AHCi modes only)
* Improved support for older, non-fermi NVIDIA GPU
Version 1.2.3 (25 May 2012):
* Add support for MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard
* Improved system type detection and generation
(Add recognition for Mac Pro 5.1 system)
* Improved support for following motherboards:
ASUS Rampage III Formula
ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z
* Resolved a rare issue related to the CD/DVD-ROM device detection under EFiX Booting Manager system.
Version 1.1.2 (19 May 2012):
* Supported new series of motherboards
Gigabyte
G1.Assassin 2
G1.Sniper 3
G1.Sniper M3
GA-B75-D3V
GA-B75M-D3H
GA-B75M-D3V
GA-P75-D3
GA-P75-D3P
GA-H77-D3H-MVP
GA-H77-D3H
GA-H77-DS3H
GA-H77M-D3H
GA-Z77-D3H
GA-Z77-DS3H
GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP
GA-Z77M-D3H
GA-Z77MX-D3H
GA-Z77P-D3
GA-Z77X-D3H
GA-Z77X-UD5H
GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI
GA-X79-UD3
GA-X79-UD5
GA-X79-UD7
Asus
MAXIMUS V GENE
SABERTOOTH Z77
P8H75-M
P8H75-M LE
P8H75-V
P8Z77-M
P8Z77 WS
P8Z77-I DELUXE
P8Z77-M PRO
P8Z77-V
P8Z77-V DELUXE
P8Z77-V LE PLUS
P8Z77-V LE
P8Z77-V LK
P8Z77-V LX
P8Z77-V PRO
P8H77-I
P8H77-M
P8H77-M LE
P8H77-M PRO
P8H77-V
P8H77-V LE
P8C WS
P9Z79
P9Z79 PRO
P9Z79 DELUXE
P9Z79 WS
P9X79
P9X79 PRO
P9X79 DELUXE
P9X79 WS
MSI
X79A-GD45 (MS-7760)
Version 1.1.1 (15 May 2012):
* Improved detect of SATA(IDE) drives under Mac OS X system.
* Fix problems with P67 Sabertooth when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3209 version.
VERSION 3.1
EFiX V3.1 list of changes
Version 2.31.30 (09 Feb 2013):
* Improved compatibility between Ivy Bridge CPU's and Mac OS X 10.8 by resolving bugs and limitations of Mac OS 10.8 related to the Ivy Bridge CPU's support.
Note: This bug caused "endless" booting of Mac OS 10.8 on motherboards equipped with Ivy Bridge CPU's.
Visually: Gray Screen with Mac OS 10.8 logo and round, "endless" rotated loading icon.
* Resolved problems related to support of ASUS motherboard P8H67-M by correcting ASUS motherboard BiOS bugs.
* Resolved a bug which caused a gray or black screen after successful installation at spare partition or plain HDD on some of personal computers / motherboards.
Note: This bug appeared on some machines when Mac OS 10.8.2 was installed not as an update for 10.6 or 10.7, but as a new installation at a new partition or plain HDD only.
Version 2.30.29 (01 Feb 2013):
* Resolved problems related to support of Intel motherboard DX58SO.
* Resolved a bug which caused black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
Version 2.29.28 (12 Jan 2013):
* Add support for Asrock motherboard H77 Pro4/MVP.
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT.
* Add support for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series Video Card.
Version 2.28.28 (16 Nov 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte motherboards GA-Z77X-UP5 TH and GA-H61M-S2PV
* Add support for Msi motherboards Z68A-GD65 (B3) and Z68A-GD65 (G3)
* Add beta support for GeForce 600 Series
Info: GeForce 600 Series can correctly work only for Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later.
* Improved audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for some motherboards.
Version 2.27.27 (26 Oct 2012):
* Resolved issues with Asus P6X58D PREMIUM
Version 2.26.27 (20 Oct 2012):
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P5K-SE.
* Improved system stability.
Info: Add support for configurations where memory have more than 8 physical modules.
Info: fixed issue on ASUS motherboards which appeared while using in connection with NVidia GPU.
Version 2.25.26 (17 Oct 2012):
* Update support for the build-in graphic card module.
Info: Fixed crashes when build-in card were present.
Set booting priority for External graphic cards.
* Add support for motherboard ASUS Z9PE-D8 Workstation
Please take note, that some controllers may not work without additional drivers.
Version 2.24.26 (16 Oct 2012):
* Resolved compatibility issues with ASUS P9X79 Pro under Mac OS X 10.6.3 caused by BiOS bugs
Version 2.24.25 (9 Oct 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H motherboard.
* Resolved issues with Asus P7P55D Deluxe.
Version 2.24.24 (21 September 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X on ASUS X79 motherboards.
Info: The failure of support was caused by ASUS new BiOS update. Some of motherboards were delievered direct with a new update which caused crashes and incompatibility to Mac OS.
All issues introduced by ASUS new BiOS update were resolved with help of ASEM R&D and this EFiX firmware release.
* Add support for Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
* Add support for OEM Genuine Computer System based on Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
Version 2.23.23
* Add support for Shuttle SX79R5 & SH61R4 computer systems.
* Resolved compatibility issue with Intel CPU Build-In graphic cards for Shuttle SH61R4 systems and for PC's in general.
Version 2.21.22 (21 July 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 on some H77, Z77 and X79 motherboards.
Version 2.20.22 (16 July 2012):
* Resolved Mac OS X 10.7.4 booting issues on ASUS X58 motherboards.
Version 2.20.21 (6 July 2012):
*Add new Memory Equilibrium plug-in.
This plug-in offers an extended support for Integrated Memory Controllers on:
Intel Ivy Bridge,
Intel Sandy Bridge,
Intel Nehalem CPU’s and
Intel Westmere CPU’s.
*Additionally added support for older memory controllers:
(Intel 945, 965, P35 - P45 chipsets)
Detailed support for older controllers:
"Intel i945P/G"
"Intel i945GM/PM"
"Intel i945GME"
"Intel i955X"
"Intel i975X"
"Intel i946PL/GZ"
"Intel Q963/Q965"
"Intel P965/G965"
"Intel GM965/GL960"
"Intel GME965/GLE960"
"Intel PM/GM45/47"
"Intel Q35"
"Intel P35/G33"
"Intel Q33"
"Intel X38/X48"
"Intel 3200/3210"
"Intel Q45/Q43"
"Intel P45/G45"
"Intel G41"
Version 2.18.21 (30 June 2012):
* Add support for following MSi motherboards:
H77MA-S40
H77MA-G43
X79A-GD65
X79A-SD40
X79MA-SD40
X79MA-GD45
Z77A-S01
Z77MA-G45
Z77A-GD80
Z77A-G43
Z77A-GD55
Z77A-S40
X79A-GD45
X79A-GD65 (8D)
Z77A-G45
Z77A-S02
Z77A-G41
Z77A-G43 V2
B75A-G43
B75MA-P45
Big Bang-XPower II
ZH77A-G43
ZH77A-S01
Version 2.18.20 (28 June 2012):
* Add support for MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard
Version 2.18.19 (21 June 2012):
* Add a new EFiX™ system plug-in, a unique diagnostic system, developed by ASEM.
Info:
This diagnostic subsystem was designed in order to detect issues and failures in software,
operating systems and hardware and helps to find faster a solution in case of a problem is detected.
This subsystem is a base plug-in and an idea, which will be continuously further developed.
Version 2.17.18 (17 June 2012):
* Add extensive Ivy Bridge CPUs support for Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
* Resolved issue with “unknown CPU” under Mac OS X while using Ivy Bridge CPUs
Version 2.16.18 (14 June 2012):
* Add support for Ivy Bridge CPUs:
Core i7: 3770K / 3770 / 3770S / 3770T
Core i5: 3570K / 3570 / 3570S / 3575S / 3570T / 3550 / 3550 S / 3475S / 3470 / 3470S /3470T/ 3450 / 3450S / 3330 / 3330S
Core i3: 3240 / 3225 / 3220
Xeon E3 12XX series
Info:
Please note that this Firmware release fixes the architecture bugs in Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
Supported Mac OS 10.6 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Supported Mac OS 10.7 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Remark:
Under Mac OS X 10.7 (64Bit only) the CPU may be detected in system profiler as : “unknown CPU”.
Please ignore this message in system profiler.
Our R&D team is working on this issue already and will release solution in one of the next firmware updates.
Version 2.15.18 (8 June 2012):
* Improved memory (RAM) detection algorithm.
The new algorithm detects memory characteristics in different modes, which is a very useful feature for overclockers and extreme PC users.
* Add audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for:
Gigabyte motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77, X79 chipset, ASUS motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77
and for ASUS series P8Z77, P8H77, P8C, P8B75. Additionally for Gigabyte GA-P75-D3
* Corrected BiOS compatibility issues for:
Asus P8Z77-V LE, Asus P8Z77-M PRO and Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3.
Version 2.14.18 (5 June 2012):
* Fix problems with Asus P8H67-M BIOS when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3702 version.
* Resolved issues with Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3
Version 2.13.17 (31 May 2012):
* Add support for Acer Aspire E700 desktop system
* Add media booting support for Intel 82801HR Raid Controller
(This feature doesnt give you possibility to boot in Raid mode, but to use this controller in order to boot in IDE / AHCi modes only)
* Improved support for older, non-fermi NVIDIA GPU
Version 2.12.16 (25 May 2012):
* Add support for MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard
* Improved system type detection and generation
(Add recognition for Mac Pro 5.1 system)
* Improved support for following motherboards:
ASUS Rampage III Formula
ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z
* Resolved a rare issue related to the CD/DVD-ROM device detection under EFiX Booting Manager system.
Version 2.11.15 (19 May 2012):
* Supported new series of motherboards
Gigabyte
G1.Assassin 2
G1.Sniper 3
G1.Sniper M3
GA-B75-D3V
GA-B75M-D3H
GA-B75M-D3V
GA-P75-D3
GA-P75-D3P
GA-H77-D3H-MVP
GA-H77-D3H
GA-H77-DS3H
GA-H77M-D3H
GA-Z77-D3H
GA-Z77-DS3H
GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP
GA-Z77M-D3H
GA-Z77MX-D3H
GA-Z77P-D3
GA-Z77X-D3H
GA-Z77X-UD5H
GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI
GA-X79-UD3
GA-X79-UD5
GA-X79-UD7
Asus
MAXIMUS V GENE
SABERTOOTH Z77
P8H75-M
P8H75-M LE
P8H75-V
P8Z77-M
P8Z77 WS
P8Z77-I DELUXE
P8Z77-M PRO
P8Z77-V
P8Z77-V DELUXE
P8Z77-V LE PLUS
P8Z77-V LE
P8Z77-V LK
P8Z77-V LX
P8Z77-V PRO
P8H77-I
P8H77-M
P8H77-M LE
P8H77-M PRO
P8H77-V
P8H77-V LE
P8C WS
P9Z79
P9Z79 PRO
P9Z79 DELUXE
P9Z79 WS
P9X79
P9X79 PRO
P9X79 DELUXE
P9X79 WS
MSI
X79A-GD45 (MS-7760)
Version 2.11.14 (15 May 2012):
* Improved detect of SATA(IDE) drives under Mac OS X system.
* Fix problems with P67 Sabertooth when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3209 version.
Version 2.10.13 (7 May 2012):
* Updated NetEquilibrium plug-in (Alpha version) and added support of Intel wired ethernet cards.
List of supported ethernet cards:
Intel 82562x
Intel 82566x
Intel 82567x
Intel 82571x
Intel 82572x
Intel 82573x
Intel 82574x
Intel 82577x
Intel 82578x
Intel 82579x
Version 2.9.12 (16 Apr 2012):
* Major fixes for Rampage II Gene.
* P8Z68V Gen3 alpha fix to improve loading of the system.
Version 2.9.11 (9 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a kernel panic in the built-in graphics module under Mac OS X Lion.
Version 2.9.10 (7 Apr 2012):
* Addition support for P7P55-WS SuperComputer motherboard.
* Added sound support for ASUS series.
(Codec AD2000B)
* Alpha fix for not built-in sound cards.
Version 2.8.9 (3 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a bug with black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
* Revisited some P5Q series motherboards.
Version 2.8.8 (16 March 2012):
* Fixed bug in Mac OS X, which was introduced by Apple developers in 10.7.3 and caused support loss for WiFi IC Atheros AR928X.
Info: This feature is availble for EFiX users only,
Users of Mac OS on Apple branded hardware have to wait until Apple will fix this problem.
Warning! Original Apple system users can not have this feature working now, only EFiX users.
* Added support for Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3G motherboard.
Info: On Users request
* Enabled the Audio Equilibrium plug-in for SABERTOOTH P67 motherboard.
Info: On Users request
Version 2.7.7 (06 March 2012):
* Supported new MSI Z68MA-G43 (G3) motherboard.
* Fixed bug with loading ASUS branded motherboards like Maximus IV Exterme-Z, Maximus IV Gene-Z.
* Resolved DVD/CD drive undetection in IDE modes on GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard.
Version 1.5.6 (29 Feb 2012):
* Reconfigured the audio mixer in Audio Equilibrium plug-in.
Resolved high noise in audio output.
* Resolved a system hang in Mac OS X which lead to problems with NVidia Quadro FX graphic card series.
Version 1.4.5 (23 Feb 2012):
Giant MileStone Firmware
* Add support for just few days ago announced wonderful Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
We are ahead of our times for you.
Enjoy the Preview revisions of Mac OS X 10.8 on your EFiX System.
* Add support for Multi OS on one media.
This amazing feature allows you now to install Mac OS X and Windows on one HDD. Save space and your money - We think for you.
Version 1.3.4 (20 Feb 2012):
* Resolved issues and bugs in Mac OS X 10.7 which lead to problems with NVidia 5xx graphic card series:
NVidia GTX 560 Ti;
NVidia GTX 560;
NVidia GTX 570;
NVidia GTX 580;
NVidia GTX 590 (ALPHA only, may not work for some cards).
* Resolved bug in NVidia drivers for graphic cards based on Fermi video-architecture.
Info: This bug caused system freezes of the installer and OS under Mac OS X.
* Resolved issues with MSi Z68MA-ED55.
Info: This motherboard didnt boot up till this firmware correctly to Mac OS X Lion.
* Add alpha support for ASUS Z8PE-D18.
Info: This is first DUAL CPU motherboard supported by EFiX.
Note: Network driver not included yet.
Version 1.2.3 (11 Feb 2012):
* Resolved PCi-system bug in Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
Info: This Mac OS bug affected entire system, however mostly was visible when using Mac OS X on Sandy Bridge CPU based motherboards only.
* Resolved support issues for Sandy Bridge CPU based motherboards produced by ASUS.
* Resolved MSi H61, Z68, P67 etc. support issues
Info: Mac OS crashed or freezes on Sandy Bridge CPU based MSi motherboards.
* Fixed Network Equilibrium bug which caused the supported on-board Network cards to fail under Mac OS 10.7.2 and higher.
* Added support for OEM and Industrial XEON CPU versions
* Resolved support for OEM XEON CPUs on ASUS P6T motherboards
* Resolved booting issues for 64Bit mode of Mac OS 10.6.3 on ASUS P6T motherboards
Version 1.1.2 (03 Feb 2012):
* Resolved Audio Equilibrium plug-in kernel panic, which appeared on Gigabyte Z68 motherboards with dual codecs.
Improved detection system of all supported audio codecs.
Additional minor fixes, tweaks and optimizations of audio plug-in.
* Net Equilibrium plug-in speed optimizations.
Note: If you had problems with SMB connection speed, so please check this update.
Please activate the Jumbo frames support in Mac OS X system in order to achieve a maximum performance of your network interface.
VERSION 3.0
EFiX V3.0 list of changes
Version 4.47.45 (09 Feb 2013):
* Improved compatibility between Ivy Bridge CPU's and Mac OS X 10.8 by resolving bugs and limitations of Mac OS 10.8 related to the Ivy Bridge CPU's support.
Note: This bug caused "endless" booting of Mac OS 10.8 on motherboards equipped with Ivy Bridge CPU's.
Visually: Gray Screen with Mac OS 10.8 logo and round, "endless" rotated loading icon.
* Resolved problems related to support of ASUS motherboard P8H67-M by correcting ASUS motherboard BiOS bugs.
* Resolved a bug which caused a gray or black screen after successful installation at spare partition or plain HDD on some of personal computers / motherboards.
Note: This bug appeared on some machines when Mac OS 10.8.2 was installed not as an update for 10.6 or 10.7, but as a new installation at a new partition or plain HDD only.
Version 4.46.44 (01 Feb 2013):
* Resolved problems related to support of Intel motherboard DX58SO.
* Resolved a bug which caused black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
Version 4.45.43 (12 Jan 2013):
* Add support for Asrock motherboard H77 Pro4/MVP.
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT.
* Add support for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series Video Card.
Version 4.44.43 (16 Nov 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte motherboards GA-Z77X-UP5 TH and GA-H61M-S2PV
* Add support for Msi motherboards Z68A-GD65 (B3) and Z68A-GD65 (G3)
* Add beta support for GeForce 600 Series
Info: GeForce 600 Series can correctly work only for Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later.
* Improved audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for some motherboards.
Version 4.43.42 (26 Oct 2012):
* Resolved issues with Asus P6X58D PREMIUM
Version 4.42.42 (20 Oct 2012):
* Add support for ASUS motherboard P5K-SE.
* Improved system stability.
Info: Add support for configurations where memory have more than 8 physical modules.
Info: fixed issue on ASUS motherboards which appeared while using in connection with NVidia GPU.
Version 4.41.41 (17 Oct 2012):
* Update support for the build-in graphic card module.
Info: Fixed crashes when build-in card were present.
Set booting priority for External graphic cards.
* Add support for motherboard ASUS Z9PE-D8 Workstation
Please take note, that some controllers may not work without additional drivers.
Version 4.40.41 (16 Oct 2012):
* Resolved compatibility issues with ASUS P9X79 Pro under Mac OS X 10.6.3 caused by BiOS bugs
Version 4.40.40 (9 Oct 2012):
* Add support for Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H motherboard.
* Resolved issues with Asus P7P55D Deluxe.
Version 4.40.39 (21 September 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X on ASUS X79 motherboards.
Info: The failure of support was caused by ASUS new BiOS update. Some of motherboards were delievered direct with a new update which caused crashes and incompatibility to Mac OS.
All issues introduced by ASUS new BiOS update were resolved with help of ASEM R&D and this EFiX firmware release.
* Add support for Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
* Add support for OEM Genuine Computer System based on Gigabyte GA-Q77M-D2H motherboard.
Version 4.39.38
* Add support for Shuttle SX79R5 & SH61R4 computer systems.
* Resolved compatibility issue with Intel CPU Build-In graphic cards for Shuttle SH61R4 systems and for PC's in general.
Version 4.37.37 (21 July 2012):
* Resolved issues related to booting & compatibility of Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 on some H77, Z77 and X79 motherboards.
Version 4.36.37 (16 July 2012):
* Resolved Mac OS X 10.7.4 booting issues on ASUS X58 motherboards.
Version 4.36.36 (6 July 2012):
*Add new Memory Equilibrium plug-in.
This plug-in offers an extended support for Integrated Memory Controllers on:
Intel Ivy Bridge,
Intel Sandy Bridge,
Intel Nehalem CPU’s and
Intel Westmere CPU’s.
*Additionally added support for older memory controllers:
(Intel 945, 965, P35 - P45 chipsets)
Detailed support for older controllers:
"Intel i945P/G"
"Intel i945GM/PM"
"Intel i945GME"
"Intel i955X"
"Intel i975X"
"Intel i946PL/GZ"
"Intel Q963/Q965"
"Intel P965/G965"
"Intel GM965/GL960"
"Intel GME965/GLE960"
"Intel PM/GM45/47"
"Intel Q35"
"Intel P35/G33"
"Intel Q33"
"Intel X38/X48"
"Intel 3200/3210"
"Intel Q45/Q43"
"Intel P45/G45"
"Intel G41"
Version 4.34.36 (30 June 2012):
* Add support for following MSi motherboards:
H77MA-S40
H77MA-G43
X79A-GD65
X79A-SD40
X79MA-SD40
X79MA-GD45
Z77A-S01
Z77MA-G45
Z77A-GD80
Z77A-G43
Z77A-GD55
Z77A-S40
X79A-GD45
X79A-GD65 (8D)
Z77A-G45
Z77A-S02
Z77A-G41
Z77A-G43 V2
B75A-G43
B75MA-P45
Big Bang-XPower II
ZH77A-G43
ZH77A-S01
Version 4.34.35 (28 June 2012):
* Add support for MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard
Version 4.34.34 (21 June 2012):
* Add a new EFiX™ system plug-in, a unique diagnostic system, developed by ASEM.
Info:
This diagnostic subsystem was designed in order to detect issues and failures in software,
operating systems and hardware and helps to find faster a solution in case of a problem is detected.
This subsystem is a base plug-in and an idea, which will be continuously further developed.
Version 4.33.33 (17 June 2012):
* Add extensive Ivy Bridge CPUs support for Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
* Resolved issue with “unknown CPU” under Mac OS X while using Ivy Bridge CPUs
Version 4.32.33 (14 June 2012):
* Add support for Ivy Bridge CPUs:
Core i7: 3770K / 3770 / 3770S / 3770T
Core i5: 3570K / 3570 / 3570S / 3575S / 3570T / 3550 / 3550 S / 3475S / 3470 / 3470S /3470T/ 3450 / 3450S / 3330 / 3330S
Core i3: 3240 / 3225 / 3220
Xeon E3 12XX series
Info:
Please note that this Firmware release fixes the architecture bugs in Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
Supported Mac OS 10.6 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Supported Mac OS 10.7 – 32Bit & 64Bit
Remark:
Under Mac OS X 10.7 (64Bit only) the CPU may be detected in system profiler as : “unknown CPU”.
Please ignore this message in system profiler.
Our R&D team is working on this issue already and will release solution in one of the next firmware updates.
Version 4.31.33 (8 June 2012):
* Improved memory (RAM) detection algorithm.
The new algorithm detects memory characteristics in different modes, which is a very useful feature for overclockers and extreme PC users.
* Add audio-support with ASEM Equilibrium plug-in for:
Gigabyte motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77, X79 chipset, ASUS motherboards based on B75, H77, P75, Z77
and for ASUS series P8Z77, P8H77, P8C, P8B75. Additionally for Gigabyte GA-P75-D3
* Corrected BiOS compatibility issues for:
Asus P8Z77-V LE, Asus P8Z77-M PRO and Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3.
Version 4.30.33 (5 June 2012):
* Fix problems with Asus P8H67-M BIOS when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3702 version.
* Resolved issues with Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3
Version 4.29.32 (31 May 2012):
* Add support for Acer Aspire E700 desktop system
* Add media booting support for Intel 82801HR Raid Controller
(This feature doesnt give you possibility to boot in Raid mode, but to use this controller in order to boot in IDE / AHCi modes only)
* Improved support for older, non-fermi NVIDIA GPU
Version 4.28.31 (25 May 2012):
* Add support for MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard
* Improved system type detection and generation
(Add recognition for Mac Pro 5.1 system)
* Improved support for following motherboards:
ASUS Rampage III Formula
ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z
* Resolved a rare issue related to the CD/DVD-ROM device detection under EFiX Booting Manager system.
Version 4.27.30 (19 May 2012):
* Supported new series of motherboards
Gigabyte
G1.Assassin 2
G1.Sniper 3
G1.Sniper M3
GA-B75-D3V
GA-B75M-D3H
GA-B75M-D3V
GA-P75-D3
GA-P75-D3P
GA-H77-D3H-MVP
GA-H77-D3H
GA-H77-DS3H
GA-H77M-D3H
GA-Z77-D3H
GA-Z77-DS3H
GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP
GA-Z77M-D3H
GA-Z77MX-D3H
GA-Z77P-D3
GA-Z77X-D3H
GA-Z77X-UD5H
GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI
GA-X79-UD3
GA-X79-UD5
GA-X79-UD7
Asus
MAXIMUS V GENE
SABERTOOTH Z77
P8H75-M
P8H75-M LE
P8H75-V
P8Z77-M
P8Z77 WS
P8Z77-I DELUXE
P8Z77-M PRO
P8Z77-V
P8Z77-V DELUXE
P8Z77-V LE PLUS
P8Z77-V LE
P8Z77-V LK
P8Z77-V LX
P8Z77-V PRO
P8H77-I
P8H77-M
P8H77-M LE
P8H77-M PRO
P8H77-V
P8H77-V LE
P8C WS
P9Z79
P9Z79 PRO
P9Z79 DELUXE
P9Z79 WS
P9X79
P9X79 PRO
P9X79 DELUXE
P9X79 WS
MSI
X79A-GD45 (MS-7760)
Version 4.27.29 (15 May 2012):
* Improved detect of SATA(IDE) drives under Mac OS X system.
* Fix problems with P67 Sabertooth when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3209 version.
Version 4.26.28 (7 May 2012):
* Updated NetEquilibrium plug-in (Alpha version) and added support of Intel wired ethernet cards.
List of supported ethernet cards:
Intel 82562x
Intel 82566x
Intel 82567x
Intel 82571x
Intel 82572x
Intel 82573x
Intel 82574x
Intel 82577x
Intel 82578x
Intel 82579x
Version 4.25.27 (16 Apr 2012):
* Major fixes for Rampage II Gene.
* P8Z68V Gen3 alpha fix to improve loading of the system.
Version 4.25.26 (9 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a kernel panic in the built-in graphics module under Mac OS X Lion.
Version 4.25.25 (7 Apr 2012):
* Addition support for P7P55-WS SuperComputer motherboard.
* Added sound support for ASUS series.
(Codec AD2000B)
* Alpha fix for non built-in sound cards.
Version 4.24.24 (3 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a bug with black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
* Revisited some P5Q series motherboards.
Version 4.24.23 (16 March 2012):
* Fixed bug in Mac OS X, which was introduced by Apple developers in 10.7.3 and caused support loss for WiFi IC Atheros AR928X.
Info: This feature is availble for EFiX users only,
Users of Mac OS on Apple branded hardware have to wait until Apple will fix this problem.
Warning! Original Apple system users can not have this feature working now, only EFiX users.
* Added support for Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3G motherboard.
Info: On Users request
* Enabled the Audio Equilibrium plug-in for SABERTOOTH P67 motherboard.
Info: On Users request
Version 4.23.22 (06 March 2012):
* Supported new MSI Z68MA-G43 (G3) motherboard.
* Fixed bug with loading ASUS branded motherboards like Maximus IV Exterme-Z, Maximus IV Gene-Z.
* Resolved DVD/CD drive undetection in IDE modes on GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard.
Version 3.21.21 (29 Feb 2012):
* Reconfigured the audio mixer in Audio Equilibrium plug-in.
Resolved high noise in audio output.
* Resolved a system hang in Mac OS X which lead to problems with NVidia Quadro FX graphic card series.
Version 3.20.20 (23 Feb 2012):
Giant MileStone Firmware
* Add support for just few days ago announced wonderful Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
We are ahead of our times for you.
Enjoy the Preview revisions of Mac OS X 10.8 on your EFiX System.
* Add support for Multi OS on one media.
This amazing feature allows you now to install Mac OS X and Windows on one HDD. Save space and your money - We think for you.
Version 3.19.19 (20 Feb 2012):
* Resolved issues and bugs in Mac OS X 10.7 which lead to problems with NVidia 5xx graphic card series:
NVidia GTX 560 Ti;
NVidia GTX 560;
NVidia GTX 570;
NVidia GTX 580;
NVidia GTX 590 (ALPHA only, may not work for some cards).
* Resolved bug in NVidia drivers for graphic cards based on Fermi video-architecture.
Info: This bug caused system freezes of the installer and OS under Mac OS X.
* Resolved issues with MSi Z68MA-ED55.
Info: This motherboard didnt boot up till this firmware correctly to Mac OS X Lion.
* Add alpha support for ASUS Z8PE-D18.
Info: This is first DUAL CPU motherboard supported by EFiX.
Note: Network driver not included yet.
Version 3.18.18 (11 Feb 2012):
* Resolved PCi-system bug in Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7
Info: This Mac OS bug affected entire system, however mostly was visible when using Mac OS X on Sandy Bridge CPU based motherboards only.
* Resolved support issues for Sandy Bridge CPU based motherboards produced by ASUS.
* Resolved MSi H61, Z68, P67 etc. support issues
Info: Mac OS crashed or freezes on Sandy Bridge CPU based MSi motherboards.
* Fixed Network Equilibrium bug which caused the supported on-board Network cards to fail under Mac OS 10.7.2 and higher.
* Added support for OEM and Industrial XEON CPU versions
* Resolved support for OEM XEON CPUs on ASUS P6T motherboards
* Resolved booting issues for 64Bit mode of Mac OS 10.6.3 on ASUS P6T motherboards
Version 3.17.17 (03 Feb 2012):
* Resolved Audio Equilibrium plug-in kernel panic, which appeared on Gigabyte Z68 motherboards with dual codecs.
Improved detection system of all supported audio codecs.
Additional minor fixes, tweaks and optimizations of audio plug-in.
* Net Equilibrium plug-in speed optimizations.
Note: If you had problems with SMB connection speed, so please check this update.
Please activate the Jumbo frames support in Mac OS X system in order to achieve a maximum performance of your network interface.
Version 3.16.16 (19 Jan 2012):
* Revised ASEM Audio Equilibrium plug-in
Info: Resolved sound glitches under Mac OS on Gigabyte P67, Q67 etc. series caused by the Intel Chipset.
* Revised all System Bootloader plugins
Info: Resolved the slow performance and stalls under Windows 7 with EFiX is onboard.
Version 2.15.15 (5 Jan 2012):
* Fixed RAM detection
* Fixed issue with VRAM detection
Version 2.14.14 (30 Dec 2011):
* Add new NVidia Multi Graphic Card support plug-in (This new introduced EFiX plug-in
allows you to boot and to run several NVidia graphic cards in a single EFiX-System.
For Mac OS users:
Now you can use several graphic cards in one machine at its full power.
Plug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or even more monitors in your EFiX system and use those in your
production environment. From TV studios, Professional recording studios, till your wonderful
home production studio, you will profit from this amazing EFiX feature.
Enjoy from now on the most exciting and desired EFiX feature the multi-display functionality, offered with
this new plug-in for your professional working environment and home entertainment.
Note:
This functionality was tested with 1, 2, 3 and 4 equal AND different NVidia graphic cards in one EFiX system with 1 till 8 connected displays.
Display Mirroring feature: supported
Display by Display mode: supported
* Add new NVidia SLi booting support plug-in for your EFiX system.
The EFiX SLi booting support plug-in helps you to boot-up, for example Mac OS X with graphic cards
connected in SLi mode. Please note, that this plug-in does help to boot-up your system if you got graphic
cards onboard connected in SLi mode, however if your OS does not support SLi mode, so the SLi support will
not be added to your OS.
For Mac OS users:
Now you can boot and run with help of this plug-in your Mac OS without extra hassles and the
SLi-reconfigurations. So you don't need any more to unplug your SLi connectors from your graphic cards
when you are booting into Mac OS. Use Windows, Mac OS, Linux etc., without a nasty SLi-connector
reconfiguration each time before you boot up to Mac OS.
Please note:
This plug-in does not add SLi functionality to your mac operating system.
Important Note:
This plug-in, like stated clearly above, is for NVidia graphic cards only.
If you are using one of by ATi produced graphic cards you will not be able to use this special plug-ins.
With another words: This plug-in will be automatically deactivated or its features ignored while you are using ATi graphic card.
R&D Lab tested combination of several NVidia and ATi graphic cards plugged into one EFiX system and currently ATi cards will be ignored if you
have 1 or more NVidia graphic cards in the same EFiX system. This means also too, that if you got 1 or more NVidia graphic cards onboard and
one or even more ATi, so master display card will be NVidia, and ATi cards will be totally ignored on your system, even if you plug your ATi
card into the first (near to the CPU) PCi-Express slot.
Version 2.13.13 (27 Dec 2011):
* Extend amount of supported NVidia GPU
* Graphic Card memory detection plug-in added
* Add Graphic Card plugs detection plug-in
* Improved support for NVidia graphic cards
* Resolved support issue on ASUS P6T
* Add sound support for ASUS P5E motherboard series
(Codec ADi 1988B)
Version 2.12.12 (20 Dec 2011):
* Add new experimental system acceleration for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
(you can activate the function by pressing "a" - Key in EFiX menu.
The Key is a toggle key, so the repeated press will deactivate this function again)
* Add NEW support Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3PT motherboard
* Resolved support issue on Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Version 2.11.11 (16 Dec 2011):
* Add detection support for new generation of high frequency DRAM
Note: Now your high clocked memory will be correctly detected in your Mac OS X system
* Add support for following P35, P45, G35 (LGA775) ASUS motherboards:
Info: ASEM heard the requests for old motherboard supports and answered with a new firmware release,
especially for those who would like to save money or to keep your beloved older system as much as possible longer.
Asus P5E3
Asus P5E
Asus P5E-V HDMI
Asus P5E-VM HDMI
Asus P5E64 WS Evolution
Asus P5E64 WS Professional
Asus P5E Deluxe
Asus P5E-VM DO
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
Asus P5E3 Premium
Asus P5E3 Pro
Asus P5Q-E
Asus P5K-E/WiFi-AP
Asus Blitz Extreme
Asus Maximus-II Formula
Asus Maximus-II Gene
Asus P5K
Asus P5K Deluxe
Asus P5K/EPU
Asus P5K PRO
Asus P5K Premium
Asus P5K SE
Asus P5K SE/EPU
Asus P5K-V
Asus P5K3 Deluxe
Asus P5KC
Asus P5KR
Asus P5Q
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Asus P5Q Pro
Asus P5Q Premium
Asus P5Q SE
Asus P5Q SE Plus
Asus P5Q SE/R
Asus P5Q SE2
Asus P5Q Turbo
Asus P5Q-E WiFi/AP
Asus P5Q-EM
Asus P5Q-VM
Asus P5Q WS
Asus P5Q3
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
Asus P5Qc
Asus P5QD Turbo
Asus P5QLD Pro
Asus P5K3 Premium
Version 2.10.10 (14 Dec 2011):
* Add final full support for Mac OS X 10.7
Info: Now you can boot any version of Mac OS X 10.7 installer out of BOX.
Supported are original Flash-Dongles, AppStore version, etc.
Features:
Supported native KernelCache for 10.7
NEW:
Only EFiX can install Mac OS X 10.7 direct from install media like USB-Dongle or AppStore by native,
and that exact same way with Apple branded machines.
* Full support for X58A motherboards restorred.
Info: Corrected EFiX core drivers in order to fix serious Gigabyte BiOS direct with help of EFiX.
You don't need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
* Supported in co-work mode Marvel, Gigabyte, JMicron etc. controllers in IDE mode
You dont need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
Version 2.9.9 Beta (6 Dec 2011):
* Fixed SandyBridge bug when install update from Mac OS X 10.6.0-10.6.7 to Mac OS X 10.6.8
* Beta test for GA-X58A startup bug.
* Resolved limitation of the amount of maximum storage devices.
Version 2.8.8 (26 Nov 2011):
Coming soon
Version 1.7.7 (16 Nov 2011):
* Fixed access to Apple App Store and download of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Add support for official USB-Key installer of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Fixed message error when start Mac OS X 10.7 installation from USB mass storage.
* P67, H67, Q67, Z68 MSI motherboards support for V3.0.
* Fixed booting on ASUS Rampage II Extreme.
* New internal ATAPI (CD/DVD/Blueray) driver with support a AHCI mode.
Speedup Mac OS X installation from a DVD.
Version 1.6.6 (25 Oct 2011):
* P67, H67, Q67, Z68 (Socket 1155) chipsets support. Gigabyte, Asus manufacturers only.
* Fixed a CPU granularity bug on Gigabyte Z68 chipset.
* Updated Network Equilibrium plug-in.
* Fixed DRAM memory info in system profile.
* Extended a list of memory manufacturers.
* Added new MSI base support.
VERSION 1.7
EFiX V1.7 list of changes
Version 4.23.23 (26 Oct 2012):
* Resolved issues with Asus P6X58D PREMIUM
Version 4.22.23 (16 July 2012):
* Resolved Mac OS X 10.7.4 booting issues on ASUS X58 motherboards
Version 4.22.22 (21 June 2012):
* Add a new EFiX™ system plug-in, a unique diagnostic system, developed by ASEM.
Info:
This diagnostic subsystem was designed in order to detect issues and failures in software,
operating systems and hardware and helps to find faster a solution in case of a problem is detected.
This subsystem is a base plug-in and an idea, which will be continuously further developed.
Version 4.21.21 (15 May 2012):
* Improved detect of SATA(IDE) drives under Mac OS X system.
* Fix problems with P67 Sabertooth when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3209 version.
Version 4.20.20 (9 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a kernel panic in the built-in graphics module under Mac OS X Lion.
Version 4.20.19 (7 Apr 2012):
* Addition support for P7P55-WS SuperComputer motherboard.
* Added sound support for ASUS series.
(Codec AD2000B)
* Alpha fix for not built-in sound cards.
Version 4.19.18 (3 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a bug with black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
* Revisited some P5Q series motherboards.
Version 4.18.17 (28 Feb 2012):
* Resolved issues and bugs in Mac OS X 10.7 which lead to problems with NVidia 5xx graphic card series:
NVidia GTX 560 Ti;
NVidia GTX 560;
NVidia GTX 570;
NVidia GTX 580;
NVidia GTX 590 (ALPHA only, may not work for some cards).
Version 4.17.17 (24 Feb 2012):
* Resolved bug in NVidia drivers for graphic cards based on Fermi video-architecture.
Info: This bug caused system freezes of the installer and OS under Mac OS X.
* Revised all System Bootloader plugins
Info: Resolved the slow performance and stalls under Windows 7 with EFiX is onboard.
* Revised Audio Equilibrium plug-in.
Improved detection system of all supported audio codecs.
Additional minor fixes, tweaks and optimizations of audio plug-in.
Version 3.16.16 (5 Jan 2012):
* Fixed RAM detection
* Fixed issue with VRAM detection
Version 3.15.15 (27 Dec 2011):
* Extend amount of supported NVidia GPU
* Graphic Card memory detection plug-in added
* Add Graphic Card plugs detection plug-in
* Improved support for NVidia graphic cards
* Resolved support issue on ASUS P6T
* Add sound support for ASUS P5E motherboard series
(Codec ADi 1988B)
Version 3.14.14 (20 Dec 2011):
* Add new experimental system acceleration for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
(you can activate the function by pressing "a" - Key in EFiX menu.
The Key is a toggle key, so the repeated press will deactivate this function again)
* Add NEW support Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3PT motherboard
* Resolved support issue on Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Version 3.13.13 (16 Dec 2011):
* Add detection support for new generation of high frequency DRAM
Note: Now your high clocked memory will be correctly detected in your Mac OS X system
* Add support for following P35, P45, G35 (LGA775) ASUS motherboards:
Info: ASEM heard the requests for old motherboard supports and answered with a new firmware release,
especially for those who would like to save money or to keep your beloved older system as much as possible longer.
Asus P5E3
Asus P5E
Asus P5E-V HDMI
Asus P5E-VM HDMI
Asus P5E64 WS Evolution
Asus P5E64 WS Professional
Asus P5E Deluxe
Asus P5E-VM DO
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
Asus P5E3 Premium
Asus P5E3 Pro
Asus P5Q-E
Asus P5K-E/WiFi-AP
Asus Blitz Extreme
Asus Maximus-II Formula
Asus Maximus-II Gene
Asus P5K
Asus P5K Deluxe
Asus P5K/EPU
Asus P5K PRO
Asus P5K Premium
Asus P5K SE
Asus P5K SE/EPU
Asus P5K-V
Asus P5K3 Deluxe
Asus P5KC
Asus P5KR
Asus P5Q
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Asus P5Q Pro
Asus P5Q Premium
Asus P5Q SE
Asus P5Q SE Plus
Asus P5Q SE/R
Asus P5Q SE2
Asus P5Q Turbo
Asus P5Q-E WiFi/AP
Asus P5Q-EM
Asus P5Q-VM
Asus P5Q WS
Asus P5Q3
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
Asus P5Qc
Asus P5QD Turbo
Asus P5QLD Pro
Asus P5K3 Premium
Version 3.12.12 (14 Dec 2011):
* Add final full support for Mac OS X 10.7
Info: Now you can boot any version of Mac OS X 10.7 installer out of BOX.
Supported are original Flash-Dongles, AppStore version, etc.
Features:
Supported native KernelCache for 10.7
NEW:
Only EFiX can install Mac OS X 10.7 direct from install media like USB-Dongle or AppStore by native,
and that exact same way with Apple branded machines.
* Full support for X58A motherboards restorred.
Info: Corrected EFiX core drivers in order to fix serious Gigabyte BiOS direct with help of EFiX.
You don't need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
* Supported in co-work mode Marvel, Gigabyte, JMicron etc. controllers in IDE mode
You dont need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
Version 3.11.11 Beta (6 Dec 2011):
* Bugfix of wrong version number in control center (visual bug).
* Beta test for GA-X58A startup bug.
* Resolved limitation of the amount of maximum storage devices.
Version 3.10.10 (26 Nov 2011):
Coming soon
Version 2.9.9 (16 Nov 2011):
* Fixed access to Apple App Store and download of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Add support for official USB-Key installer of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Fixed message error when start Mac OS X 10.7 installation from USB mass storage.
* Fixed booting on ASUS Rampage II Extreme.
* New internal ATAPI (CD/DVD/Blueray) driver with support a AHCI mode.
Speedup Mac OS X installation from a DVD.
Version 2.8.8 (25 Oct 2011):
* Updated Network Equilibrium plug-in.
* Fixed DRAM memory info in system profile.
* Extended a list of memory manufacturers.
* Added new MSI base support.
VERSION 1.1
EFiX V1.1 list of changes
Version 11.61.66 (26 Oct 2012):
* Resolved issues with Asus P6X58D PREMIUM
Version 11.59.66 (16 July 2012):
* Resolved Mac OS X 10.7.4 booting issues on ASUS X58 motherboards.
Version 11.59.65 (21 June 2012):
* Add a new EFiX™ system plug-in, a unique diagnostic system, developed by ASEM.
Info:
This diagnostic subsystem was designed in order to detect issues and failures in software,
operating systems and hardware and helps to find faster a solution in case of a problem is detected.
This subsystem is a base plug-in and an idea, which will be continuously further developed.
Version 11.58.64 (15 May 2012):
* Improved detect of SATA(IDE) drives under Mac OS X system.
* Fix problems with P67 Sabertooth when the BIOS firmware is updated to 3209 version.
Version 11.57.63 (9 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a kernel panic in the built-in graphics module under Mac OS X Lion.
Version 11.57.62 (7 Apr 2012):
* Addition support for P7P55-WS SuperComputer motherboard.
* Added sound support for ASUS series.
(Codec AD2000B)
* Alpha fix for not built-in sound cards.
Version 11.56.61 (3 Apr 2012):
* Resolved a bug with black screen on some NVidia graphic cards.
* Revisited some P5Q series motherboards.
Version 11.55.60 (28 Feb 2012):
* Resolved issues and bugs in Mac OS X 10.7 which lead to problems with NVidia 5xx graphic card series:
NVidia GTX 560 Ti;
NVidia GTX 560;
NVidia GTX 570;
NVidia GTX 580;
NVidia GTX 590 (ALPHA only, may not work for some cards).
Version 11.54.60 (24 Feb 2012):
* Resolved bug in NVidia drivers for graphic cards based on Fermi video-architecture.
Info: This bug caused system freezes of the installer and OS under Mac OS X.
* Revised all System Bootloader plugins
Info: Resolved the slow performance and stalls under Windows 7 with EFiX is onboard.
* Revised Audio Equilibrium plug-in.
Improved detection system of all supported audio codecs.
Additional minor fixes, tweaks and optimizations of audio plug-in.
Version 10.53.59 (5 Jan 2012):
* Fixed RAM detection
* Fixed issue with VRAM detection
Version 10.52.58 (27 Dec 2011):
* Extend amount of supported NVidia GPU
* Graphic Card memory detection plug-in added
* Add Graphic Card plugs detection plug-in
* Improved support for NVidia graphic cards
* Resolved support issue on ASUS P6T
* Add sound support for ASUS P5E motherboard series
(Codec ADi 1988B)
Version 10.51.57 (20 Dec 2011):
* Add new experimental system acceleration for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7
(you can activate the function by pressing "a" - Key in EFiX menu.
The Key is a toggle key, so the repeated press will deactivate this function again)
* Add NEW support Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3PT motherboard
* Resolved support issue on Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Version 10.49.56 (16 Dec 2011):
* Add detection support for new generation of high frequency DRAM
Note: Now your high clocked memory will be correctly detected in your Mac OS X system
* Add support for following P35, P45, G35 (LGA775) ASUS motherboards:
Info: ASEM heard the requests for old motherboard supports and answered with a new firmware release,
especially for those who would like to save money or to keep your beloved older system as much as possible longer.
Asus P5E3
Asus P5E
Asus P5E-V HDMI
Asus P5E-VM HDMI
Asus P5E64 WS Evolution
Asus P5E64 WS Professional
Asus P5E Deluxe
Asus P5E-VM DO
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
Asus P5E3 Premium
Asus P5E3 Pro
Asus P5Q-E
Asus P5K-E/WiFi-AP
Asus Blitz Extreme
Asus Maximus-II Formula
Asus Maximus-II Gene
Asus P5K
Asus P5K Deluxe
Asus P5K/EPU
Asus P5K PRO
Asus P5K Premium
Asus P5K SE
Asus P5K SE/EPU
Asus P5K-V
Asus P5K3 Deluxe
Asus P5KC
Asus P5KR
Asus P5Q
Asus P5Q Deluxe
Asus P5Q Pro
Asus P5Q Premium
Asus P5Q SE
Asus P5Q SE Plus
Asus P5Q SE/R
Asus P5Q SE2
Asus P5Q Turbo
Asus P5Q-E WiFi/AP
Asus P5Q-EM
Asus P5Q-VM
Asus P5Q WS
Asus P5Q3
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
Asus P5Qc
Asus P5QD Turbo
Asus P5QLD Pro
Asus P5K3 Premium
Version 10.48.55 (14 Dec 2011):
* Add final full support for Mac OS X 10.7
Info: Now you can boot any version of Mac OS X 10.7 installer out of BOX.
Supported are original Flash-Dongles, AppStore version, etc.
Features:
Supported native KernelCache for 10.7
NEW:
Only EFiX can install Mac OS X 10.7 direct from install media like USB-Dongle or AppStore by native,
and that exact same way with Apple branded machines.
* Full support for X58A motherboards restorred.
Info: Corrected EFiX core drivers in order to fix serious Gigabyte BiOS direct with help of EFiX.
You don't need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
* Supported in co-work mode Marvel, Gigabyte, JMicron etc. controllers in IDE mode
You dont need switch any SATA controllers off anymore.
Version 10.47.54 Beta (6 Dec 2011):
* Beta test for GA-X58A startup bug.
* Resolved limitation of the amount of maximum storage devices.
Version 10.46.53 (26 Nov 2011):
Coming soon
Version 9.45.52 (16 Nov 2011):
* Fixed access to Apple App Store and download of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Add support for official USB-Key installer of Mac OS X 10.7.
* Fixed message error when start Mac OS X 10.7 installation from USB mass storage.
* Fixed booting on ASUS Rampage II Extreme.
* New internal ATAPI (CD/DVD/Blueray) driver with support a AHCI mode.
Speedup Mac OS X installation from a DVD.
Version 9.44.51 (25 Oct 2011):
* Updated Network Equilibrium plug-in.
* Fixed DRAM memory info in system profile.
* Extended a list of memory manufacturers.
* Added new MSI base support.
Ni que decir tiene, que para poder actualizar el fiwmware del dispositivo hay que tener instalado el CONTROL CENTER y estar conectado a internet. Estar registrado en ASEM (la primera vez que instalas el control center e intentas actualizar el dispositivo te pedirá los datos para el registro, y si cambias de dispositivo también. El proceso de registro en ASEM viene tardando una media de 2-3 días) y actualizará el firmware del dispositivo.
En la siguiente URL podreis ver el rendimiento que da mi pc en OSX con el programa Geekbench en Modo 64 Bits
En Cinebench hoy me dió en la GPU Open GL un rate de 48,23 y en CPU 6,72.
Como veis es un soberano pepinazo que rinde más que un Imac y algo menos (obviamente) que un MacPro, pero que no tiene nada que envidiarle.
Saludos y seguiremos informando.
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