Popular Post meklort Posted January 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2013 I just wanted to give everyone a heads up: I was able to get my hands on a new motherboard from QUO Computers and test if out over the past few weeks. With this mother board you can boot up the installesd and complete an install with very little hassle. All of the hardware components are supported out of the box without additional drivers or dsdt edits (ethernet, thunderbolt, ivy bridge cpu/gpu). I'll post a few picture tomorrow and update this with more info. Z77MX-QUO-AOS Wiki link 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iztech Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hi guys you add on FB for more information to follow soon. http://facebook.com/quocomputer New website is up at http://quocomputer.com We would greatly appreciate twitter to @myquo #newmotherboard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THe KiNG Posted January 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2013 I am one of the motherboard developers(ACPI and UEFI customizations).so few inputs from me: - This board will require minimal (to none on future) user input for OS (X) boot, AOS stands for ALL OS, so is not just a board for hackint0sh, we are developing it for Windows and Linux too. - It will feature built in UEFI Open Boot Loader and as a future plan built in Chameleon for legacy boot, more info and details later. - Built in components: Intel 82574L LAN, Intel USB 3.0, TI FW800 2x ports on board and x1 FW400 on back, HD4000 Graphics(require CPU support), ALC892 Audio Codec, and 2x Cactus Ridge Thunderbolt ports all this in Micro ATX form factor. - All built in components works OOTB with our custom firmware(exception is audio). 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 iWant 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefano.85 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 iWant +1 this is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.D. Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I remember checking out their site a few months back - I HATE IT (the site I mean). I think this motherboard is pretty cool, especially if its reasonably priced! But I cant see any updates on the site since 2009, other than the pre-built systems, and that horrid huge graphic that you have to click on the mini graphic just to see the rest of the page... ugh!! Please - THe KING - ask the developers to make the home page cleaner! I eagerly await updates on price and availability! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3L4UGH1NGM4N Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Seems like Mr. D wants them not only to develop great mother boards but develop a great website as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iztech Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Seems like Mr. D wants them not only to develop great mother boards but develop a great website as well. We will take down the site tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.D. Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 ... and can a brotha get a hot tub?!?! worth a shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe KiNG Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 It seems to be a special order from the Gbyte. Not sell only the motherboard but the whole pc understood correctly ? ...and the prices is Hot.. no way.. I don't know from where you got those informations but they are wrong. The board wil be sold separate or as whole PC, customer option, as far I know. And the price will not be 'hot' at all, I'd say to wait for official answers instead speculations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polkaholga Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 iWant me tooo.... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3L4UGH1NGM4N Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 @THE KING Just keep me up to date as I'm not a firm believer of speculations either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meklort Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Here are a couple more pictures. I've included a picture of the sata ports (4 are sata 2, 2 are sata3) and the codec (ALC892), again all of which work out of the box. For my setup I've only added the cpu and (lots of) ram. I have tested the thunderbolt ports and I was able to boot up with the apple ethernet adapter working (although the internal connector works fine too). My understanding is that the board will be sold standalone (but don't take my word on it) and will be comparable in price to current thunderbolt mobos. On neweggs website, the closet that I could find to this board in terms of number of ports is ~$240 (the GA-Z77X-UP5 TH). The facebook page that iztech listed does have a preliminary price listed there. This board does have firewire that the other one doesn't as well. As far as the install procedure goes, seeing as I do some development work for chameleon, I decided to install with the legacy chameleon method. Using the latest chameleon, you can bootup the installesd + chameleon + fakesmc and do the complete install w/o anything else. If anyone wants a guide on how to do an install w/ this board and the installesd (and/or maybe a video), I'd be happy to make one. As XyZ / THe KiNG mentioned, the board can boot os x with out chameleon as well (although I haven't tried it yet myself). There are a few custom efi modules in the firmware that let it load up boot.efi. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 So main work / special is the BIOS (and perhaps using sound chip other chips which work out of the box with OS X)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meklort Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Is just a Z77Μx-D3H-TH motherboard with a different sound chip and firewire. Where did you find that motherboard? As far as I can tell, there is no TH version of it (at least in the USA). Google can't find it; Newegg doesn't list it and neither does gigabyte's website. -- Looks like i was able to find it, slightly different name ($200 on amazon's website from a third party seller) There is a different audio codec, different network chipset, firewire, and assuming it really is the same, different firmware) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 @ meklort http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4281#ov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iztech Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 So main work / special is the BIOS (and perhaps using sound chip other chips which work out of the box with OS X)? The BIOS has been worked on for a long time (over 6 months) and if you look at the I/O you will see the attention paid to the smallest details. This is also the first board with FW 800 - 1394b Intel LAN so you can do things that can not be done on other boards (details will follow) We are also paying equal attention to Linux and Windows. Also this is a community project we will continue to support devs. Bare with us as we lay down the path... The motherboard will be sold on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Where and when will it be possible to buy this motherboard? Is it available in Italy too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 This is also the first board with FW 800 - 1394b Is it Texas Instruments by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs0d Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We waiting a good price about that motherbord else we have exactly the same.. (in two pieces) http://www.gigabyte....spx?pid=4281#ov http://www.syba.com/...ion=Info&Id=995 erm i think your mistaken.... the motherboard you link has Atheros Lan and VIA Audio, The Quo board has Intel 82574L LAN and ALC892 Audio Codec. besides your option will take up an extra slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs0d Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Works both on Hackint0sh .. what importance are differences; you said they were exactly the same, just pointing out they are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe KiNG Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Is it Texas Instruments by any chance? It has the exact same Texas Instruments chip as in MacPro A lspci tree from Linux: -[0000:00]-+-00.0 Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0150] +-02.0 Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0162] +-14.0 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] +-16.0 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] +-1a.0 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] +-1b.0 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] +-1c.0-[01-6b]--+-[0000:31]---00.0 ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller [1b21:0612] | +-[0000:30]---03.0 Intel Corporation Device [8086:151a] | +-[0000:2f]---00.0 Intel Corporation Device [8086:151a] | +-[0000:03]---00.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | +-[0000:02]-+-00.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | | +-03.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | | +-04.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | | +-05.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | | \-06.0 Intel Corporation DSL3510 Thunderbolt Port [Cactus Ridge] [8086:1547] | \-[0000:01]---00.0-[00]-- +-1c.4-[6c]----00.0 Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10f6] +-1c.6-[6d]----00.0 Atheros Communications Inc. AR9300 Wireless LAN adaptor [168c:0030] +-1c.7-[6e-6f]----00.0-[6f]----00.0 Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 IEEE-1394b OHCI Controller [Cheetah Express] [104c:823f] +-1d.0 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] +-1f.0 Intel Corporation Z77 Express Chipset LPC Controller [8086:1e44] +-1f.2 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e02] \-1f.3 Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1e22] We waiting a good price about that motherbord else we have exactly the same.. (in two pieces) http://www.gigabyte....spx?pid=4281#ov http://www.syba.com/...ion=Info&Id=995 I wish it could be that easy to tuneup my Opel car into a Mercedes... Is not that simple to just take a motherboard and start replacing chips with one that would fit better for some needs, there are a lot more involved then that, and clear you are not reading what we reply. You are missing the point of this board, what is for and for who, and arguing about price, that is not even final decided/announced. I smell something else here.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iztech Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We waiting a good price about that motherbord else we have exactly the same.. (in two pieces) In your opinion what price point would be a good price for a custom board with Intel LAN, FW 400/800, TB, ability to ouptut multiple monitors with HD4000 Boot in under 10 seconds :wink2: Also consider where this would take the osx86 community Your input is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe KiNG Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 A fair price would be at 150$ - 160$ Are you talking for 10k units price? Or you want it to be cheaper then GA-Z77MX-D3H TH? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe KiNG Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Please first read in, it will help us in dialogue. and the brand name + after sales servis is Gigabyte. http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813128542 I don't see Thunderbolt on that motherboard, firewire or server class Intel LAN... Or you don't have any idea what are you talking about, or if you do, you are trying to trow dirt on a project that is not even on market yet (to argue on price) for some unknown reason... For now on I'll just ignore you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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