• No need for DSDT.aml
• Mac Display image instead of gigabyte's one
• Bios Setup sounds in sound boxes(not loud)
• Native PowerManagement correctly loaded
• Shutdown Fix (still long shutdown time, arround 10 to 20 seconds but no need for kexts)
• CMOS-reset bug fix for Snow Leo
• USB 1.1 and 2.0 seen as internal with sleep capability
• Native SMBus loading
• Full Sleep and Wake capability.
• Full AHCI hotplug capability
• HDEF Audio (eliminates HDAEnabler)

This Bios features multiple fixes for Mac OS X, while combining them with complete compatibility with any other ACPI compliant modern Operational System. This means it has been tested with Mac Os X, Linux 2.6 (Ubuntu 9.10), Windows Vista & Windows 7

Under these Mac Os X fixes we can ressalt the correct loading of the LPC/SMBUS, the complete support for Sleep and Shutdown, the no longer reset of Bios Settings the full compilance of the ACPI tables with MS-ASL and i-ASL compilers, the pin configurations of audio driver, the correct handling of Sata channels, complete loading of power management without panics, among many other optimizations of the original ACPI code.

Included in the download is a full illustrated Manual in PDF with all the instructions of how to install, configure and troubleshoot the bios and the OS after installing it, and further informations on the project.



DISCLAIMER: Flashing your bios is a risky operation. Follow the procedures included on your downloaded zip file to use your system without risk. If anything goes wrong, this motherboard has 2 bioses and one can be recovered from the other chip. EVEN THEN THERE COULD BE ERRORS. By using these files you take responsability for any damage they could cause to anything. All files provided until v0.7h have been sucessfully tested under both Linux (Ubuntu 9.10), Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.6.2. For complete sleep capability, 10.6.2 maybe needed.



Download Link for Cartri EP43-DS3L Mac Edition Bios Version 0.7h

Download Link for Cartri EP45-UD3L Mac Edition Bios Version 0.7h

Download Link for Cartri EP45-UD3LR Mac Edition Bios Version 0.7h

Download Link for Cartri EP45-DS3L Mac Edition Bios Version 0.7h

Download Link for Cartri EP43-UD3L Mac Edition Bios Version 0.7h NEW!!!

Auto-updatable Link for latest versions and status update on the project
(under repair due to project unification in a single topic for more then a motherboard)

All these links and this project are made possible by the help of the clickable ads inside the webpage where they link you trough. There you can also donate directly to this project if you are happy with it and want to help even more. All my thanks to all the Alphatesters who made this possible.


PS: This project is being launched in many different forums. It's very hard to me to handle all of them at the same time, so sorry if i'm late to answer here or if you see the same topic in other forum, I just want to release this to people and i think that this forum couldnt be out of it.

Enjoy,
Cartri


UPDATE: I NEED ALPHATESTERS FOR OTHER MOTHERBOARDS OF THIS PROJECT. If you Have a gigabyte P43 or P45 board, are technically capable of so and are interested, please PM me WITH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS and your motherboard name .

Project Status Update March, 9, 2010 12:18AM Brazil time (GMT-3)