MP 1,1-5,1 Help please?

[quad121]

I have the HighPoint 7101A connected to pcie 2 and have 3 drives connected to it. The first drive is being used as the boot up drive and the other 2 are raid 0.
I initially was using the hp drivers but wasnt getting the speed through the raid so removed the hp drivers.
at this point In the morning I had rebooted the comouter but hadn’t checked the state of the raid.
later on in the afternoon on checking the raid it only listed one of the drives which wasn’t ‘mounted’ and the other drive was missing?
tried re installing the hp drivers to sort this out but no difference and the 1 remaining drive can’t be mounted? Or formatted.
after restarting again the Mac refuses to start, fans are on etc, no starting beep it stays like this for a few minutes then switches itself off then back on again?
so at the moment I’m at a loss to what’s going on?

any advice would be really great fully appreciated

 

[quad121]

I have removed the HP 7101A Card and the Mac boots off the old HDD.


There was a error on the first Bootup as Follows:-

Anonymous UUID: 0103C4D6-2AD8-DB50-CFD9-72F2AEF16638

Fri Sep 3 16:54:12 2021

*** Panic Report ***
Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000001c09
family: 6 model: 44 stepping: 2 microcode: 31
signature: 0x206c2
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5690 @ 3.47GHz
9 error-reporting banks
mp_kdp_enter() timed-out on cpu 19, NMI-ing
mp_kdp_enter() NMI pending on cpus: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23
mp_kdp_enter() timed-out during locked wait after NMI;expected 24 acks but received 1 after 37443628 loops in 1728999779 ticks
panic(cpu 19 caller 0xffffff80096db5da): "Machine Check at 0xffffff80096e1641, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x000000000e82c000, CR4: 0x00000000000226e0\n" "RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000003, RCX: 0x000000004a07ff6f, RDX: 0x0000000000000004\n" "RSP: 0xffffff872e23bd00, RBP: 0xffffff872e23bd00, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0x0000000000000200\n" "R8: 0xffffff80962aca00, R9: 0x0000000028be0dde, R10: 0xffffff80966c8000, R11: 0xffffff872da2e000\n" "R12: 0x0000000464ac703a, R13: 0x7fffffffffffffff, R14: 0x7fffffffffffffff, R15: 0xffffff7f8c7734a8\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000016, RIP: 0xffffff80096e1641, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4903.278.70/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:168
Backtrace (CPU 19), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff800935ab30 : 0xffffff80095ad5cd
0xffffff800935ab80 : 0xffffff80096e9245
0xffffff800935abc0 : 0xffffff80096da97a
0xffffff800935ac30 : 0xffffff800955a9d0
0xffffff800935ac50 : 0xffffff80095acfe7
0xffffff800935ad70 : 0xffffff80095ace33
0xffffff800935ade0 : 0xffffff80096db5da
0xffffff800935aed0 : 0xffffff800955b22f
0xffffff872e23bd00 : 0xffffff80096e2de3
0xffffff872e23bd10 : 0xffffff7f8c755c11
0xffffff872e23bd40 : 0xffffff7f8c755cc1
0xffffff872e23bd80 : 0xffffff7f8c74f7ef
0xffffff872e23be60 : 0xffffff7f8c74edce
0xffffff872e23bf10 : 0xffffff80096dc9ac
0xffffff872e23bf30 : 0xffffff80095cf207
0xffffff872e23bf80 : 0xffffff80095cf3f0
0xffffff872e23bfa0 : 0xffffff800955a0ce
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(220.0)[99F2E7B9-A130-3CAA-88F4-0AFE406C81AC]@0xffffff7f8c74d000->0xffffff7f8c775fff

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
Not yet set

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 18.7.0: Tue Jun 22 19:37:08 PDT 2021; root:xnu-4903.278.70~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 041B6A6D-CD16-36FA-88B9-E32FF46EF89F
Kernel slide: 0x0000000009200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009400000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8009300000
System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 20372768710
last loaded kext at 2684379823: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.2 (addr 0xffffff7f8a91f000, size 217088)
loaded kexts:
com.Logitech.ControlCenter.HIDDriver 3.9.14
com.highpoint-tech.kext.HighPointNVMe 1.1.25
com.apple.filesystems.apfs 945.275.10
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleVirtIO 2.1.3
com.apple.filesystems.hfs.kext 407.200.4
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 40
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.AppleSystemPolicy 1.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 408.250.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.6.0
com.apple.driver.Intel82574LEthernet 2.7.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.21.31
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 329.260.5
com.apple.private.KextAudit 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 220.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 202
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 220.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.2
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 6.0.14d13
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 6.0.14d13
com.apple.driver.AppleXsanScheme 3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 301.270.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 315.6
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 206.5
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 408.250.3
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 267.50.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1200.12.2
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 900.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 288
com.apple.iokit.IONVMeFamily 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCIPCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostPacketFilter 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 493.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleEffaceableStorage 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTDM 456.260.3
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 145.200.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 408.250.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 408.250.3
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1
com.apple.kext.CoreTrust 1
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.KernelRelayHost 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.2
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBCommon 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBusPowerController 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSEPManager 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.IOSlaveProcessor 1
com.apple.iokit.IOTimeSyncFamily 740.2
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.4
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 47
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

EOF

 

[tsialex]

Did you checked if your CPU tray northbridge heatsink push pins are not broken? AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement NMI errors are usually the northbridge overheating.

 

[quad121]

Hi tsialex, thank you for answering. I’ve checked the Northbridge heat sink plastic pins and they look fine the spring is still compressed on both sides.
if I remove the HighPoint card the mac works without error, but as soon as you install the card and boot up it does Nothing then after a few minutes there’s a click then the Mac restarts

 

[tsialex]

Hi tsialex, thank you for answering. I’ve checked the Northbridge heat sink plastic pins and they look fine the spring is still compressed on both sides.
if I remove the HighPoint card the mac works without error, but as soon as you install the card and boot up it does Nothing then after a few minutes there’s a click then the Mac restarts

Weird, the crash you posted is AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement related.

Did you used your SSD7101A-1 without the cover? The cover is the heatsink for the card PCIe switch.

I'd start checking if the SSD7101A-1 without any cards installed can still boot your SATA disk. Then I'd check each blade/one at a time with a dumb M.2 adapter.

 

[quad121]

Thank you for your idea. I’ve re installEd the card empty and the Mac booted to the hdd. I installed the SSD which had the os on and it then booted from that I added a second SSD which it booted and I could access this second SSD . The 3rd SSD didn’t register on the system even though the Mac booted with all SSDs in place. I checked the SSD in the other spare ‘way’ but it still didn’t work. So it looks like the drive is at fault?

 

[tsialex]

Thank you for your idea. I’ve re installEd the card empty and the Mac booted to the hdd. I installed the SSD which had the os on and it then booted from that I added a second SSD which it booted and I could access this second SSD . The 3rd SSD didn’t register on the system even though the Mac booted with all SSDs in place. I checked the SSD in the other spare ‘way’ but it still didn’t work. So it looks like the drive is at fault?

Seems to, you can test with a dumb adapter or a PC/notebook with a M.2 slot to be sure.

Btw, if you were having constant kernel panics, check if your Mac Pro NVRAM main VSS store is still healthy, frequent KPs can cause a brick with MacPro5,1 since part of the crashlog (PanicLog) is saved inside the NVRAM volume.

OpenCore on the Mac Pro

Thank you @tsialex as always! Your knowledge overwhelms me! I have fixed my problem just reflashing BootROM using the reconstructed one that you made it for me. Now everything is ok again

forums.macrumors.com

 

[quad121]

Unfortunately I don’t have any means to test the SSD. But logically if a working SSD works in slot 2 say and slot 3 but the ‘dud’ SSD doesn’t work in any of these then surely it makes it faulty? I’m going to try and get it exchanged as it is only a few days old. Do these often go faulty?

 

[tsialex]

Unfortunately I don’t have any means to test the SSD. But logically if a working SSD works in slot 2 say and slot 3 but the ‘dud’ SSD doesn’t work in any of these then surely it makes it faulty?

It's not so easy. There are M.2 blades that are incompatible with a MacPro5,1 and even M.2 blades that don't like to work with PCIe switched cards.

I recently had a blade from A-DATA that worked perfectly fine with my AngelBird Wings or my AquaComputer kryoM.2 and then never worked when installed in my SSD7101A-1.

I’m going to try and get it exchanged as it is only a few days old. Do these often go faulty?

Most faulty M.2 are DOA or fail very early on. It's not common to have failures with the recommended ones from the first post of thread below:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...

forums.macrumors.com

Don't forget to check if your VSS main store is healthy, see my previous post.

 

[quad121]

All the SSD are WD Black SN750s. i bought the first one which has the os on a week ago which is still working but the other 2 where bought at the same time and have probably about 4-6 hours on time.

 

[quad121]

Seems to, you can test with a dumb adapter or a PC/notebook with a M.2 slot to be sure.

Btw, if you were having constant kernel panics, check if your Mac Pro NVRAM main VSS store is still healthy, frequent KPs can cause a brick with MacPro5,1 since part of the crashlog (PanicLog) is saved inside the NVRAM volume.

OpenCore on the Mac Pro

Thank you @tsialex as always! Your knowledge overwhelms me! I have fixed my problem just reflashing BootROM using the reconstructed one that you made it for me. Now everything is ok again

forums.macrumors.com

I've installed the ROMTool and on clicking 'Dump system Rom' I'm getting an error 'DirectHW.kext could not be loaded. The operation cannot proceed.' I have double checked that csrutil is disabled and have installed the program on an empty drive, but I still get the same error?
Any advice would be gratefully received.

 

[tsialex]

Remove any AV/Anti-Malware installed, DirectHW.kext is a false positive. Uninstall ROMTool with AppCleaner, then install again.

AppCleaner

 

[quad121]

Good Afternoon, Ive installed AppCleaner and removed both AVG and Malwarebytes which were both disabled before trying before. Ive removed the ROMTool app also, but still the same error!

 

[tsialex]

Good Afternoon, Ive installed AppCleaner and removed both AVG and Malwarebytes which were both disabled before trying before. Ive removed the ROMTool app also, but still the same error!

Use the search and see what people did in the past to solve it. Btw, doing a clean install on another disk probably will be faster than investigating what is blocking DirectHW.kext.

 

[quad121]

Hi again, Ive now got the program working. Referring to your posts on Opencore post and having 2 VSS Stores mine is only showing 1.

 

[tsialex]

Hi again, Ive now got the program working. Referring to your posts on Opencore post and having 2 VSS Stores mine is only showing 1.

If so, your NVRAM volume is already corrupt. I'll send you a PM.

 

[quad121]

Thank you

 

[JiggyFly999]

@tsialex As I was researching the OpenCore options, I read your posts regarding the NVRAM. Not ever having checked before, or even known about it, I followed your post and checked the VSS store. Was very very startled to see that it states that are space is only 5228.

Clearly I need to get this corrected. Can I ask your assistance in remediating this?