[Need Help] Zotac AMP Box + XFX RX560 + MBP 2017 + 10.15.6 black screen

Naeem Noor

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July 17, 2020 5:20 pm

Hi All,
I have the following setup

Zotac AMP Box (not mini)
XFX RX560
13inch non-touchbar MBP 2017
Catalina 10.15.6

I get a black screen as I plug it in and it restarts + and goes on a loop.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

2017 MBP 13' + AMP BOX + XFX RX560 (Sapphire BIOS)

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itsage

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July 20, 2020 2:16 pm

@naeem_noor, It's likely an issue with the XFX GPU firmware. If possible, flash the vBIOS with one from Sapphire or one with matching VRAM manufacturer.

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Naeem Noor

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July 20, 2020 3:10 pm

@itsage, Thank you for your reply.

How can I flash it with the enclosure? I do not have a PC.

I tried it with Bootcamp, but Im stuck with the code 12.

Btw I bought it to use with macOS.

Thanks in advance.

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July 20, 2020 3:19 pm

@naeem_noor, You can try it in Windows Boot Camp. I don't think error 12 prevents ATIFlash from working.

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Naeem Noor

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July 30, 2020 1:52 am

Hi @itsage,

I'm getting an error while flashing 'subsystem id mismatch'. I tried to flash this sapphire bios. Here is a screenshot of my GPUZ and SRBPolaris.

Thanks in advance.

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July 30, 2020 1:39 pm

@naeem_noor, Keep looking for one that may match the memory brand on your XFX card.

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Naeem Noor

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July 30, 2020 7:51 pm

UPDATE: I managed to find a Sapphire RX560 with Hynix memory BIOS and I flashed it! It works perfectly so far, plug and play.

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November 23, 2020 5:07 am

@naeem_noor, that's exactly what I addressed in my post: If you have a XFX RX 560 4GB you Must see this

Macbook Pro 15" Late 2013 - Intel i7-4850HQ @ 2.3GHz - nVidia GeForce GT 750M 2GB VRAM - 16GB RAM DDR3 @ 1600MHz - Custom eGPU enclosure with JHL7440 chipset - XFX RX 560 4GB VRAM @ Sapphire VBIOS

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