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How to Configure Post Installation on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] Before you configure the Post Installation for your System, make sure you have installed macOS. If you have not installed macOS yet, follow one of the installation guides linked below. Clover Installation Guide...

I installed macOS Monterey on my Dell Inspiron 15 3542, and the boot time isn't great (sometimes 20s, but mostly 10m). In verbose mode it appears to stay on the screen on picture 1 for some time. Then "Setting BTCoex Profile: band:8" and messages after that keeps repeating for a long time while...

How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops and Laptops using OpenCore [UEFI/Legacy] - OpenCore Install Guide Booting the OS X/macOS installers on a non-Apple computer can be challenging for new users. This guide is intended for those who wish to use OpenCore as a Bootloader and it covers a...

How to Fix A required firmware update could not be installed on macOS Ventura An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers fixes A required firmware update could not be installed on macOS Ventura Overview If you have attempted to install macOS Ventura, you might have come across this...

How to Install macOS Ventura on PC [Intel/AMD] The following guide is a complete installation guide for installing a fresh copy of macOS Ventura on PC. The post-installation has been covered in another section. The required tools and downloads are available at the forum. Requirements...

How to Create OpenCore EFI using OpenCore Configurator [Intel/AMD] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers the Creation of OpenCore EFI using the OpenCore Configurator. Overview EFI is the very basic requirement for being able to boot macOS on a particular system. There are several...

How to Create OpenCore EFI using OC Gen X [Intel/AMD] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers the Creation of OpenCore EFI using the OC Gen X tool. Overview EFI is the very basic requirement for being able to boot macOS on a particular system. There are several ways to create EFI...

HP 840 G3 updated to MacOS Monterey 12.3 with the long awaited Universal Control. I have no brain fog after covid recovery. Altstore 1.4.9 and iPadOS 15.4 works too. Checkout working EFI

How to Fix AMD RX VEGA 56/64 and Radeon VII Random Freezing and Crashing issue on macOS An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers fixing AMD RX VEGA 56/64 and Radeon VII random freezing and crashing issues on macOS. This guide might be helpful for other AMD GPU users running macOS...

Storage Compatibility for macOS Intel AHCI and RAID Controllers Vendor Chipset Series VEN ID:EV ID Support Kext Intel 5 Series Chipset 8086:3b29 8086:3b22 8086:3b2f Intel 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SATA RAID Controller 8086,3b25 8086,3b2C Intel 6 Series Chipset 8086:1c02 8086:1c03...

Ethernet Compatibility List for macOS AQuantia AQC-107 AQC-113 ASUS XG-C100C TP-Link TX401 GIGABYTE GC-AQC113C Myri10G Drivers and Tools Supported models: 10G-PCIE-8A-xx, 10G-PCIE2-8B-xx, 10G-PCIE2-8C-xx and 10G-PCIE3-8E-xx...

Thunderbolt Success: Tested Thunderbolt Setup for macOS Due to the huge success reports from users, it made more sense to create a dedicated thread for the setup used to achieve Thunderbolt functionality. The following table contains the list of the Hardware setup, reported by several users of...

How to Enable Apple VTD on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers the implementation of the Apple VTD function on macOS for Desktops and Laptops. By following this guide, you'll be able to enable VT-d on macOS using Clover or OpenCore Bootloader. Overview...

Thunderbolt Compatibility List for macOS Controller Family 10.6.x 10.7.x 10.8.x 10.9.x 10.10.x 10.11.x 10.12.x 10.13.x 10.14.x 10.15.x 11.x 12.x 13.x 82523EF Light Ridge 82523EFL Light Ridge DSL2310 Eagle Ridge...

Laptop Hardware Compatibility for OS X and macOS [Intel/AMD] What's the best compatible Laptop? Most of the time, people ask "Is my laptop compatible". You'll have all your answers in this post! First of all, getting macOS to work on Laptop is always difficult unless there's a well-written...

CPU Compatibility List For OS X and macOS [Intel/AMD] Overview OS X and macOS do not support a major number of CPUs, unlike Windows or Unix. QUICK INFO: OS X & macOS support all CPUs till date, starting from Pentium 4 CPUs with 32-bit architecture only support OS X 10.4.1 to 10.6.8 CPUs...

Hi there, Thanks to your help my system is now stable, I would just like to mirror real iMacs and enable iGPU (headless) so that I can use Sidecar etc. In order to achieve that, do I just add the following to the DeviceProperties section of the config plist : PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0) ...

ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 - i9 12900KF - 128GB RAM - AMD RX 5700XT - Thunderbolt HotPlug - OpenCore Overview ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 Build featuring Latest Intel Core i9 12900KF, Thunderbolt 3 and AMD RX 5700 XT using OpenCore. This Build is especially for Music Production offering multiple...

Hello, I am looking to do a hackintosh with my laptop. I created my USB key on my iMac, the Big Sur files have been created. Can anyone help me with my EFI case? At startup, it says: AppleIntelLpssI2CController. Thanks in advance

How to Enable Antelope, PreSonus, Slate Digital, Focusrite and Apogee Audio Interface on macOS An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers the implementation of Antelope, PreSonus, Slate Digital, Focusrite and Apogee Audio Interface on macOS for Thunderbolt compatible systems. Overview...