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How to Enable Thunderbolt 4 Hotplug on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers implementation of Thunderbolt 4 Hotplug on macOS for built-in and Add In Card (AIC) Thunderbolt hardware. Overview Recently, Intel and Apple announced their new Thunderbolt...

How to Fix USB Ports on macOS This guide covers fixing of USB Ports on macOS. By following this guide, you'll be able to fix your USB Ports on macOS. This guide is applicable for both Desktops and Laptops and supports Clover and OpenCore Bootloader. Overview When using macOS, the USB ports...

How to Flash Custom Firmware on Thunderbolt Card for macOS Overview Following is a Thunderbolt firmware flashing guide exclusively for macOS. The guide is applicable for Motherboards having Built-In Thunderbolt, Laptops, and Add-In Cards. The method is tested by us on the following Add-In...

How to Enable Temperature Monitoring and Fan Control on macOS An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers temperature monitoring and fan control on macOS for PC and Laptop users. Overview The Hack users have been using HWMonitor since a long time which uses FakeSMC and other related...

How to Enable Card Reader on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers the implementation of Card Reader on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. Overview A card reader can be an essential requirement for users who are into editing or photography. On some of the...

How to Enable Discrete GPU Power Management on macOS [NVIDIA/AMD] This guide covers the implementation of Discrete Graphics (DGPU) Power Management for Intel and AMD CPUs on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. By following this guide, you'll be able to enable NVIDIA or AMD Graphics Power Management...

How to Download macOS Big Sur on Unsupported Mac An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers downloading a copy of macOS Big Sur, unofficially. Overview Recently, Apple announced their new macOS lineup i.e macOS Big Sur 11.0 which is Apple's newest and most awaited OS. Mojave adding...

How to Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection) [Clover/OpenCore] UUID Key Value Type Notes 7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 csr-active-config 00000000 03000000 FF030000 FF070000 FF0F0000 67000000 030A0000 DATA Defines SIP type. 00000000 Enables SIP completely. (0x0) 03000000...

Intel GPU Compatibility List for macOS QUICK INFO: Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge display must specify AAPL00,DualLink in Device Properties. 0 for 1366x768 and 1 for 1600x900 and higher displays. Some Haswell systems may require Legacy/CSM in BIOS to fix the glitches and artifacts. Haswell...

How to Create OpenCore Config.plist for your Unsupported Mac [Mac Pro/iMac/Mac Mini] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - By following this guide, you'll be able to create a OpenCore config.plist for booting macOS Big Sur on your unsupported Mac. Overview You might have been wondering why OpenCore...

How to Install macOS Big Sur on Unsupported Mac mini An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers a clean installation of macOS Big Sur on Unsupported Mac mini, unofficially. Overview Recently, Apple announced their new macOS lineup i.e macOS Big Sur 11.0 which is Apple's newest and...

How to Install macOS Big Sur on Unsupported iMac An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers a clean installation of macOS Big Sur on Unsupported iMac, unofficially. Overview Recently, Apple announced their new macOS lineup i.e macOS Big Sur 11.0 which is Apple's newest and most awaited...

Internet Recovery for macOS Big Sur using OpenCore This guide covers Internet recovery for macOS Big Sur using OpenCore Since Apple has not yet stored the Recovery Installer on the server, it cannot be downloaded via BDU, I sat down and created an Internet Recovery Installer. The Recovery...

How to Install macOS Big Sur on your Mac The following is a guide for installing macOS Big Sur on your Mac. You can use this guide for a clean install of macOS Big Sur on your compatible Mac. Before you start with this guide, here's are few requirements A working Internet connection. A 16 GB...

How to Upgrade to macOS Big Sur [MacBook Pro/MacBook Air/MacBook/iMac Pro/iMac/Mac mini/Mac Pro This guide is about upgrading your Mac to macOS Big Sur, the latest version of Mac Operating System from Apple. Before you proceed with an upgrade, we suggest you to check the compatibility for Mac...

AMD GPU Compatibility List for macOS AMD APU Compatibility https://elitemacx86.com/threads/amd-apu-compatibility-list-for-macos.1157/ 1. Desktop Series II. Radeon X500 Series Supported Since: 10.3 Max Native Support: 10.7.5 Max Patched Support: Metal: Not Supported H.264: H.265: Not...

NVIDIA GPU Compatibility List for macOS 100 Series (Tesla) Model Metal 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 GeForce G 100 Yes Yes Yes (With patch No No No No GeForce GT 120 Yes Yes No No No No No GeForce...

How to create OpenCore config.plist for booting macOS on AMD Desktops An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers creation of config.plist for booting macOS on AMD Desktops for OpenCore as a bootloader. Overview The config.plist is a system configuration file for the Hackintosh and...

How to Boot macOS Installer on Desktops using OpenCore [Intel/AMD] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers booting of macOS installer using OpenCore for Intel and AMD Desktops. Overview Booting macOS installer on Desktops can be challenging for the new users. This guide covers a...

WiFi Compatibility List for OS X and macOS [Broadcom, Atheros, Intel and Realtek] Following are the list of compatible and non-compatible WiFi models for Mac. For Broadcom https://www.elitemacx86.com/threads/how-to-enable-broadcom-wifi.606/ For Atheros...