Installing macOS Sonoma on a HP EliteBook 840 G3. More details below
Issue: Upon booting into install disk and selecting macOS, gets stuck in the apple logo with a progress bar that is not moving.
Hardware: HP EliteBook 840 G3
* CPU: Intel Core i5-6300U
* GPU: Intel HD Graphics 520
* RAM...
Buyer's Guide: Choosing a Compatible SSD for macOS Boot Drive
If you're familiar with macOS, you might be aware that macOS supports a very limited number of hardware components which are natively supported on macOS, i.e. plug n play. You just cannot buy any random hardware and expect it to work...
How to Disable Unsupported NVMe Drives on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]
This guide covers disabling unsupported NVMe Drives on macOS and is supported by both, i.e. Clover and OpenCore bootloaders. By following this guide, you'll be able to disable the unsupported NVMe Drive for booting macOS...
How to Fix Internal Drives shown as External on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]
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How to Fix Drive not detected during macOS Installation
This guide covers fixing Drives not detected in Disk Utility during macOS installation.
Overview
When installing macOS, at Disk Utility, you might have noticed that the target drive (either SATA/M.2/NVMe) drives does not appear. This is...
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...
With the introduction of NVMe and M.2 Drives, which provides more speed than a normal SSD or Hard Drive, can be used on hackintoshes without any issues. Apple has been already using their compatible NVMe drives which is not only faster but supports many features and works out of the box.
For...
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