Storage Compatibility for macOS

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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
Intel	6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SATA RAID Controller	8086:1c04 8086:1c05
Intel	7 Series Chipset	8086:1e02 8086,1e03
Intel	7 Series Chipset RAID	8086:1e04 8086:1e05 8086:1e06 8086:1e07
Intel	8 Series Chipset	8086:8c02 8086:8c03 8086:9c03
Intel	9 Series Chipset	8086:9c83 8086:8c83 8086:8c82
Intel	10 Series Chipset	8086:9d03 8086:a102 8086:a103
Intel	11 Series Chipset	8086:a352 8086:a353 8086:9dd3
Intel	12 Series Chipset	8086:a182
Intel	200 Series Chipset	8086:a282
Intel	Intel AHCI RAID	8086:282a 8086:2822

JMicron AHCI and RAID Controllers

Vendor	Controller	VEN ID: DEV ID	Support Kext
JMicron	JMB360 AHCI Controller	197B:2360
JMicron	JMB360 RAID	197B:2360
JMicron	JJMB361 AHCI/IDE	197B:2361
JMicron	JMB361 RAID	197B:2361
JMicron	JMB362 SATA Controller	197B:2362
JMicron	JMB362 RAID	197B:2362
JMicron	JMB363 SATA/IDE Controller	197B:2363
JMicron	JMB363 RAID	197B:2363
JMicron	JMB364 AHCI Controller	197B:2364
JMicron	JMB365 AHCI/IDE	197B:2365
JMicron	JMB366 AHCI/IDE	197B:2366
JMicron	JMB366 RAID/IDE	197B:2366
JMicron	JMB369 Serial ATA Controller	197B:2369
JMicron	JMB36x AHCI Controller	197B:2368

Marvell

Vendor	Controller	VEN ID: DEV ID	Support Kext
Marvell	88SE9120 SATA 6Gb/s Controller	1B4B:9120
Marvell	88SE9123 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller	1B4B:9123
Marvell	88SE9125 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller	1B4B:9125
Marvell	88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6 Gb/s RAID controller with HyperDuo	1B4B:9130
Marvell	88SE9172 SATA III 6Gb/s RAID Controller	1B4B:9192
Marvell	88SE9172 SATA 6Gb/s Controller	1B4B:9192
Marvell	88SE9172 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s Controller	1B4B:9192
Marvell	88SE9172 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s Controller	1B4B:9192

NVIDIA AHCI

Vendor	Controller	VEN ID: DEV ID	Support Kext
NVIDIA	MCP79 AHCI	10DE:0AB9
NVIDIA	MCP89 AHCI	10DE:0D88

Vendor	Controller	VEN ID: DEV ID	Support Kext
LSI/AVAGO/Broadcom

LIMITATIONS Samsung PM981, PM991, Micron 2200S and Intel 600p NVMe SSDs SSDs with these controllers (NVMe) is not compatible with any macOS version and do not work out of the box. All these SSDs tend to cause Kernel Panics and performing a clean installation on these SSDs is not possible unless you use an SSDT. A clone method can be used to install macOS on these SSDs. In addition to the SSDT, you'll need to use NVMeFix.kext to fix the random Kernel Panics. Please note that these SSDs may still cause Kernel Panics even when using the required fix. Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSDs also had the same issue (mentioned above). However, with updated firmware, it works like a charm. Intel 600p SSDs are prone to Kernel Panic and Intel Optane and Micron 3D XPoint Laptops with Intel Optane and Micron 3D XPoint are completely unsupported in all macOS versions. There are few successes with it, but it is highly recommended to remove such drives to prevent any boot and stability issues. SATA and RAID Controllers Most of the SATA Controllers are supported out of the box. However, there are few SATA Controllers which require an additional driver to work with. SATA Cards RAID and HBA Cards A few selected RAID and HBA Cards are supported with support kext. However, to use them as a boot drive, the Card BIOS and the Controller firmware must be using the same mode, either Legacy for Legacy computers and UEFI for UEFI computers. Most of the RAID Cards do not support booting macOS even when using the support kext either from the vendor or from the community.