This is the guide for OpenCore 1.0.3 Hackintosh build based on i7 9700KF | Gigabyte Z370N WIFI | Radeon RX 6600XT | 32GB RAM | running MacOS 15.2 Sequoia like an iMac Pro!
Please read the OpenCore Guide to understand the process and make any changes if you require different settings.
Warning! Custom configuration for this specific motherboard, graphics card and NVMe listed below. If your computer's components are different, DO NOT USE THIS CONFIGURATION AND MAKE YOUR OWN ONE ACCORDING TO YOUR HARDWARE.
- AMD GPU for full performance;
- h264 and h265 video encoding and decoding working;
- No DRM issues (you can use Apple TV+ and Safari for Netflix and PrimeVideo).
| Type | Item |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel i7 9700KF 9th generation 8 core 3,6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4,9GHz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z370N WiFi 1.0 Mini ITX |
| RAM | 2 x Kingston KVR26N19D8/16 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (native jedec speed without XMP profile) |
| GPU | Sapphire RX 6600XT 8GB Dedicated Video Card |
| Wireless | Intel AC 8265NGW WiFi and Bluetooth PCIe card onboard |
| NVMe | WD Black SN750 500GB PCIe NVMe (for MacOS, on the top of the motherboard) WD Black SN750 1TB PCIe NVMe (for Windows 11 and gamming, on the back of the motherboard) |
| HDD | 2 x Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008-2FR102 2TB HDD 3.5" |
| Coolers | Montech DT24 CPU cooler 3 x Fractal Aspect 12 120mm case cooler (System Fan 1 and 2) |
| Power Supply | Super Flower LEADEX III GOLD 850W (use this link to calculate your power supply need) |
| Case | Fractal Pop Mini Silent Micro ATX and Mini ITX support |
Memory Note! Do not use memory with speed beyond 2666MHz or XMP Profile on this motherboard, because it have issues with USB and Audio on MacOS.
Config Note! RC6 Render Standby option is missing on this motherboard BIOS when installed a Intel CPU with F suffix (no iGPU). This option need to be DISABLED for system stability and avoid kernel panics (like NVMe errors). The opencore forceRenderStandby=0 boot argument does the trick if missing this option on BIOS.
Network Note! The Intel AT211 Ethernet is DISABLED in MacOS, so you need to use the Intel i219v Ethernet port when using MacOS. On Windows both ethernet ports are functional.
Gigabyte z370N WIFI using BIOS version F12
- Save & Exit > Load optimised defaults
- SmartFan > System Fan 1 > Fan Control Use Temperature Input > PCH
- SmartFan > System Fan 2 > Fan Control Use Temperature Input > PCH
- BIOS > FastBoot > DISABLED
- BIOS > CSM Support > DISABLED
- BIOS > Windows 8/10 Features > Windows 8/10 WHQL
- BIOS > Secure Boot > ENABLED
- Peripherals > Initial Display Output > PCIe 1 Slot
- Peripherals > Above 4G Decoding > ENABLED
- Peripherals > Intel PTT > ENABLED
- Peripherals > SGX > DISABLED
- Peripherals > Trusted Computing > ENABLED
- Peripherals > SATA and RST Configuration > SATA Mode Selection > AHCI
- Peripherals > SATA and RST Configuration > Aggressive LPM Support > DISABLED
- Peripherals > USB Config > Legacy > DISABLED
- Peripherals > USB Config > XHCI Handoff > ENABLED
- Peripherals > USB Config > Port 60/64 emulation > DISABLED
- Chipset > VT-d > ENABLED
- Chipset > Wake On Lan > DISABLED (remind to disable it on adapters too)
- Power > AC BACK > Always Off
- Power > ErP > DISABLED
- Power > Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN > Delay 4 Sec.
- Power > CEC 2019 Ready > DISABLED
- Power > Platform Power Management > ENABLED (enable child items PEG, PCH and DMI ASPM)
- Save & Exit > Save Profile > Windows (get the first entry and name it)
- Save & Exit > Save & Exit Setup
You can install Windows 11 as usual. Drivers for this motherboard are below:
- Download Intel INF Driver (required)
- Download Latest AMD Graphics Driver (required)
- Download Apple TimeCapsule Driver (optional)
TimeCapsule on Windows: To use TimeCapsule driver, first enable the SMB 1.0/CIFS on Windows (use the Turn Windows features on or off dialog for this). The same apply if you have a Windows file server that will be accessed by a MacOS machine or vice-versa.
To keep the date and time synchronized when switching between MacOS and Windows, run the following command:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /d 1 /t REG_QWORD /fYou will want to Turn off Memory Integrity on Windows 11 to avoid problems on Opencore boot (and increase gamming performance):
- Select Start, enter ‘Core Isolation’ in the taskbar, and select Core Isolation from the list of results to open the Windows security app;
- On the Core isolation page, turn off the toggle for Memory Integrity. You might need to restart the computer.
If you want a cleaner installation of Windows 11, you can run a script to do the cleanup (be careful, for testing only) using LeDragoX's scripts. After running the script, you may want to get the new desktop context menu back. Use the command below to return it to normal:
reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /fTo keep your Windows drivers up to date, Intel has a tool that can help (it only works with Intel's basic motherboard drivers). You can download and install it from Intel's website.
- BIOS > Secure Boot > DISABLED
- Peripherals > Intel PTT > DISABLED
- Save & Exit > Save Profile > MacOS (get the second entry and name it)
- Save & Exit > Save & Exit Setup
- Can be direct downloaded from Apple using App Store on a regular MacOS computer;
- Make a USB install disk (the example below uses a USB device named USB and makes Sequoia installation disk):
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sequoia.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USB- Download the git repo sources and use the EFI folder or clone it with following command:
git clone git@github.com:elieserme/hackintosh.gitDownload the Python installer and setup it to use the tools below.
Download ProperTree to edit the config.plist file and change PlatformInfo values to your own machine:
- MLB, SystemSerialNumber and SystemUUID can be generated by downloading and use GenSMBIOS utility;
- Before use a generated SystemSerialNumber, check it on Apple Database (If it is valid, generate another and repeat if necessary until find an invalid and unused one);
- ROM is the Mac address of the en0 network adapter (on Gigabyte z370N WIFI 1.0 is the Intel i219v gigabit port). Use the Network Settings > Advanced > Hardware panel to copy the Mac address (only numbers and letters, without the : chars);
- Inside the
config.plistsearch and replace AAAAAAAAAAAA with your generated SystemSerialNumber value, BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB with MLB value, CCCCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCCCCCCCCCC with SystemUUID value and DDDDDDDD with ROM value:
<key>PlatformInfo</key>
<dict>
<key>Automatic</key>
<true/>
<key>CustomMemory</key>
<false/>
<key>Generic</key>
<dict>
<key>MaxBIOSVersion</key>
<false/>
<key>AdviseFeatures</key>
<false/>
<key>SystemMemoryStatus</key>
<string>Auto</string>
<key>MLB</key>
<string>BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB</string>
<key>ProcessorType</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>ROM</key>
<data>DDDDDDDD</data>
<key>SpoofVendor</key>
<true/>
<key>SystemProductName</key>
<string>iMacPro1,1</string>
<key>SystemSerialNumber</key>
<string>AAAAAAAAAAAA</string>
<key>SystemUUID</key>
<string>CCCCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCCCCCCCCCC</string>
</dict>
<key>UpdateDataHub</key>
<true/>
<key>UpdateNVRAM</key>
<true/>
<key>UpdateSMBIOS</key>
<true/>
<key>UpdateSMBIOSMode</key>
<string>Create</string>
<key>UseRawUuidEncoding</key>
<false/>
</dict>- Mount the EFI partition of the USB disk with MountEFI utility and copy your EFI folder to
/Volumes/EFI - Boot the target machine with USB disk you just made
- Using Modified GRUB Shell we must disable CFG Lock first with command below:
setup_var_3 0x5A4 0x00Please note that hardcoded value is for F11, F12, F13, F14a, F14b and F14 BIOS version of the Gigabyte z370N WIFI 1.0 motherboard, if you use another BIOS version or another motherboard model you need to recalculate this value (this command must run every time that BIOS is reflashed or CMOS clear. Some other motherboards can disable CFG Lock on BIOS settings without this hack).
- Use Clear NVRAM and reboot to make a clean install
- Use Disk Utility to erase a APFS GUI volume and install MacOS
- Finish normal MacOS setup
The included USBMap.kext with USB mapping is for the Gigabyte z370N WiFi 1.0 and iMacPro1,1 SMBIOS only with some USB 3 ports, one USB type C and one internal Bluetooth USB port enabled.
Keep in mind that you have to choose what ports to enable, because MacOS has a 15 logical ports limit and each port has 2 logical ports (one physical port has one USB 2 and one USB 3 personality, and USB Type C has different ports for each side... so 2 logical ports per physical port) and you have to reserve a port for Bluetooth card.
List of the 15 ports ENABLED:
| Label | Name | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | HS01, SS01 | 3 | USB 2.0 & 3.1 front 1 |
| I | HS02, SS02 | 3 | USB 2.0 & 3.1 front 2 |
| F | HS03, SS03 | 3 | USB 2.0 & 3.1 rear 5 |
| G | HS04, SS04 | 3 | USB 2.0 & 3.1 rear 6 |
| C | HS05 | 3 | USB 2.0 rear 3 |
| D | HS06 | 3 | USB 2.0 rear 4 |
| E | HS09 | 9 | USB 2.0 only rear Type C |
| H | HS10 | 255 | USB 2.0 internal (bluetooth) |
| J | HS11 | 3 | USB 2.0 internal (wireless keyboard or mouse dongle) |
| E | SS09, SS10 | 10 | USB 3.1 only rear Type C (for each side of the connector) |
List of ports DISABLED:
| Label | Port | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| C | SS05 | Only USB 2.0 active on HS05 |
| D | SS06 | Only USB 2.0 active on HS06 |
| A | HS07, SS07 | Only to power my desklight |
| B | HS08, SS08 | Only to power my soundbar |
| J | HS12 | Not used in macOS |
| hidden | HS13, HS14, USR1, USR2 | Not used in macOS |
Sometimes after sleep the computer will wake every few minutes. Normal Macs do this for several reasons, like other devices near. If you require a deep sleep without random wakeups, use the commands below to disable this features:
sudo pmset proximitywake 0This is a desktop machine, you may want to disable hibernation:
sudo pmset hibernatemode 0If you want to restore the default factory settings:
sudo pmset -a restoredefaultsYou know that Power Button can turn on and wake the computer from Sleep and Hibernate modes. But you can make the Power Button works for turn off the display and sleep like a real Mac too with the following command:
defaults write com.apple.loginwindow PowerButtonSleepsSystem -bool yesTo verify the current values on your computer and see what services are preventing the system to sleep, use the following command:
pmset -g liveThe commands above works on a real Mac computer too, if you want deep sleeps just follow the same steps.
The EFI folder configuration already comes with SecureBootModel and WiFi and Bluetooth Kexts disabled by default. After successfully installing MacOS you can enable these options as below.
MacOS Update: Using Sonoma 14.4 and later, every time you update MacOS, you need to first disable SecureBootModel (Disabled). After the update, you can enable it again (Default). Please remind to Clear NVRAM each time you enable or disable this settings.
- Enable the SecureBootModel in
config.plist:
<key>SecureBootModel</key>
- <string>Disabled</string>
+ <string>Default</string>- If you do not want the Boot Menu, disable it in
config.plistto boot like a real Mac:
<key>ShowPicker</key>
- <true/>
+ <false/>To switch between Windows and MacOS you must enter the BIOS and change the Boot order to the Windows or MacOS disk according to your choice and also load the BIOS settings profile depending on the operating system you are going to start:
- Save & Exit > Load Profile > Windows or MacOS
- Save & Exit > Save & Exit Setup