Hackintosh-Gigabyte-Z390M-GAMING

OpenCore bootloader ONLY, Clover not supported (Let it go).

Gigabyte Z390M GAMING hackintosh w/ OpenCore

Verified working with macOS version 11.2.3 (20D91) Big Sur and OpenCore 0.6.7.

Important! Important! Important!

F9m BIOS from GIGABYTE resolves the Apple Watch unlock(SERIAL PORT disabled) issue and provides the CFG Unlock in the BIOS. CFG Unlock is required for this EFI to work properly. Be sure to upgrade F9m.

YOU MUST modify SN/UUID/MLB/ROM values in config.plist file. ROM value is the MAC address of your motherboard built-in network card, check it on BIOS settings.

Updates

2021-03-09 / Version 1.7.9 Verified working with 11.2.3 (20D91) and Optimize the startup speed issues.

2021-03-02 / Version 1.7.8 Verified working with 11.2.2 (20D80) and Upgrade to OpenCore 0.6.7 / AppleALC 1.5.8 / VirtualSMC 1.2.1 / WhateverGreen 1.4.8.

2021-02-14 / Version 1.7.7 Verified working with 11.2.2 (20D80).

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Important! Important! Important!

Highly recommended to make sure to use the latest BIOS 'F9m' version. Download BIOS and flash it for CFG unlocked, SERIAL PORT disabled from BIOS settings.

Overview

Installation procedure is quite straightforward, but requires prior knowledge or experience with Hackintoshes. It can be simple and complicated at the same time, refer directly to this manual for a better experience.

Hardware

KEY TIPS: Core components (Motherboard / Graphics Card / WiFi Adapter) are CRUCIAL and you HAVE TO follow the instructions above.

If you want a smooth experience using wireless functionalities such as AirDrop / AirPlay / Sidecar / Handoff / iMessage / Facetime / Contiuenity / etc, only a specific range of wifi card are recommended: BCM94360CD/BCM943602CDP/BCM943602CS

BIOS Settings

Based on F9m version.

First setup,

• Save & Exit
  • Load Optimized Defaults, Save & Exit Setup reboot it.

Second setup,

• Tweaker
  • Advanced CPU Settings
    • VT-d → Disabled
    • No. of CPU Cores Enabled → 8
    • CPU EIST Functions → Enabled
    • Race To Halt (RTH) → Enabled
    • Voltage Optimization → Enabled
    • Intel(R) Speed Shift Technology → Enabled
    • Energy Efficient Turbo → Enabled
    • Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology → Enabled
    • C-States Control
      • CPU Enhanced Halt(C1E) → Enabled
      • C3 State Support → Enabled
      • C6/C7 State Support → Enabled
      • C8 State Support → Enabled
      • C10 State Support → Enabled
      • Package C State limit → Auto
  • Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) → Profile 1
  • Advanced Memory Settings
    • Memory Boot Mode → Enable Fast Boot
    • Memory Enhancement Settings → Enhanced Performance
• Settings
  • Platform Power
    • Platform Power Management → Disabled
    • AC Back → Always On
    • ErP → Disabled
    • Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN → Delay 4 Sec.
    • Power Loading → Enabled
    • RC6(Render Standby) → Enabled
  • IO Ports
    • Initial Display Output → PCIe 1 Slot
    • Internal Graphics → Enabled
    • DVMT Pre-Allocated → 64M
    • DVMT Total-Gfx Mem → MAX (Need reboot)
    • Aperture Size → 256M
    • Audio Controller → Enabled
    • Above 4G Decoding → Enabled
    • Resize BAR Support → Disabled
    • Super IO Configuration
      • Serial Port → Disabled
    • USB Configuration
      • XHCI Hand-off → Enabled
      • Legacy USB Support → Enabled
      • USB Mass Storage Driver Support → Enabled
      • Port 60/64 Emulation → Disabled
    • Network Stack Configuration
      • Network Stack → Disabled
  • Miscellaneous
    • Intel Platform Trust Technology(PTT) → Disabled
    • Software Guard Extensions(SGX) → Disabled
• Boot
  • CFG Lock → Disabled
  • Full Screen LOGO Show → Disabled
  • Fast Boot → Enabled
    • PS2 Devices Support → Disabled
  • Windows 8/10 Features → Other OS
  • CSM Support → Disable
  • Secure Boot → Disable (Secure Boot will be disabled by default, but good to check)

For Thunderbolt Card GC-TITAN RIDGE

• Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
  • Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Support → Enabled
  • TBT Vt-d base security → Disabled
  • Thunderbolt Boot Support → Boot once
  • Wake From Thunderbolt(TM) Devices → Enabled
  • Security Level → No Security
  • Discrete Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
    • Thunderbolt Usb Support → Enabled
    • GPIO3 Force Pwr → Enabled

Tips

• How to hard-flash GC-TITAN RIDGE BIOS with SSDT patched? Ref here Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4
• How to force RGB mode for displays? Ref here
• Fixing iMessage and other services with OpenCore Ref here

Not Working / Issues

Please report and track

Known Issues

• Big Sur seems to break the support for Apple TV+ DRM. Ref WEG WEG Ref
• Multiple key press to wake from sleep with bluetooth (known issue with Gigabyte Gaming X or M boards)

Kexts & Tools

• AGPMInjector
• USBInjectAll
• OpenCore Configurator
• QtOpenCoreConfig
• OcBinaryData
• Hackintool
• PLIST Editor
• Sanity Checker for config.plist
• HackinDROM

References

• https://github.com/iGuan7u/OpenCore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming
• https://github.com/wellsgz/Opencore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming-Hackintosh
• https://github.com/sarkrui/Hackintosh-Z390-Aorus-Pro-9700K-RX580
• https://github.com/blacklizard/gigabyte-z390-aorus-pro-wifi-hackintosh-opencore
• https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/gigabyte-z390-m-gaming-build-with-working-nvram.291193/
• https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• https://dortania.github.io/Getting-Started-With-ACPI/

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