acer-aspire-tc-780-hackintosh
A prebuilt OpenCore EFI for macOS on the Acer Aspire TC-780
WARNING! If running Sonoma, ethernet IS required for initial half of setup if you use an internet-based installer. You will need to install Heliport for Wi-Fi. Ventura users can use Wi-Fi with no issues.
Use 1.x releases for Ventura, 2.x releases for Sonoma.
This is a macOS EFI for the Acer Aspire TC-780, with support for Intel Wi-Fi cards. Ventura and Sonoma compatible
Specs of my specific unit:
- CPU: Intel Core i3-7100
- GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630
- RAM: 8GB Micron DDR4
- Model: Acer Aspire TC-780-AM11
- Audio: Realtek ALC662
- Ethernet: Realtek RTL8168/8111
- Wifi/Bluetooth: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Follow the "Downloading macOS section in the Dortania guide to get macOS. Support will not be offered if you get macOS from any other source. https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/installer-guide/windows-install.html#downloading-macos
Set BIOS settings as follows
- Authentication -> Secure Boot -> Disabled
- Boot Options -> Launch CSM -> Never
Credits
- Acidanthera -- Made OpenCore, AppleALC, BlueToolFixup, Lilu, VirtualSMC and WhateverGreen
- OpenIntelWireless -- Made airportitlwm
- FireWolf -- Made RealtekCardReader
- Laura Müller -- Made RealtekRTL8111
- USBToolBox -- Made USBToolBox
- Apple -- Made macOS
- Acer -- Made the Aspire TC-780
- Dortania -- Made the OpenCore install guide which was used to make this EFI
- CorpNewt -- Helped me fix graphics
- MeGaLoDoN (No GitHub or website) -- Helped me fix Bluetooth