Z390-A PRO + macOS + OpenCore + i5-9600K = ZmaCorK
MSI Z390-A PRO
Intel i5-9600K
- I use MiniTool Partition Wizard because it's simple and free.
Note: The MSR Partition is 16MB
. It sits between our EFI and Windows Partitions. We cannot move unallocated space two partitions over.
- Delete the MSR Partition
- Shrink the Windows Partition by
808MB
- Extend the EFI Partition to
1GB
Note: 200MB original EFI size + 16MB MSR + 808MB from Windows = 1024MB
- Apply and Reboot
- Follow along here until you reach Making The Installer.
- Once the downloads are finished create a folder named
com.apple.recovery.boot
and moveBaseSystem.chunklist
&BaseSystem.dmg
into it. - Drag the
com.apple.recovery.boot
folder to yourC:
drive.
- Download my repo from GitHub or click here
- Open the zip and extract just the
EFI
folder to yourC:
drive.
- Download the config.plist editor from here
- Extract the zip and run the .bat file.
- In ProperTree, Open->
C:\EFI\OC\config.plist
- Follow the PlatformInfo steps here to generate your own unique Board Serial, MLB & UUID.
- Find the MAC Address of your Ethernet card using this command:
ipconfig /all
- Enter the MAC without special charcters into the Apple ROM field.
Note: You must complete those last 3 steps. I blanked out the corresponding 4 fields in the config.plist
- Save the file and quit ProperTree
- Run a Command Prompt as Administrator and copy and paste these commmands:
mountvol X: /S
xcopy C:\EFI X:\EFI /E /H /C /I /Y
xcopy C:\com.apple.recovery.boot X:\com.apple.recovery.boot /E /H /C /I /Y
Note: This will mount the System Partition and copy the folders we moved to C:
into it.
- Download BOOTICEx64
- Extract and run the portable .exe
- In BootICE, UEFI->Edit Boot Entries
- You will see Windows Boot Manager and possibly others in the list.
- Select Add, then paste
X:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTx64.efi
into the File Name box - Click Okay and you should see Successfully added boot entry.
- Name this Boot Entry in the Menu Title field
OpenCore
- Click on Save current boot entry
- Last, Close->Exit and reboot to enter the BIOS settings below.
Note: During boot repeatedly taping the Delete key on the keyboard will open the BIOS
Factory Default Settings by Pressing F6
Enter Advanced Mode by Pressing F7
[Settings -> Advanced]: Above 4G memory/Crypto Currency mining: [Disabled]->[Enabled]
[Settings -> Integrated Graphics Configuration]: Initiate Graphic Adapter: [PEG]->[IGD]
[Settings -> Integrated Graphics Configuration]: Integrated Graphics Share Memory [64M]
[Settings -> Super IO Configuration]: Serial(COM) Port: [Enabled]->[Disabled]
[Settings -> Super IO Configuration]: Parallel(LPT) Port: [Enabled]->[Disabled]
[Settings -> Windows OS Configuration]: Windows 10 WHQL Support: [CSM]->[UEFI]
[Settings -> Windows OS Configuration]: Fast Boot: [Disabled]
[OC -> CPU Features]: Intel VT-D Tech: [Disabled]
[OC -> CPU Features]: CFG Lock: [Enabled]->[Disabled]
[OC -> CPU Features]: SW Guard Extensions (SGX): [Software Controlled]->[Disabled]
- After saving the BIOS changes, have your Display Port (DP) cable connected.
- I use a DP->HDMI cable that plugs into a ARC port on the TV so it pulls in the audio as well.
- Boot your PC pressing F11 until you see the Boot options screen
- Select OpenCore
Note: May be listed as UEFI OS
- Select recovery.dmg to start macOS install.
- Refer here for any troubleshooting.