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Acer Aspire V5-573P-9899 Hackintosh

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Acer Aspire V5-573P-9899 OpenCore

Specs and OpenCore EFI configurations for Acer Aspire V5-573P-9899 laptop Hackintosh.

This project is for educational purposes only.

Hardware Specs

  • Intel Core i7-4500U processor Haswell
  • 6GB DDR3L memory
  • 750GB hard drive
  • 15.6" Full HD widescreen CineCrystal multi-touch LED-backlit display (1920 x 1080)
  • Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • Intel Audio ALC282
  • 6.5-hour battery
  • Wifi Atheros 9462
  • Ethernet Realtek RTL 8111
  • Bluetooth Atheros 80211

Working

  • Audio
  • Display
  • Ethernet
  • WiFi
  • Battery
  • Bluetooth
  • Touchpad
  • Touchscreen

Issues

  1. On initial boot, screen is distorted. Workaround is manual sleep using power button, then turn on to reset display.

Installation

Details of all steps are in OpenCore guide.

  1. Fully review Dortania OpenCore Guide

  2. Create macOS install bootable USB drive.

  3. Mount EFI partition of USB drive.

  4. Copy EFI folder into EFI USB drive. EFI should be a root folder. USB drive can boot using hardware configuration

  5. Restart Aspire and boot into USB drive.

  6. Choose macOS Install (external) in OpenCore boot option.

  7. Finish installation.

  8. Boot using USB OpenCore and select installed MACOS.

  9. Mount EFI partition of Aspire disk drive.

  10. Copy EFI folder into EFI disk drive. EFI should be a root folder. Laptop disk EFI partition now has hardware configuration needed to start.

  11. Restart and profit!

  12. Buy Me A Coffee

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