/OpenCore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming

An OpenCore config of hackintosh, about Gigabyte Z390M Gaming.

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OpenCore-Gigabyte-Z390M-Gaming

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An OpenCore config of hackintosh, about Gigabyte Z390M Gaming.

info

You can see my change log here.

Computer Configuration

Component Brank
CPU Intel i7 9700K
MotherBoard Gigabyte Z390M Gaming
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16G DDR4 3200 x 2
Graphic Card Dataland RX580 2304sp 8G
SSD Samsung 970evo 500G
Net Card BCM94360CD（Including BlueTooth）
Power EVGA 750P2
Fan JONSBO TW3-240
Case JONSBO C3-PLUS
Monitor AOC U2790VQ 27” 4K
Keyboard & Mouse Magic Keyboard 2 & Mouse 2

What's working?

  • Both iGPU and eGPU are working fine.
  • NATIVE NVRAM is working! I can change my Startup Disk in System Preference. thanks to acidanthera SSDT-PMC, now LogoutHook.command is unnecessary.
  • BlueTooth and Wi-Fi are working fine, because of I brought it on purpose.
  • USBs are working fine, I patch it with USBPorts.kext, thanks to hackintool, you can see my configuration
  • High Speed USB Charge also working, enable by USBPower.kext.
  • Sleep is fine, thanks to Gigabyte Z390M Gaming, it really saved my time.

BIOS Changes

MAKE SURE YOUR BIOS VERSION HAVE UPDATED TO VERSION F9m! NOW CFG-LOCK CAN BE DISABLE MANUALLY!

  1. Save & Exit
    • Load Optimized Defaults then make (or confirm) the following settings -- important settings in bold:
  2. Setting modify
  • Tweaker
    • Advanced CPU Settings
      • VT-d → Disabled
    • Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) → Profile 1
  • Settings
    • Platform Power
      • Platform Power Management → Disabled
      • ErP → Disabled
    • CSM Support → Disable
      • Secure Boot will be disabled by default, but good to check
    • IO Ports
      • Initial Display Output → PCIe Slot 1. (If your discrete graphics card is in Slot 2, change this appropriately.)
      • Internal Graphics → 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 (This is VERY VERY IMPORTANT)
    • Windows 8/10 Features → Other OS
    • CSM Support → Disable
    • Secure Boot → Disable

Tips

  • USB3.0 is active by kexts/Other/USBPorts.kext. USBInjectALL.kext is unnecessary.