kaedea/z170i-pro-gaming-hackintosh

A tutorial to install macOS Catalina on ASUS Z170i Pro Gaming

ASUS Z170i Pro Gaming Hackintosh Tutorial

The Clover version is deprecated now. Only OpenCore version will be updated in the future.

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This tutorial works perfectly on macOS Catalina (10.15.5). FCPX GPU rendering works smoothly. HDR can be enabled. Supports sleep, Airdrop and Handoff.

Update 5 (Last Update)

Updated to macOS Catalina 10.15.5.

Updated Clover to r5119.

Updated all kexts to the latest version.

Update 4

Updated Clover to r5116.

Updated all kexts to the latest version.

Switched to minimal-dark theme.

Update 3

Updated Clover to r5108. Won't update to the latest version until the theme issue is fixed.

Updated all kexts to the latest version.

Switched to pure UEFI envirionment. Check your BIOS setup with the latest table.

Fixed USB Power issue so you can charge your iPad.

Update 2

Updated to macOS Catalina 10.15.4.

Updated Clover to r5107 and all kexts to the latest version.

If you are updating from previous version and moved all kexts to /Library/Extensions, please move them back to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other as kernel extensions are deprecated by Apple since February.

Update 1

Updated Clover to r5104 and all kexts to the latest version.

Switched from FakeSMC to VirtualSMC.

(Optional) Move all kexts to /Library/Extensions.

Hardware

Item	Brand	Model	Driver	Comment
Motherboard	ASUS	Z170i Pro Gaming
CPU	Intel	i7-6700K
RAM	G.SKILL	TridentZ 2x16GB DDR4 3000		Overclocked to 3200
iGPU	Intel	HD Graphics 530	built-in	Headless mode
dGPU	XFX	RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 8GB	built-in	2304 SP
SSD	Samsung	SM961 1TB NVMe	built-in
Wireless	Broadcom	BCM94360NG M.2	built-in	QCA61x4A was replaced*
Ethernet	Intel	I219-V	IntelMausi.kext
Audio	Realtek	ALC1150	AppleALC.kext
PSU	Corsair	SF600 Platinum
Case	Dan	A4-SFX
Monitor	Dell	U2720Q

*QCA61x4A is not supported. Follow this guide the replace the onboard wireless card. Theoretically BCM94352Z or BCM94360CS2 with adapter can work as well.

BIOS Setup

Name	Option
SW Guard Extensions (SGX)	Disabled
CFG Lock	Disabled
VT-d	Disabled
Above 4G Decoding	Enabled
Primary Display	PCIE
iGPU-Multi-Monitor	Enabled
DVMT Pre-Allocated	128M
IOAPIC 24-119 Entries	Disabled
Network Stack	Disabled
Legacy USB Support	Enabled
Fast Boot	Disabled
OS Type	Other OS
Launch CSM	Disabled

Installation

Pre Installation

Download the official macOS Catalina image, Clover Configurator and Hackintool.

DO NOT use UniBeast to create the drive. It may create strange errors. And do not use MultiBeast for post installation jobs.

Follow this guide to create the boot drive. Copy my /EFI folder into the EFI partition of your boot drive. Also copy Clover Configurator and Hackintool into the main partition.

During Installation

Press F8 to boot into your flash drive. Move to Boot macOS Install from Install macOS Catalina and press spacebar to add -v(verbose) to display debug messages. If USB 3.0 gives error, switch to USB 2.0.

Before installation, first open Disk Utility to erase the drive. You can choose either APFS(recommended) or HFS+ with GUID partition map.

The system will auto reboot from USB for several times. In initialization page DO NOT connect to internet and login iCloud, Create a local account instead. Then you should be able to reach the desktop.

Post Installation

After the first boot, open Clover Configurator to mount both EFI partitions in SSD and flash drive.

Copy everything from the EFI in flash drive to the EFI in SSD and reboot. Now you should be able to boot from SSD.

Refer to this guide to generate serial number. Save and reboot. Then you should be able to login iCloud.

Enjoy your own Hackintosh!

Comments

1. If your iGPU is not HD 530, refer to this guide to recongnize the model correctly.
2. If you don't have a dGPU, i.e. output via iGPU, refer to this guide to modify /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist.
3. If your motherboard is not ASUS Z170i Pro Gaming, refer to this guide to create your own USB patch.

Known issue

GPU fan spins at max RPM for several seconds during boot occasionally and runs normally in desktop. This might be a XFX BIOS bug. You may choose any other Polaris GPUs.