With the Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5, I created my very own highend 2017 Mac Pro with the coolest looking case from Phanteks, the Ethoo Evolv Tempered Glass mATX Case. It’s smaller footprint compared to normal sized cases is why I went with the GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 motherboard along with it being one of ahte coolest looking motherboards available for Kabylake.
The Build
GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Hackintosh with a Dell U3417W Ultrawide Monitor and the Phanteks Evolv mATX Tempered Glass Computer Case
| Part | Name | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1606.92 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K Quad-Core Processor | $329.99 |
| CPU Cooler | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | $59.99 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Motherboard | $159.99 |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $209.99 |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA SSD | $169.99 |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW2 GAMING | $429.99 |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM650x, 650W Fully Modular Power Supply | $115.99 |
| Case | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX Tempered Glass | $129.99 |
What Works
- Sound
- Ethernet
- USB-C Port
- USB3 Speeds
- HD530/H630
- Nvidia HDMI Audio
- Nvidia Graphics Card
- Nvidia GFX Sleep/Wake
- App Store, iBooks, iMessage
What Doesn’t
- HD530/HD630 Sleep/Wake
Guide
This is a simple copy paste guide to getting a working GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Hackintosh Build. I prepared the EFI Folder for you all you have to do is replace the one created with Clover with the one I made this will enable you to install macOS on this motherboard and have working sleep, graphics, sound & ethernet.
I wrote a previous build guide on the Gigabyte ultra durable series GA-Z270M-D3H Hackintosh Guide. The higher end series boards use a better audio chipset the new ALC1220, which has better sound quality than it’s predecessors the ALC892 and ALC1150.
This hackintosh build guide can be used for most of Gigabyte’s Gaming 200 series motherboards and was tested using Sierra 10.12.4. Sleep/Wake, Graphics, Ethernet and Sound all work without any issue with this hackintosh build guide. Let’s turn your own into a high end Mac Pro hackintosh.
High Sierra?
This guide was made for Sierra 10.12.6. If you are installing High Sierra 13.x follow the High Sierra Guide instead or follow this guide update the kexts once you download the EFI folder in step 3.
If you follow the High Sierra Guide you can use the BIOS settings from this page below to quickly find what you need to change when you get to that step.
Fresh installing High Sierra on AMD Ryzen Walkthough Guide (10.13)
Step 1: Create MacOS Bootloader
To install macOS Sierra you will need a macOS Clover Bootloader. To create one follow the How-to Make a Clover Hackintosh Bootloader guide.
Step 2: Transfer GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 EFI
Your EFI Folder should have been mounted after installing Clover EFI Bootloader onto your flash drive if you accidentally dismounted it follow these steps:
- Download Clover Configurator
- Open Clover Configurator
- Select Mount EFI under TOOLS
- Click Mount Partition for Install macOS….
- Click Open Partition (This is your EFI Folder)
This is the part where the EFI Folder created with clover is replaced with the hackintosher.com GA-Z270MX Gaming 5 version.
- Delete the folder called EFI in your mounted partition
- Download hackintosher.com’s Hackintosher.com GA-Z270MX Gaming 5 EFI.zip
- Unzip GA-Z270MX Gaming 5 EFI
- Copy the unzipped EFI folder
- Paste the copied EFI at at /Volumes/EFI (The location you deleted your EFI Folder in step 1)
Most people will be using this motherboard with a seperate graphics card, however for those who want to use the integrated intel iGPU they will need to change the default config.plist to the iGPU version. Follow these steps only if you arn’t using a dedicated graphics card and instead relying on using the Intel integrated HD530/HD630.
- Navigate to EFI/CLOVER/
- Rename config.plist to config-GFX.plist
- Rename config-iGPU.plist to config.plist
STEP 3: Configuring the BIOS
Now that the boot partition has been configured we must change some BIOS features on/off to get Mac OS running optimally on a hackintosh. Some of these settings will already be set correctly, however we want to verify all of them are correct. Recommended: Updating to the latest BIOS available
Restart the computer and rapidly press the DEL key on your keyboard to enter the BIOS.
Change the following settings:
- Save & Exit → Load Optimized Defaults
- M.I.T. → Advanced Memory Settings Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) : Profile1
- BIOS → Fast Boot : Disabled
- BIOS → Windows 8/10 Features : Other OS
- BIOS → LAN PXE Boot Option ROM : Disabled
- BIOS → Storage Boot Option Control : UEFI
- Peripherals → Super IO Configuration → Serial Port : Disabled
- Peripherals → Network Stack Configuration → Network Stack : Disabled
- Peripherals → USB Configuration → XHCI Hand-off : Enabled
- Chipset → Vt-d : Disabled
- Chipset → IOAPIC 24-119 Entries : Enabled
Based on the GPU you’re using change the following settings:
Dedicated graphics card:
- Peripherals → Initial Display Output : PCIe 1 Slot
- Chipset → Integrated Graphics : Disabled
Intel iGPU:
- Peripherals → Initial Display Output : IGFX
- Chipset → Integrated Graphics : Enabled
- Chipset → DVMT Pre-Allocated : 96M (if this setting isn’t showing then: 1. Set Integrated Graphics: Enabled. 2. Save and Exit BIOS by pressing F10. 3. Reenter BIOS upon computer restart and it should be there.
Setting Boot Priority:
You’ll be booting form your USB flash drive until clover is installed onto your boot disk in Step 7. Therefore it will need to be set as the primary boot device until that happens.
You must boot using your USB flash drive until an EFI folder is created for your Boot Disk. Therefore your flash drive will either need to be launched as a temporary boot device or set as Boot Option #1 in BIOS.
- BIOS → Boot Option #1: UEFI : XXX, Partition 1 (For example I used a SanDisk flash drive so I would select the option with UEFI: Sandisk, Partition 1 as seen in the image below.)
- Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS
GA-Z270MX Boot Priority
STEP 4: Installing Sierra
The next step is to install macOS and transfering the EFI boot partition of your flash drive to your disk drive.
Follow the general Installation Guide then return to this guide when done if you have never installed macOS with Clover before.
STEP 5: Nvidia Graphics
If using a compatible graphics card then you will need to install Nvidia Web Drivers to fix all the graphical issues. If you do not know how to install a graphics card on a hackintosh read the Nvidia Graphics Guide
Done.
GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 EFI Build Notes:
Bootloader – Clover_r4061 settings:
- Install for UEFI Booting Only
- Install Clover in the ESP
- Emuefivariable.efi – Used for NVRAM/Graphics Detection
- OsxAptioFix2Drv-64.efi
Config.plist
- To fix occasional restarts instead of shutting down on any gigabyte motherboard the fix in config.plist by setting FixShutdown_0004 in apci under fixes.
Kexts used:
- Boot – FakeSMC.kext
- Sound – AppleALC.kext v.1.1.0 with Audio Inject: 11 & Lilu.kext v.1.0.0 – This motherboard uses ALC1220 was gotten working using AppleALC.kext and Lilu.kext with Audio Inject: 11, beware the latest versions of AppleALC.kext and Lilu.kext for they will break video playback and sound. If using either of the kexts stick to the version used in the EFI Folder which is AppleALC.kext v.1.1.0 & Lilu.kext v.1.0.0 released on Feb. 22 2017, until the developer of these kexts fixes these issues. If you are followign this guide with a motherboard that has ALC1150 or ALC892 then you need to change the Devices > Audio Inject to 1, which can be set in the config.plist of your EFI/CLOVER folder using Clover Configurator.
- Ethernet – AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext (This motherboard uses Killer E2500 LAN chipset)
- USB 3.0 – XHCI-200-series-injector.kext
- Graphics – Nvidia Web Drivers
- iMac 17,1 SMBIOS – Lilu.kext and NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext
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203 Comments on "Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Hackintosh Build Guide"
Will this guide work for a mITX GA-Z170N Gaming 5? Been having a hard time getting this mobo to work with the standard guides.
Wont hurt to try this guide is much quicker than others. The only thing I see you needing to make it changes the AUDIO ID in config.plist under Boot > Devices to 1 above Inject to get ALC1150 working since this guide uses ALC1220.
Will a faster ram work for this upgrade, like corsair ddr4 2400, 2666, 3000
Yes, you just need to enable X.M.P. in BIOS
Do you reckon the z270 ultra gaming would run smoothly using this guide? (using the different kext for i219 ethernet). Thanks
Yes, it will work just fine from looking at it.
Keep getting “Missing operating system” when adding usb stick.
Same build, different graphics card.
A. You need to boot from the UEFI partition of the USB Stick. B. EFI Folder must be on EFI Partition C. Boot from UEFI must be enabled in BIOS.
My usb stick contains the EFI folder from your guide as well as the install sierra os. I’ve followed your bios guide to the letter with the exception of Peripherals → Super IO Configuration → Serial Port : Disabled as this doesn’t exist for my bios version (version 4)
Hmm.. and when the BIOS screen posts have you pressed F12 to choose a temporary boot device and then selected UEFI: (Flash Drive Name) or is that not showing up for you? Also are you using F4 BIOS version? Are you able to make it to the Clover Boot Screen?
There should be 2 boot options from your USB drive if it was set up correctly. UEFI : (Flash Drive Name) & Flash Drive name
In my case since I’m using a SanDisk Drive I select UEFI: SanDisk, Partition 1
I don’t see the UEFI option, that’s my mistake –
Look at the image at the bottom of Step 2, substep 5 “Paste the copied EFI at at /Volumes/EFI” that’s where you made your mistake.
EFI Mount ?? — > http://imgur.com/a/kWjEo
Install mount –> http://imgur.com/a/aCU4n
Hmm… yes you did it wrong, I guess I need to make the guide clearer. Your suppose to the put the EFI Folder in the EFI Partition where BOOTLOG is, not Install macOS. Also delete the file called BOOTLOG. I’m glad your issue was an easy fix.
http://imgur.com/a/ZAlZ4
Something seems to be missing, I can’t mount the EFI partition in the way the instructions want me to.
Click update partitions at the top.
I was erasing my USB stick from the partition instead of from the actual stick (I didn’t get the GUID partition list as a choice). Redoing things with the actual stick selected got me the EFI mount and things are moving along now. Thanks so much for your help.
Yea Np.
Hi, which BIOS do You use?
I’m on F4 and I cannot find the 11. Point: Chipset → Wake on LAN Enable : Disabled
It’s just not there.
Everything else was done as to your manual, and it get freeze on the 2/3s of the installation screen (with the apple logo and the process bar).
Any help would be very appreciated.
Cheers,
Igor.
If this might help, I am running the I5-6600K with integrated card (config file was renamed accordingly)
Here are photos of my BIOS screens:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/19n8zfk4hg6roca/AABfjSQwZ-_G6h1-AV_CBuaTa?dl=0
I am really frustrated at this point and any help would be very appreciated.
UPDATE:
I have solved the hang-up issue by inserting/changing these two kexts from here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/macos-10-12-5-update.220866/#post-1504116
Would be really cool for other if OP could update the EFI folder with up-to date files, as Intel HD grahic drivers has been changed in 10.12.5.
Hope this will help someone.
I’ve updated the guides downloadable EFI accordingly thank you for being helpful.
Update 2:
So I could get a very stable MAC. But two things:
1. Could not get the sound working 🙁 I suspect there are other kexts need to be updated. Tried solution here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/quick-fix-200-series-kaby-lake-audio-onboard-and-or-hd-6×0-hdmi.221618/ but it did not work. Probably because I am using 6600k with Z270. Your Help would be really appreciated.
2. Found out through reading the posts, that setting darkwake=8 at the boot menue of the clover editor makes MAC come back from deep sleep. In you configuration it was set to 1 and if the sleep was deep it did not come back, but went into restart after some seconds of black screen (when you hit any button on keyboard to wake it up).
All in one, as you are much more experienced, would be great if you could redo your EFI for 10.12.5 with Graphics and Sound patches.
Cheers,
Igor.
I’ve been using 12.4 let me update to 12.5 and get back to you.
1. Updating Lilu.kext & AppleALC.kext will cause blackscreen/no audio on some gigabyte motherboards, not sure what the cause of this is, but I was able to get around it.
2. Darkwake = 8 wont make a different if you are using a gigabyte motherboard, it should wake regardless. Also wake from sleep wont work on integrated skylake/kabylake graphics so changing darkwake wont do anything in your case.
I was able to successfully install 10.12.5, get integrated graphics working, sound, and wake with a dedicated graphics card. I did this on a Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming K5 which is very similar to a Z270MX. Please test this new EFI folder below and tell me if it works for you so I can update it for everyone else. Don’t forget to rename config-iGPU.plist to config.plist if you’re using the integrated iGPU only.
http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI-10.12.5.zip
Also, I need to mention this since you used that tonymac script AppleALC may no longer work as you ended up patching your AppleHDA file so you will need to either a. Replace it with a unedited version of AppleHDA or b. Reinstall a fresh copy of macOS on a new partition.
http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI-10.12.5.zip
Wake on LAN in the BIOS is only available to change on certain gigabyte/bios versions and I removed it from this guide. All you need to do is open up Energy Saver in System Preferences and uncheck Wake for Ethernet network access and Enable Power Nap
I’m trying to install Sierra 10.12.5 on a machine that has very similar specification to the one featured in this tutorial:
-GA Z270MX Gaming 5
-i7 7700K
-16 gb DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400 MHz ram
-Samsung 850 Evo SSD
-Using on-board graphics for now
I’ve created my bootable Sierra drive, configured my bios using the settings you’ve suggested and formatted my SSD using disk utility (after selecting language etc.). I manage to run the installer for a few minutes, but I’m always met with the following error:
“The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.PackageKit.PKFileDownload error 5.)”
The error seems to be independent of what hard drive (I’ve tried two different SSDs) I use for the install procedure, so I suspect it might have something to do with my bootable media. It looks like someone on the tonymacx86 forums experienced the same problem, but no one seems to have provided any insight on the issue.
I’d appreciate any ideas you might have. Also, thanks for the great tutorial!
I suspect this might be a similar issue to what Igor pointed out yesterday. I set up my boot media earlier in the week so the EFI folder I copied over may not have contained the updated kexts for 10.12.5. Given that you uploaded a new EFI zip folder recently, I’ll recreate my boot media to see if that fixes the problem.
I’ll let you know what the outcome is!
Managed to get everything installed by following the first link the Igor provided:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/macos-10-12-5-update.220866/#post-1504116
I just added the IntelGraphicsFixup.kext and updated your Lilu.kext with the one provided in the link and everything went smoothly.
I’m using a Steinberg Ci1 usb audio interface connected to my studio monitors and I seem to be getting interference noise when I play audio. I plan on trying out a different audio interface to see whether it’s a compatibility issue.
I’ve noticed that you’ve got a few extra kexts in your revised EFI folder. What’s the best way of getting these into my new system?
Thanks!
Yes I saw those changes in that link and incorporated them for 10.12.5. What you can do is replace the EFI on your USB Flash Drive with this new one:
http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270MX-Gaming-5-EFI-10.12.5.zip
and then test to see if it works well. If it does you can then backup your current EFI and paste this on on the EFI of your hard drive.
Hi Hackintosher,
Just made a clean install of the 10.12.5 with your latest EFI (http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI-10.12.5.zip)
and it works like a charm. I have sound working from the frontl panel of my Raijentek STYX and the back of the Board , so feel free to update the main article!
One thing that does not work though is the Audio through DisplayPort to my LG Monitor. It does not seem to detect that output at all. On my MBp its works flawlessly. Any idea why?
P.S. Thanks again for your great work. Your tutorial was the easiest to understand for a Hackintosh beginner like me, and I hope you will update the Gigabyte Z270MX / X tutorials as the OS updates!
Yea, you have to follow this guide for HDMI audio, but some pascal cards still have trouble. You will need to use an displayport cable and have to experiment with each displayport as some people have said only one port produces sound while the other two don’t.
http://hackintosher.com/guides/hackintosh-hdmi-audio-displayport-sound/
I have read that article, but it seems to be focusing on the audio pass-through with Nvidia cards. At the moment I am trying to deal with the Intel integrated graphics.
Any ideas where to look?
Thanks again,
Igor.
You can start by looking at https://github.com/toleda/audio_CloverHDMI but I would backup your EFI folder by zipping it before experimenting with that and I would also try getting it working on a new macOS partition to prevent it from messing up your audio on your main mac partition if it doesn’t work.
Everything seems to be working great after applying your EFI folder. Thanks again for you’re great instructions! I wouldn’t have gotten into hackintoshing with your guide 👍
P.S. I’ve isolated my the noisy signal as a ground loop issue between my PC and my monitors (not software related) – so I should be able to get it sorted over the coming weeks.
SUCCESS!! Killer Gaming Mac Pro! z270x gaming 5 , i7 7700k ,16gb 3200 ram Aorus GTX 1080 ti, dual boot with win10, 250 gb 960NVe SSD (win 10) , 240 gb SANDISK Plus Internal SSD (sierra) Hackintosher thanks man very helpful article! Almost everything works as excepted but there are still a few things that need tinkering. What I got working following this article is gtx , hd graphic, sound, icloud, all the usb ports sleep and ethernet . The first problem I have encountered is with the wifi/bluethooth card that came with the motherboard Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I. The wifi wont work on it but the bluethooth does. Its quite important for me as I got me speakers connected with bluetooth. The problem is that sometimes after restart it does not engage at all and you see no devices to connect. It comes back after a few restarts. Is there any workaround on it so that it will stay solid all the time? Sleep/wake doest work only on the gtx but not on the HD. Hibernation however did not so I simply disabled it in the terminal. The i message is not working just yet but I have just found an Idiot`s guide to imessages and will follow it. How did you get it working yourself? The next minor thing I have notice is that on of the jack port for my heads set on front of my case is not working. Sierra does see the headphones when I plug them but there is no sound going out. Rest of the sounds port work fine though. That port did however work when I installed sierra with a different method(hackintosh-sierra-h270n-wifi) I am sure that it also can be sorted. The last problem I am experiencing is my wifi card TP-LINK 300 Mbps TL-WN823N. I used the vendor`s online BETAweb drivers for macOS and it does work, however it hangs from time to time and needs to be simply turned off and on again. For everyone considering similar rigs I would suggest to purchase an apple supported wifi/bluethooth card so that it will work out of the box without issues. Any suggestions Hackintosher ?? I was looking at one from tony86 forum but its only available in US and not in UK.
USB Wifi/BT wont work reliably you will need to get a DW1830/DW1560 or something mac/hackintosh compatible. For headphones over ALC1220 on the front port I’ll look into it.
Hi! Will Gigabyte Z270X-Gaming 7 work with this guide?
Yes, but audio likely wont work because of the Creative Sound Core 3D chip that motherboard uses. You’ll need to get a soundcard/USB Dac. Also you will need to add IntelMausiEthernet.kext for the second LAN Port on your motherboard.
Hackintosher,
Thank you for your reply. As for audio, there seems to be a way mentioned here https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/cant-figure-out-how-to-get-creative-sound-core-3d-chip-working.209630/page-2#post-1519058 , well, except volume control, but I am just a novice and this will be my first Hackintosh I am trying to build 🙂
Okay cool so all you have to do then is use your speakers to control volume as an alternative.
Hi, thanks for this easy step by step guide, I was wondering if this guide will work for the Z270X gaming 5 motherboard? Your kexts and other uploads will work with this motherboard also?
Thanks
Yes absolutely it will work.
What is your boot time with this? (From pushing power button to desktop screen) I consistently get 25-26 sec boot time. Is it normal?
Depens on from where you count.
UPDATE SUCCESS! z270x gaming 5 i7700k Aorus GTX 1080 ti.
*imessages sorted with An iDiot’s Guide To iMessage
*wifi/bluethooth sorted, no lags or hangs any more. I bought a new combo card BCM943602CS which work out of the box. I even got it working on windows 10 both wifi and bluethooth
* hangs on hibernation sorted, it had to be disabled in Clover,
*front panel headphones audio port sorted. I had to add a patch in clover and change audio value to 1. It works smoothly except when you increasing or decreasing the volume it self, it lags a bit but then it stabilises once you finish adjusting the volume. Nothing major though.
What patch did you add so other people know? I myself haven’t had any problems with front headphones.
1) Clover Add patches in DSDT if not present.
ACPI –> DSDT–> Patches –> +
Comment: change HDAS to HDEF
Find: 48444153
Replace: 48444546
2) Clover, Devices set the Audio value to 1 or 2
Okay I see, yes that patch is already in the config.plist of this guide.
@Hackintosher
I see that you are also using an ultrawide Monitor. While my LG38″ works like a charm on a standard resolurion, I am missing HiDPI scaling above 1920p in the menu. Do you have am idea how to fix that? I have tried several programs and methods, but nothing worked as intended.
On a sidenoe, HDPI scaling the same monitor with MBp 2015 works like a charm.
Hold down the alt key and press “Scaled” in Display System Preferences for a list of HiDPI options.
Nah, unfortunately this gives only 1080p and lower options 🙁
You should still be getting HiDPI options try clicking multiple times on Scaled while holding alt at same time. For HIDPI to work it has to be double the resolution. For example if you want 1080p HiDPI you need a 4k display. My ultrawide 3440×1440 for example gives me a max HiDPI of 1720×720. You can try using this patch to get more options to show. https://github.com/Floris497/mac-pixel-clock-patch-V2
Hi, amazing guide, thank you!
I have a Gigabyte Z270x-Gaming 5, I7-7700k, 32GB RAM, PNY 980 Ti 6GB Graphics. I connect to the monitor with a Display Port cable – yes I am in the graphics card and not the mobo!
I’ve just installed 10.12.5 with no issues except this one…
I get the Apple logo on the screen, then the progress bar appears, fills, then BLACK….
Sometimes if I power cycle the monitor as the progress bar is filling it works and I get the MacOS desktop login screen but sometimes not and I have to reboot numerous times before I strike it lucky.
I’ve attached my bootleg incase it’s helpful.
I’d really appreciate your help on this as it’s mega frustrating.
Thanks,
Jimi
OK, that last issue seems to have randomly sorted itself out. It just works now but I have no idea how or why…
Now I just need to work out how to get Clover to boot to my Windows 10 SSD instead of the MacOS one by default…
RE: z270x gaming 5 + 7700k + Aorus gtx 1080ti
Hackintosher I have one more problem. I have decided to reinstall Sierra just to see if everything will work again following your guide. Well I did get everything to work again except the sleep mode. As far as I remember it worked the very first time I installed it but now what it does is puts only the monitor to sleep. The unit it self will go on for about 30 seconds before going to sleep but then it just wakes up straight away. The monitor will stay in a sleep mode unless you touch something. I have tried overriding the t EFI with the one from your GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI zip build as well as disabling the wake for network access and power naps and still no luck. Am I missing something??
Uncheck Wake for ethernet access & Enable Power Nap in Energy Saver in System Preferences. Also turn off your wireless mouse if using one as the slightest movement can cause wake.
sleep/wake update I have found the culprit. Its the wifi/bluetooth card, and more specificly the bluetooth module. The card itself is connected to usb2 port and its on constantly even when I switch the computer off.However, what I have noticed is that when I disconnect that cable and leave the card only in the slot, the wifi will still work on boot but the bluetooth module will be disable. Only when that cable is disconnected the sleep/wake function will work without issues. I have also notice that during the failed sleep/wake the bluetooth is unavailable after wake up but wifi is fine. Is there any solution for that perhaps? Thanks in advance
You can try experimenting with different darkwake settings in config.plist > Boot > Arguments
I used a bluetooth USB dongle before and they don’t work really well on a hackintosh. I recommend going with a internal solution like a DW1560 wifi card and getting a PCIe card adapter if you don’t have built in wifi/bluetooth card slot.
Hello, Awesome guide! everythings works really well 😀 thank you, but I have 1 issue and that is some freezes/lagging / slow graphics in Mac OS, especially when the machine has been idle for some minutes or if the monitors go to sleep, and when I’m back in Sierra after some idle time, it lags / slow graphics, its like its 20 hz and not 60hz that I’m running. and some other times the graphics / hackintosh startes lagging with the Nvidia graphics and then completely freezes and I have to turn it completely off and on again, Is there anything I can try to fix it, or is there a known solution for it? really appreciated , thanks 🙂
my specs of the hackintosh:
Gigabyte Z270X Gaming K5
i7-7700K
16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator memory (4×4)
Corsair AX1200i PSU
EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 Founders edition
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB
I have tried both the iMac 14,2 and iMac 17,2 definitions both with the lilu, and nvidiafix kexts files.
1. Press the Apple Button at the top menu bar left corner 2. Select About This Mac 3. Select System Report… 4. Select Graphics/Displays on left side. 5. This will show you your refresh rate are you at 60hz?
Next 1. Open Activity Monitor 2. Select Memory. 3. How much memory is kernel_task using if it keeps going up and you see a crazy number like 40+ GB then that’s the problem.
Yes its running at 60hz 😀 oki thank you, it seems that thevproblem was with kernel_rask memory usage, thank you Hackintosher 😀
Can I ask about something else? Do you have any recommendations for a wifi/bluetooth card / solution for the z270x gaming 5 card, I have a Asus bluetooth adapter but its very unstable and maybe there I is a better way to get a PCI based card for stability? 🙂 thanks for answer
Nevermind about the last question , I saw your answer about the dw1560 for wifi and Bluetooth, thanks!:)
Hey! Excellent guide, you’re awesome dude. I’m having this exact problem, but I don’t see the kernel_task in Memory option in the Activity Monitor. Any other suggestion?
Nvm! If you install Amphetamine, and allow it to power off displays, the functionality it’s the same. So, your monitors will power off, session will be closed and the PC will keep on working fine, as it will never fully sleep.
Merci ! merci beaucoup pour votre guide, ça fonctionne du tonnerre !!
Mon hackintosh:
Gigabyte Z270X Gaming 5
Intel i7-7700
32GB DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z RGB (4×8)
iChill Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 X3 6gb
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB – Sierra
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250GB – Windows 10 Pro
I have used your setup, albeit needing to patch the kexts for my 960 EVO NVMe drive. However I keep getting an issue with the onboard LAN connection which toggles from green to red all the time. Opening new tabs in Safari does it. Trying to download something only gets a few KB in before it drops. Total pain in the arse. Any ideas?
Forgot to add that all other boxes on the switch are all getting ok connections and internet access it’s just the hackintosh that keeps getting up and down interface.
Does chrome/firefox have any issues? Do you experience this on boot up or only after sleep? I’ve never had such a problem on my hack’s. Mount your EFI Partition and replace AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext at EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other with the one I just built http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext_.zip
This happens on boot up and even with the new version you list. Ethernet is there, then it goes down. Then it comes back up after a while briefly before going back down again. Anything can set it off including general network (SMB, ssh etc) access. I had this problem with the tonymacx86 Z270 install process. In this instance it fixed itself but USB3 would not work properly. That was using a 14,1 iMac id. With you build process here I get USB3 working perfectly but the network interface cycles and work sort itself out. My only difference from your stock install was to insert the fixes for NVMe using clover configurator.
Could I ask what your /Library/Extensions folder looks like?
My /Library/Extensions folder is clean with no kexts added. I recommend doing a clean install of macOS on a new partition if you don’t want to delete your current one. Then replace your EFI with the one created in this guide: http://hackintosher.com/guides/guide-installing-macos-kabylake-hackintosh-sierra/ but don’t use tonymacx86; it’s always a possibility that kexts you added to Library/Extensions is interfering with your connection. If that doesn’t work your issue sounds more like it’s hardware related. If it’s on the motherboards end you can try using a different BIOS version then the one you are currently using. I used F4 in my guide you can try F2 or the latest version available.
Finally got it working. Performed a fresh install following the install guide to the letter. Still experience the same issues with the ethernet connection. Most annoying. Decided to boot into Linux (Mint 18.1) to check out the network adaptor. The lights were on (and flashing) but nobody home. Linux could not see the adaptor either. Ran lshw command and saw the adaptor as “UNCLAIMED”. Followed the instructions from: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350778&s=163e6da5a9751c85d4c44bc313cfc594&p=13600042#post13600042 and the connection appeared and worked. Restarted the machine and booted into Sierra and the connection was rock solid. Not sure what the go is but whatever action that command in the link did it sure got that interface working.
Great! So it looks like it may have been a hardware issue after all.
Hey Hackintosher,
A question here. I get random restarts in sleep (not when waking, but sometimes in sleep).
The erro log says:
2017-07-14 12:02:44 +0200 Failure Drivers Failure during wake due to GFX0(),XHC(XHC),SAT0(),HDEF():
Delete APPLE folder once in your mounted EFI Partition; Disable Power Nap + Wake on ethernet access in Energy Saver; Change Darkwake = 1
Just as a feedback for Skylake 6XXX CPU users. This did not work well for me. It went into restart immediately after going into sleep. I have rolled back, to “stock” with deep-sleep disabled. It still restarts after in not touched for a longer period of time, but at least not every 5 minutes.
Remove FakePCIID.kext
Remove FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext
Remove anything else with FakePCIID in it’s name
Open config.plist with Clover Configurator
Click Kernel and Kext Patches on left column
Delete 0x0506E3 for FakeCPUID
Click Devices on left column
Delete 0x19168086 for IntelGFX
Hi, will this guide and EFI setup work with the Gigabyte Z270X- Gaming 7? If there are any changes such as I know this mobo has Creative Sound, not RealTek can someone point me in the right direction?
Also I want to make my machine dual boot with Win 10 on the M.2 storage which I have already installed. Do I need to create a different BIOS Profile for each OS and load it before booting?
Yes it will work someone else also asked about that for sound you can try following https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/cant-figure-out-how-to-get-creative-sound-core-3d-chip-working.209630/page-2#post-1519058 to get it working. No you don’t need to make different BIOS profiles for Dual Booting; I use the same profile.
Excellent guide which I followed and everything is wokring great! I used the Voodoo 2.8.8 hack to get the sound to work.
One thing with the Clover Bootloader, my Win 10 disk (M.2) comes up as an option but when I select it rather than the Apple one it just sits there with the blinking underscore and doesn’t boot. However if I quit Clover then Win 10 automatically boots from the M.2 drive.
Any idea how to get Clover to boot the Win 10 drive without having to quit it?
Hi there,
Someone give me a free gift of
ASUS Nvidia 1080 TURBO
Intel Skylake 6700k
DDR4 (2133) 16 gbs ram x2.
I want to know if the CPU will work with this motherboard?
Regards
it will.
Thanks IGOR
I changed the Timeout to 0 in the config.plist, but the OS is still needing the “Enter” to boot…there’s a way to automatically boot to the OS from the Clover Boot Manager instead of pressing the “Enter” key?
Yes there is, but setting the timeout to 0 isn’t going to auto boot. To auto boot you need to uncheck the -1 box. Also I highly recommend not setting the timeout to 0 as you will lock yourself out of Clover. Set it to 1-2 seconds at the very minimum.
Can you explain how? Because I’m not being able to make that work, even with 1 or 2 seconds.
Set it to 1 or 2 seconds then uncheck the -1 box next to it.
has anyone tried 10.12.6 update yet?? If so how did it go any major changes??
hi.. after starts booting my system crashes with thread crashes error in apple loading screen,
my specs are:
intel pentium G4600
gigabyte z270x gaming 7
geil 2x4gb
adata sp600 256gb
thanks in advance
Navigate to EFI/CLOVER/ of your mounted partition and replace config.plist with the .plist downloaded here: http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/config-pentium.plist_.zip rename config-pentium.plist to config.plist
smooth update to 10.12.6 even on iMac18,3. The Nvida drives were not working from start but a bit of tweaking in the kext sorted it out.
http://hackintosher.com/uncategorized/updating-hackintosh-sierra-10-12-6/
One more thing Hackinosher could you pls check if your handoff is working? When I start a message or email on my iphone , the icons on Sierra do pop up as excepted but when you click on it doest nothing or in case of the imessage it comes with “Handoff couldnt be completed”
For handoff you need a hackintosh compatible wifi/bluetooth card; handoff does not work over ethernet.
Is there a card you recommend for wifi and bluetooth to get handoff working? could you please be specific
Excellent guide! Everything is working well for me, GA-H270N-WIFI, i7-7700K, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti on 10.12.6. I ordered the Bcm94360cs2 and the NGFF(M.2) card, but they won’t arrive for a couple weeks. My impatience got the best of me in Micro Center, and for giggles and $12, I picked up the Asus BT-400, since I read it worked out of the box for others. However, it won’t even list in the USB tree for me. Obviously, I can be patient and wait for the Bcm94360cs2, but thought I’d ask here for any pointers in the meantime.
I’ve followed this guide but after install from the USB , during boot it hangs at “busy timeout kextd wait appleacpicpu” and I’ve tried several options from this thread https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/appleacpicpu-timeout-before-reaching-installer.197482/ but can’t seem to get it working, do you have any ideas?
Specs
Gigabyte Z270X Gaming K5
Intel 7700k
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD (with patch from https://pikeralpha.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/nvmefamily-kext-bin-patch-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5865)
Corsair Vengeance LPX memory (DDR4, 2400, 32GB)
Never mind, it was a typo in config.plist when I applied the NVME patch that was causing it, it’s working a treat now!
Thanks so much for this guide, in the past I’ve relied on getting known compatible hardware and using Unibeast and Multibeast without really understanding what those apps were doing, with this write-up I feel like I have more of an understanding and at least have an inkling of where to look if I run into problems.
Yea not a problem glad this guide helped. From reading your post it did indeed sound like it had something to do with the NVME patch.
Hi H, another little glitch spotted. The sleep/wake works fine whenever you request it but what I have noticed is that after being in a very long sleep state, say around 10 hours, it will eventually restart itself. Might this also be the issue of the wifi/bluethooth card? or is it something else ??? Thanks in advanec
Your options are either to delete the APPLE folder in your EFi partition (It will be recreated) or create a new EFI with the latest version of clover following this guide http://hackintosher.com/guides/how-to-make-a-clover-hackintosh-bootloader/ Then transfer over the config.plist and the kext folder. Make sure to backup your EFI so you can transfer by renaming it or zipping it because Clover will replace your existing folder.
Clover 2.4 seems to complained about incompatibility with 10.12.6 when I tried to install on my mac. Can you update this post with a fresh install of 10.12.6?
You can use the standard guide here it includes Gigabyte Steps http://hackintosher.com/guides/guide-installing-macos-kabylake-hackintosh-sierra/ then follow this to install 10.12.6 http://hackintosher.com/guides/updating-hackintosh-sierra-10-12-6/
Ok. Will try. Just want to say how great it is to see you answering all the questions. Much appreciated! Thank you!
Hello! Just a quick question – will this also work with a GA-z270x-gaming 7 ?
Thank you! 🙂
Yes, but it will be a pain to get integrated sound working since that board uses
Creative Sound Core 3D chip instead of ALC1220. You may need to get an external DAC/USB sound
alright, thank you!
Hi. I successfully built my first hackintosh using this guide and the machine is awesome. However there are a couple of issues. When I try to boot up from the ssd it runs really slowly and when the startup progress bar reaches around 2/3 of the way the screen goes black and nothing happens.. 🙁 . Not sure what I missed there..
The other thing I’m battling is getting the system to recognize my GC-Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt 3 AddOn card, sitting in pci slot 4.
Any input or help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
IT works, it bloody works. I love it. thank you. Few issues with the graphic card, but it was resolved.
Hi,
Thank you for posting guide.
Installation all seems well, but on first booth when it asked about Network configuration. I put DHCP but it just restart (did a few times with same result).
So i decided to skip that, it went smooth. But now i don’t have any internet connection. (I am similar board as yours). Is there any idea how to activate Network?
Also another noob question, do i have to download Clover Configurator after installing Hackentosh? As now i need to use perform STEP 3: Configuring the EFI Partition.
Thank you in advance.
Yes you need to download Clover Configurator. For network are you using ethernet or wifi? You already have the ethernet kext included in your EFI partition of your boot drive you shouldn’t need to configure DHCP
Hi mate,
Thank you for replying so quick.
Here is picture i took of the screen to show you what i mean http://i.imgur.com/oxIoJnF.jpg
It seems i totally don’t have any network option available. Now i am writing from Windows on same computer and there are no issues (I used Virtual box to prepare USB drive).
on another note, is it possible to scale screen? I am trying to use this PC in living room for multiple purpose, but if you look at the screen it need to be scaled.
Would appreciate your help,
LEE.
Reinstall macOS without configuring the network. For scaling do you have hardware acceleration with your graphics card?/iGPU It looks all funky. Open Display in System Preferences , what resolution options do you get? Have you tried using a displayport cable?
Alright, i will try to install mac again and will take the snap when it show error of network (it keep going in loop to restart unless i don’t skip network setting).
Have you overclocked the 7700k?
Max, if you are asking me then now. This is brand new PC i just bought to install Mac and everything is stock.
You can change the clock speeds just fine if you want. I prefer to undervolt instead of overclock for better temps and lower fan speeds.
I have just spent the last day looking at overclocking and reading this made me want to do exactly that!!
Another little glitch discovered. The mirroring option icon does not want to show up in the corner when clicked in the Display function.It seems to be showing only for about a half a second but then it disappears straight away. The icon was showing up solid at some point in the past and mirroring was fine as well. It does however work but only via itunes. Any tips on that?
i have a aorus z270x gaming 5 in 10.12.6 and I replaced lila.kext 1.1.6 and applealc 1.1.3 IN EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other and the headphone don’t work….any suggestion??? its my first hackintosh….
Role back the kext’s to the earlier version this is a Gigabyte problem.
Hi,
Gigabyte Z270N Gaming 5
i7 7700
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Sierra vesion 10.12.6
Nvidia Web Driver used 378.05.05.25f01
I followed the guide until installing the nvidia web driver. After installing nvidia web driver fails to restart always.
Without driver run ok.
any recommendations?
It’s definitely your kexts. Try making sure NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext is updated to the latest version. I would also update Lilu.kext to the latest version, but that may break audio on Gigabyte motherboards.
Also make sure integrated graphics is disabled in BIOS.
Just built Hackintosh with components listed below and running OS X 10.12.6 (16G29). Everything work but the ethernet ports. Any suggestions?
# Thermaltake Suppressor F31 Window SPCC ATX Mid Tower Tt LCS Certified Ultra Quiet Gaming Silent Computer Chassis CA-1E3-00M1WN-00
# Corsair RMx Series, RM650x, 650W, Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified
# 2 each Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E500B/AM)
# GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-UD5 LGA1151 Intel 2-Way SLI ATX DDR4 Motherboard
#Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming Video/Graphics Cards GV-N1070G1 GAMING-8GD
# Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K (BX80677I77700K)
# Ballistix Sport LT 32GB Kit (16GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin BLS2K16G4D240FSC
Yes, your motherboard has IntelGbE Lan. Place IntelMausiEthernet.kext in EFI/Clover/kexts/Other of your mounted EFI Partition and restart. You can download the kext here: http://hackintosher.com/kexts/
Really appreciated you post this tutorial.
I successfully install the hackintosh. But sometimes will got graphic distortion (very rare, mostly after sleep and wake). And the HDMI audio not works for me, I have to plug in my speaker to the “line-out” of the motherboard.
Below is my little info for my built:
Corsair 16GB RAM 3000MHz
i7-7700k
Gigabyte z270mx gaming 5
MSI GTX 1060 6GB
500 watt power supply from silverstone
Hi Hackintosher,
Thanks for a great set of guides – I have everything working fine (almost) thanks to you.
My rig:
* MB: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (F8 Bios)
* CPU: i7-7700K
* DGPU: Nvidia GTX 1080
* OS: 10.12.6 (using your Kaby Lake upgrade guide)
The Hackintosh scores well on all benchmarks:
* LuxMark 14520
* Novabench 1508
* CineBench 121fps / 842cb
However, the GUI overall is slow. GUI performance in e.g. Adobe Lightroom is choppy, the Flurry screen saver renders with very low FPS, and many GUI animations are laggy / choppy.
I suspect that the slow GUI performance is due to the IGPU (in my case HD630) not being available to the OS.
On your build, do you see great performance in e.g. the Flurry Screensaver with these settings? If not, would you be able to create an EFI with *both* DGPU and IGPU active and check if your GUI performance (e.g. measured by running the Flurry screensaver) improves? If not, can you think of any other common mistakes / tweaks to get full GUI acceleration working?
Thanks in advance from Australia.
Replying to my own comment in case someone else has the same problem.
My mistake was using an 18.3 system profile for my system. Although it fits the CPUs great (18.3 is a Kaby Lake iMac), it (in my case) impacts the performance of the Nvidia Web Drivers. By running a 14.2 system profile instead, graphics performance improved and everything is running as it “should”.
Thanks for a great site,
-Anders
Hi,
After one full day trying several guides I follow yours and everything was perfect at first time.
Thank you very much for your guide.
GA Z270 Gaming K5
I7700
16 gbyte dd4
Nvidia gtx 1060 3gbyte
Dell 5k
Everything is working perfectly
Hi,
First of all.. thanks for a great job on these guides. I haven’t attempted a mackintosh build in years so noob alert here.. .
I’m running the exact setup in your Z270X Gaming K5 guide except I’m running an amd R9 380X. I inserted whatevergreen .kext as per other guides to help with my gpu. It Installed from USB drive no problem, rebooted to clover, selected boot from drive.. then installed more as normal. After second boot from drive, more install then half way through it hangs. There is some coloured stripes that appear the load bar freezes. Any thoughts on what this could be? Can i try load with onboard graphics instead or do i need to redo install?
Your help is much appreciated.
Yes just boot using the iGPU config.plist file. Also how long is it hanging for? Mine hangs about what feels like a minute to boot on my AMD GPU system.
Thanks for your response,
Mine freezes while while booting, I’m not able to successfully boot to OS. Should I remove invidia and amd kexts from the boot loader and rename plist files for integrated graphics and boot successfully? O will I need to re-install Sierra?
Has anyone had a go on Hight Sierra yet?
Hi,
I have Gigabyte Z270N Gaming 5 Mini ITX Motherboard with Kaby Lake i770K. I try to install 10.12.6 following your guide however, after 80% install the screen goes blank.
I have connected Dell S2340T Touch Monitor thorough displayport.
Please, can you advice?
Thanks much in advance.
First time builder. Excellent guide. No problems.
Success using this EFI image:
( http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI-10.12.5.zip )
Gigabyte Z270MX Gaming K7
i5 7600K
8GB DDR4 2400
250GB Samsung 850 EVO System Drive
ASUS 1060 6GB Dual SC (Nvidia Reference Geforce GTX 650ti 2GB)
Replaced 650ti with ASUS 1060 6GB Dual SC-
If you upgrade Video cards do no make my mistake (take the advice above) and reinstall to a reformatted drive.
Hey Hackintosher,
Can you please post a guide how to update to High Sierra or do you fill it is too early to dig into it?
Cheers
I’m working on a update guide right now that will be out later.
If you want to be an early adapter here it is: http://hackintosher.com/guides/updating-hackintosh-high-sierra-10-13/
Read about the current issues here: http://hackintosher.com/blog/high-sierra-available-for-download/
Hey,
Thanks a lot. As I am on Nvidia, so I’ll probably have to wait here.
One more question – are you plannong to do a guide with Intel NUC Skull Canyon?
I got my hands on one with i7-6770HQ and it is a beast for day to day work and in a super-tiny pack! Would be really cool if you could do your super-friendly install guide!
Hey so I followed the guide and installed mac os sierra on to my Hackintosh with this motherboard and pretty much got everything except that after using it for less than 20 minutes my keyboard and mouse goes unresponsive and the os freezes which forces me to restart the computer by using the reset switch i dont know if there’s a fix for this particular issue I have all the kext files and Nvidia web drivers up to date. I am using a 6700k with this motherboard and a GTX 1060 for graphics. Anything on this issue would help a lot.
Sounds ike it could be a graphical issue? Did you disable integrated graphics completely in BIOS? and Uncheck Inject Intel in Clover Configurator?
Thank you for your fantastic guides. I was able to run MacOS on a Z270MX-Gaming 5 with GTX 1070 in less than 4 hours. System is perfectly stable under Sierra.
Yeah I did those steps (uncheck inject intel check inject nvidia web)but the freezing still occurs the weird thing is that everything works well for about two hours and i have no issues at all and then later it becomes unresponsive to the point i cant even move the mouse anymore and the only way is to hard reset the computer again but what i found interesting is that with integrated graphics it works very stable but with external graphics it just freezes i also changed my bios accordingly back and forth to test this out i am considerimg getting rid of my gtx 1060 and getting an amd r9 280 i dont know if this might be a wiser choice than figuring out how to solve this whole issue with the gtx 1060 let me know if i should do this instead
When the freezing happens is it totally frozen or just lagging? If lagging click Disk Tab under Terminal and see how much memory kernel_task is using.
It completely freezes no mouse movement it stays at where u left off and is followed by a loud short static sound
Clear out ig-platform-id. I’ve had no problems with GTX 1050 Ti freezing.
Will this guide work for High Sierra? I have all my parts delivering today and was hoping to do a clean install of High Sierra.
You just need to update your EFI folder with the latest kexts, or you can follow the general High Sierra Guide http://hackintosher.com/guides/high-sierra-install-full-guide/
Everything worked awesome following this guide with Z270MX-Gaming 5!
Thank you!
Hi Hackintosher
I’m quiet a bit jealous as I wanted to build the exact same machine before I saw your guide. So I only have one thing to say : what a great choice of components and style 🙂 And I will for sure follow the guide step by step and donate.
One question : I’d like to connect my screen via the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) of the motherboard but also use the power of the GPU. On other blog, I noticed that people commonly Mobo (DP in) and then Output from the Mobo (USB-C) to Monitor. With Z270mx Motherboard, there is no DP in… and not a lot of blogs address that… I guess there is Something I need to know… Thanks in advance
Sorry, the initial post is not clear.
I meant :
GPU output from DisplayPort to Mobo Input DP in
then
Mobo Output from Thunderbolt 3 (USB-c) to monitor Thunderbolt
but with the z270mx, there is no DP in so I don’t know what to do.
Thanks
Hi , Can I install with same Bios settings, a new Hard disk and Windows 10?. If I use a boot camp to format a windows 10 usb , will it work.
Windows can be installed with the same settings the only thing I could see being a problem is the XHCI Hand-off setting but since Win10 comes packaged with USB3 drivers I don’t think so.
Thanks buddy .. I am trying to do something .. I am trying to buy https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?sdtid=10666076&SID=68aab4c8bd8211e7a5c1162af5eba7fc0INT&AID=10446076&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Slickdeals%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16820250084&cm_sp=
for a nvme/m2 ssd to speed up performance further. Can I use that SSD instead , will it work? I am currently using a Sierra 12.6 .. i am hoping it does .. if so .. i will install windows in the current SATA ssd
I meant to say i wanted to re install Sierra on nvme/m2 ssd
Yes it will work You will need to apply the NVME patch https://github.com/RehabMan/patch-nvme
Hackintosher – can you give me a prepared file/brand to buy or something .. That one looks too complicated
Also .. I am not very clear on how to run patches. Do i need to re install everything ? or its something like I down load those files into my MAC and update the OS files or something ? .. how does a patch work in this case [ when I already having a working MAC OSX]
[For the above question on Windows, note: So far I have managed to do a same/very similar build. Graphics card – EVGA GTX 1060 and Wireless is ASUS 1900 PCI E card. Case is In Win D Frame 2 . ]
Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much ! I tried other tutoriels but you’re work is so perfect and easy… Thank you, thank you, thank you !!
What do I need to change in the EFI folder on this page to install 10.13.1 on a new hard drive?
This is my 2nd Hackintosh fellowing this guide. Every thing works perfectly on Sierra included HDMI audio with VooDooHDA. Benchmark is a little higher than iMac Pro 2017. 3rd Hackintosh is planned. Thank you.
Dude, this is the BEST guide on the net.
Due to some hardware issue in my previous build (manufacturing fault) I had to reset cmos shorting and battery, setup up the bios but still woouldn’t boot, spent three days trying to get it up and running, nothing, then I came across this guide and got it working under an hour. I am now transferring files from TM (not settings) and so far it’s all good.
How com I couldn’t find this perfect and easy guide in the forums? tonymac and insanelymac?
My setup:
Mobo: GA H270 gaming 3
GPU: GA 1050 2 gb
CPU: KabbyLake i7 7700k
RAM: G.Skill 32gb
SSD: Samsung 850 evo 500 gb
SSD: Samsung 850 pro 250 gb
Btw this seems to have worked fine with my mobo, I will still have to check the network through ethernet as I don’t have a wifi (still shopping for one, any that you would recommend?)
Does HDCP content and DRM in iTunes work on this build?
First of all: Thanks for the guides!
Never set up a hackintosh before … your guides helped me a lot!
I bought the gigabyte z270mx gaming k5 and after some tinkering got High Sierra 10.13.1 to work (currently on the integrated GPU).
However the sound is not showing up in the system profiler.
I’m using the “Rename HDAS to HDEF” fix and channel 11 together with Kexts:
AppleALC 1.1.2
Lilu 1.2.1
I also tried the channels 1,2,5,7 – no luck.
If use the latest AppleALC 1.2.1 I get stuck in a reboot loop with some stacktrace and last information I can see (really quick) is about libcrypto.so.
Does anyone have the same problems / an idea how to fix it?
Got it to work with AppleALC 1.2.0 !
Yes some Gigabyte Z270 motherboards have trouble with certain versions of Lilu.kext/AppleALC.kext glad you were able to fix it.
I’m wondering when you downloaded the AppleALC 1.2.1 kext. The github says that if you downloaded it before November 12, that you should redownload, since they uploaded a wrong binary.
Can you please share your EFI folder (or the config so i can do a diff).
I am having trouble detecting SSDs with the default Unibeast created drive.
Thank you
My problem with the SSD was that the disk was new and never formatted.
The comment from this article gave me a the idea http://hackintosher.com/blog/get-nvme-m-2-ssds-show-high-sierra-hackintosh-install/
all i needed to do is to enter terminal and format the disk
diskutil eraseDisk APFS someName /dev/disk0
FYI. I just brought up my hackintosh with this motherboard. I was experiencing very sluggish performance. I have an LG 3440×1440 display. The refresh rate was 60 Hertz. I changed to 30 Hertz and now everything is snappy.
Thank for the article.
Is that with a dedicated GPU or using your iGPU? I plan on using a 3440×1440 monitor when i get my hackintosh working. Hopefully, this wont be a motherboard specific problem. Also, does the 30 hertz refresh rate make a difference?
I’m using EVGA GT 730 2GB GDDR34 with the latest Nvidia driver.
My Setup:
CPU – i7 7700k
GPU – EVGA GTX 1060 SSC 6GB
RAM – 16GB Corsair LPX DDR4 3000Mhz
Boot Drive – 120GB Corsair MP500 M.2 NVME SSD
I’m having trouble installing the OS into my SSD. After it restarts, it proceeds to installation and I receive the error:
“The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.”
Please help!
Did you try? http://hackintosher.com/guides/high-sierra-fix-macos-not-installed-computer/
I followed all the steps again with a fresh USB. Now I’m getting the error:
“An error occurred while verifying firmware. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.”
I did the audio installation procedure, the first time worked perfectly, but after I rebooted it did not work anymore, I tried to redo the procedure more unsuccessfully.
The first time I used ID 11, then I tested with all IDs (1, 2, 5, 7, 11).
Motherboard: Z270 Extreme 4 (ALC 1220)
High Sierra 10.13.1
I’m having the same issue as Pete after at least 10 attempts of installations. Initially the pre-installer was hanging/freezing at ~75%, but as mentioned earlier replacing the lilu & IntelGraphicsFixup kexts got me to the installer screen where I was able to chose to install to my ssd but after rebooting to the ssd I’m first greeted with the “An error occurred while verifying firmware. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.” and if I do just restart I’m given the “The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.” endlessly. Removing EFI/Clover/Drivers64UEFI/EmuVariableUefi-64.efi did not do anything and neither did toying around with various SMBIOS configurations. Also there was a thread mentioning they removed all but one Ram stick and this solved their issue but alas this did not work either. Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I was finally able to get through the installation after recreating my boot media and using this version of the EFI (I did not alter it other than changing the config.plist to utilize the onboard graphics) : http://hackintosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hackintosher.com-GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-EFI-10.12.5.zip
I also at the same time set SMBIOS to match an I5 Mac in clover configurator, since I did this at the same time as creating the new boot media I’m unsure if it actually aided in allowing me to install correctly but I felt I should mention it. After the installation “completed” I was no longer able to see the hard drive as a boot option in clover with any of my boot medias; apparently High Sierra will automatically convert SSD installations to their new Apple File System (APFS) instead of HFS+. In order to “see” the freshly installed OS I had to copy apfs.efi to /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI/ so that the bootloader could read the APFS format. Once I did this I was at long last able to boot directly into the Newly installed OS.
On an added note after just two reboots I was left stuck at 75% loading the OS when it was working fine just moments before, I booted into recovery and had to reinstall High Sierra again to be able to get back in. After reading up this may be due to the APFS conversion, since there is a guide to force the installation to continue as HFS format I will probably reinstall yet again but this time with the HFS format for stability purposes. Guide step 3 : http://hackintosher.com/guides/macos-high-sierra-hackintosh-install-clover-walkthrough/
Hope this helps someone, now I just need to figure out how to get the optical audio out to work.
THANK YOU SO MUCH . Your comment was the solution to my same problems. Very helpful and a life saver you are! Cheers mate!
Would your EFI work with the Z370 version of this board? I assume they run a very similar BIOS.
you should remove this guide out of confusing other people
so are we supposed to install the kexts at the end? there’s no steps that even talk about the kexts
This is great, thank you so much. My only issue so far is that my external hard drive is ejected during sleep. Any ideas?
Change your BIOS version and don’t use the red USB port.
My system report shows that the USB 3.1 bus is working though, does yours not? I will give it a shot though.
I tried using a USB 3.0 port instead, same deal.
I’m still wondering about the USB 3.1 status of this build though. My system report recognizes the USB 3.1 bus. Is there a way I can test that it’s working properly?
I have determined that this problem *only* occurs when I have XMP enabled in the BIOS. Weird!
Hi Guys,
What a top guide.
I’m running High Sierra with a Z-170MX-Gaming 5 and a Gigabyte 1060 all seems well apart from waking from sleep on my dual monitor set-up…
…black screen and frozen cursor.
Ay ideas?
I am wondering if this guide should be updated to recommend an iMac 18,1 SMBIOS, since the 18,x series has Kaby Lake.
Congratulation for your guide and thank you. I was able to build my 3rd hackintosh.
On this configuration, everything works for me with Sierra including sleep but not hibernation. How can I make hibernation works or how can I disable it?
HI guys !! After 3 months around the internet trying to install High Sierra , I found this tuto here , I flow it , I had to solve each problem step by step , I don’t have iMac machine , I used VMware one , I create the EFI partition on windows using Transmit ,than on the VMware I mounted the EFI partition and paste the EFI folder from Hackintonsher , first time did not work , I have to use Mac 16,1 instead of 17,1 I have I5 6600K , it works , than I had some trouble with Nvidia , I follow word by word the tuto and it s working now 2k display , so I want to say it’s possible , keep trying , if there is an error be sure it’s yours :p , solve eache step issue one by one , thank you hackintosher guys 🙂
I apologize in advance if this question was already asked, I did skim through to see if it was already answered.
Question is… will this work with a SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe? I built a Windows setup with almost the exact hardware. Only I used a EVGA 1080 sc and the M.2
I would like to convert it to a Hachintosh. Thanks!
Yes it will as long as you use High Sierra
Hey Hackintosher, after my last OS update 10.13.3, my G5 hackintosh build (completed successfully following the above guide) broke. When restarting it gives me a Kernel Panic message, the only thing I can manage to do is safe booting, but once in the system seems like I can’t mount the EFI partition to fix any damage.
So I’m going to make a fresh install with High Sierra, do you think downloading this guide’s EFI folder and filling it with the kexts from the new High Sierra guide’s EFI folder will work fine? Or should I do vice-versa?
Thanks for your help
Hackintosher or anyone else, can you please help get iGPU hdmi audio and jacks on this z270mx gaming mb to work and video playback/audio playback on youtube? I’ve been stuck on trying on High Sierra for a month
IntelHDMI: https://hackintosher.com/guides/hackintosh-igpu-hdmi-audio-guide/
Hi Hackintosher,
Thanks for the guide, i followed all the steps. But the problem i am facing is that i only see boot from windows legacy hd1 and hd2 on clover bootloader screen. There’s no option to install mac os from usb. I am using Sandisk usb. PC build config are,
Gaming K5, i7 7700, Hyperx Fury 16GB 2400Mhz, I am installing MACOS High Sierra.