OpenCore config for Gigabyte Z270M-D3H hackintosh

Base generated by OC-Gen-X(version 3.3.2).

Hardware

• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H
• CPU: Intel Core i5-7500(Kaby Lake)
• Graphics Card: Sapphire RX560XT 4GB(with Intel HD Graphics 630)
• RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (8GB) x 2
• SSD: Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
• Monitor: Acer EK241QK (3840 x 2160, 60Hz)

OS

• Apple macOS Sequoia 15.3 (24D60)

Verified on macOS 10.15.x, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x, 15.x

If can not download macOS from app store, please use gibMacOS instead.

BIOS

• Version F8d, you can download the latest version from Gigabyte.

• BIOS settings

1. Save & Exit : Load Optimized Defaults
2. M.I.T. : Advanced Memory Settings → Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.) : Profile1
3. BIOS → Fast Boot : Disabled
4. BIOS → Windows 8/10 Features : Other OS
5. BIOS → LAN PXE Boot Option ROM : Disabled
6. BIOS → Storage Boot Option Control : UEFI
7. Peripherals → Initial Display Output : IGFX(for Intel GPU) or PCIe 1 Slot(for AMD GPU)
8. Peripherals → Super IO Configuration → Serial Port : Disabled
9. Peripherals → Super IO Configuration → Parallel Port : Disabled
10. Peripherals → Network Stack Configuration → Network Stack : Disabled
11. Peripherals → USB Configuration → Legacy USB Support : Disabled
12. Peripherals → USB Configuration → XHCI Hand-off : Enabled
13. Power → Platform Power Management : Disabled
14. Chipset → Vt-d : Disabled
15. Chipset → Wake on LAN Enable : Disabled
16. Chipset → Internal Graphics : Enabled(for hardware acceleration support)
17. Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS

OpenCore

• Version 1.0.3, you can download the latest version from OpenCorePkg.

ACPI

• SSDT-PLUG-DRTNIA.aml
• SSDT-EC-USBX-DESKTOP.aml

only for Kaby Lake, for other CPU please check https://github.com/dortania/Getting-Started-With-ACPI

Drivers

• OpenRuntime.efi(Builtin by OpenCore)
• HfsPlus.efi
• ResetNvramEntry.efi(Builtin by OpenCore)
• ToggleSipEntry.efi(Builtin by OpenCore)

Kexts

• VirtualSMC
• Lilu
• IntelMausi
• AppleALC
• WhateverGreen
• USBPorts.kext(customized with USBInjectAll.kext via Hackintool, please check https://blog.csdn.net/LeoForBest/article/details/103247824)
• USBToolBox.kext
  • https://github.com/USBToolBox/tool
  • https://github.com/USBToolBox/kext
• AGPMInjector.kext(Builtin by OC-Gen-X)
• SMCRadeonSensors

Tools

• OC-Gen-X: generate OpenCore config
• Clover Configurator: mount EFI partition
• OpenCore Configurator: edit config.plist, mount EFI partition
• Hackintool: check hackintosh info
• Intel Power Gadget: check CPU status
• VideoProc Converter: check hardware acceleration status
• USBToolBox: for USB customized

Working

• CPU(Intel Turbo Boost)
• GPU(hardware acceleration)
• Audio
• Ethernet
• USB 2.0 & USB 3.0
• Sleep & Wake up
• Facetime & iMessage
• OTA update

Without WiFi or Bluetooth.

Others

Note: You need a USB 2.0 Flash Drive for this motherboard. A USB 3.0 Flash Drive will cause a kernel panic when trying to load the installer because the rear ports on this motherboard are all USB 3.1 ports which cannot run 3.0 devices during the installation process on the Z270 Chipset.

References

• https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg/blob/master/Docs/Configuration.pdf
• https://oc.skk.moe/
• https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• https://heipg.cn/tutorial/one-key-opencore-efi.html
• https://opencore.slowgeek.com/
• https://github.com/corpnewt/gibMacOS
• https://github.com/sqlsec/Hackintosh
• https://github.com/TeksuSiK/hackintosh-z270