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ASUS A556U (X556UQ) - Hackintosh Catalina 10.15.5 - Big Sur 11.5.1 (OpenCore)


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Technical Specifications


NameSpecifications
ProcessorIntel Core i5 - 6200U
Memory1x 4 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz + 1x 8 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz
StorageSSD M.2 SATA Silicon Power 240 GB
VideoIntegrated Intel HD 520 + NVIDIA 940MX
Wi-Fi + BluetoothQualcomm Atheros 9565 Replaced by BCM94360NG
EthernetRealtek RTL8111
AudioRealtek ALC255
TouchpadELAN 1000 I2C Interface
Screen Size15,6 Inch
Screen Resolution1920 x 1080
Others1x Card Reader, 1x WebCam, 1x VGA Port, 1x HDMI, 1x Combo Audio Jack, 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0 Type A, 1x USB 3.0 Type C, 1x Optical Drive

What Works Well


✅ Intel HD 520 (With QE/CI)

✅ All USB Port

✅ VGA Port

✅ Keyboard

✅ Touchpad

✅ Onboard Ethernet

✅ Webcam

✅ Battery Status

✅ FN Keys (Almost all key working)

✅ Native Power Management

✅ Optical Drive

✅ Restart, Sleep, Shutdown

✅ Wifi and Bluetooth

What Works (with Notes)


⚠️ Audio (Internal mic work but not auto switchable)

⚠️ Bluetooth (Boot to Windows/Linux/VM to load firmware) [AR9565]

⚠️ Wi-Fi (Cosmetically I notice the WiFi signal tree will randomly drop down to one or no bars and randomly full strength. Allthough this happens I saw no performance drops when this happens.) [AR9565]

Does Not Work


❌ NVIDIA 940MX (Optimus - impossible to get working at the moment)

❌ iMessage (TODO fix)

❌ FaceTime (TODO fix)

Not Tested


  1. SD Card Reader

  2. HDMI

Kexts List


SSDT Patch



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Credits

Thanks to everyone who made this possibile: RehabMan, alexandred, black-dragon74, Mieze, acidanthera, every contributor to the repos/guides and the whole Hackintosh community.