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ProArt-Z790-CREATOR-WIFI-RX6950XT-i914900K-Hackintosh

Information

• macOS: Sonoma
• bootloader: OpenCore

Hardware

BIOS

=== Disable ===

• Fast Boot
• Secure Boot
• Serial/COM Port
• Parallel Port
• VT-d (can be enabled if you set DisableIoMapper to YES)
• Intel VMD(If your BIOS has Intel VMD, you must disable it.)
• Compatibility Support Module (CSM) (Must be off in most cases, GPU errors/stalls like gIO are common when this option is enabled)
• Thunderbolt (For initial install, as Thunderbolt can cause issues if not setup correctly)
• Intel SGX
• Intel Platform Trust
• CFG Lock (MSR 0xE2 write protection) (This must be off, if you can't find the option then enable AppleXcpmCfgLock under Kernel -> Quirks. Your hack will not boot with CFG-Lock enabled)

=== Enable ===

• VT-x
• Above 4G Decoding
• Resizable BAR (Optional,Set config.plist-Booter-ResizeAppleGpuBars to 0 if Enabled, or -1 if Disabled.)
• Hyper-Threading
• Execute Disable Bit
• EHCI/XHCI Hand-off
• OS type: Windows 8.1/10 UEFI Mode (some motherboards may require "Other OS" instead)
• DVMT Pre-Allocated(iGPU Memory): 64MB or higher
• SATA Mode: AHCI

Kexts

App:

Utils

Update macOS

Check the official update-guide: OpenCore-Post-Install/update

1. Backup
   • Full system backup with Time Machine or similar software
   • Copy current EFI to OpenCore USB-Drive for recovery purpose
2. Download
   • Latest version of OpenCore and replace files in EFI
   • Updates for all installed kexts and replace in EFI
3. Reboot
   • Boot with updated OpenCore version and kexts
   • If the system doesn't boot, use OpenCore USB-Drive to roll back
4. Update
   • Start macOS Update from System Settings -> Software Update
   • With OpenCore the update process should work automatically
   • If Software Update shows Mac version is up to date, download macOS Installer from AppStore and start the update manually

If the system doesn't boot, try to fix the problem or revert to the latest EFI or system-backup.