🍎 MSI PS63 Modern 8RC - Hackintosh

A Hackintosh (a portmanteau of Hack and Macintosh) is a computer that runs Apple's Macintosh operating system macOS on computer hardware that is not authorized for the purpose by Apple. This can also include running Macintosh software on hardware it is not originally authorized for.

🍏 Supported macOS versions

• macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 and up
• macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 and up

📋 Compatibility

• iGPU
  • HDMI Output (requires buffer patches)
  • HDMI Audio
• CPU Power Management
• Sleep
  • ⚠️ Requires disabling of ASPM (Active State Power Management) for the NVMe SSD (Toshiba KBG30ZMV512G), since it causes a kernel panic due to unsupported firmware.
  • ℹ️ If you're using another NVMe with supported firmware OOB, you will need to disable this patch under DeviceProperties. In addition to that, you might want to test if NVMeFix.kext is required. In order to do that you'll need to enabel the kext in the config.plist, since it's included but disabled by default.
• Battery Monitoring
• On-board Audio
• Wi-Fi
  • Supported with AirportItlwm on Sonoma
  • Supported with itlwm & Heliport on Sequoia
• Keyboard
  • Brightness keys
  • Audio volume level keys
  • Keyboard backlight keys
  • Camera/Microphone enable keys
• Trackpad
  • Native macOS gestures
• Display Brightness
• Bluetooth
• Built-in camera
• Fingerprint sensor (not going to be supported at all)
• Sd card reader (no support)

💻 Specifications

Component	Specification
CPU	Intel Core i7-8565U (4 cores / 8 threads, 1.8–4.6 GHz)
GPU (iGPU)	Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU (dGPU)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q (4GB GDDR5)
RAM	1x8GB DDR4-2400 (2 SO-DIMM slots, max 32GB supported)
Storage	Toshiba KBG30ZMV512G NVM
Display	15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, 60Hz, anti-glare
Battery	82 Wh, up to ~10–14 hours (realistic usage varies)
Ports	2x USB-A 3.1 Gen1, 1x USB-A 3.1 Gen2, 1x USB-C 3.1 Gen1 (w/DP out), HDMI, microSD, 3.5mm Audio Combo

🛠 BIOS/UEFI Settings

⚠️ Ensure that you've upgraded the BIOS to ver E16S1IMS.109, which you can find here.

💡 Before applying any BIOS settings, load the optimized defaults.

💡 You'll need to change some settings which are hidden by default, in order to enter the Advanced setup view in the BIOS, after entering setup with DEL, do the following key combination LEFT ALT + RIGHT CTRL + RIGHT SHIFT + F2. This will unlock additional settings.

❌ Disable

• CFG Lock (Advanced -> Power & Performance -> CPU - Power management control -> CPU Lock Configuration -> CFG Lock)
• Fast Boot
• Security Device Support (Security -> Trusted Computing -> Security Device Support)
• Software Guard Extensions (SGX)
• Secure Boot
• CSM (Advanced -> CSM Configuration -> CSM Support)
• VT-d* (Can be enabled if you set DisableIoMapper to YES)
• RC6 (Render Standby) (Advanced -> Power & Performance -> GT - Power Management Control -> RC6(Render Standby))

✅ Enable

• VT-d*
• SATA Mode Selection - AHCI
• DVMT Pre-Allocated - 64MB (Advanced -> System Agent (SA) Configuration -> Graphics Configuration -> DVMT Pre-Allocated)
• DVMT Total Gfx Mem - MAX (Advanced -> System Agent (SA) Configuration -> Graphics Configuration -> DVMT Total Gfx Mem)
• Primary Display - IGFX (Advanced -> System Agent (SA) Configuration -> Graphics Configuration -> Primary Display)