Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53 Monterey

macOS Monterey on Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53 with OpenCore 8 EFI folder.

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Configuration

Specifications	Details
Laptop Model	PH315-53
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-10870H
Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630 & Nvidia GeForce® RTX 3060
RAM	16GB DDR4-2666Mhz
Disk	NVMe WDC PC SN730 SDB 256 GB SSD & WDC WD10SPSX-21A6WT0 1 TB HDD
Wifi	Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW)
Ethernet	Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

What's working

• Audio (Input & Output)
• Webcam
• iGPU
• ACPI Display brightness
• Ethernet
• Sleep + Wake
• Smart Touchpad + Gestures
• WiFi (2.4Ghz and 5GHz)
• Native hotkey support with Fn keys
• iServices (Messages, FaceTime, etc.)

What's not working

• RTX 3060 (macOS does not support recent Nvidia GPUs).
• HDMI port (since it's connected to the RTX 3060).

If you still want to use an external monitor, you can by a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. Amazon.in

Installation

How To Install

• Download PH315-53.zip
• Unzip PH315-53.zip
• Format your USB non-bootable using RUFUS and delete any leftover in USB(autoruns).
• Copy and Paste com.apple.recovery.boot & EFI folders into formatted USB Like This.
• Download GenSMBIOS to generate unique SMBIOS information. Run it and select Generate SMBIOS, as model sekect MacBookPro16,4.
• Open EFI/OC/config.plist with ProperTree and go to platforminfo > Generic. Set MLB( Board Serial), SystemSerialNumber(Serial), and SystemUUID (SmUUID) to generate values.
• Boot it!.

First-time installation

• Set-up the BIOS configuration:
  • Boot to BIOS by pressing F2 during boot.
  • In the Main screen, enable F12 boot menu, disable Fast Boot, then press Ctrl+S and change the new SATA mode option to AHCI.
  • In the Boot screen, disable secure boot.
  • Finally, go to the Exit screen and select "Exit saving changes".
• Read through the following tutorial to create a bootable USB, and then place the EFI folder inside it:
  • https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
• You should add Serial Number, UUID, MLB and ROM details to Config -> PlatformInfo -> Generic if you want to get iServices working as explained here.

Post Install

• Clone the ComboJack repo and run the installer inside the ComboJack_Installer folder to get the jack port working correctly.
• Run the following commands for sleep wake:

  sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
  sudo pmset -a autopoweroff 0
  sudo pmset -a standby 0
  sudo pmset -a proximitywake 0
  

Boot Wthout Bootable USB

• Make a partition with name "EFI" of 200 MB in the drive where you have installed the OS.
• From your Bootable USB copy "EFI" folder and paste it in "EFI" Partition