Install El Capitan on Asus Q501LA

Download the EFI zip file from my repository. Since this laptop has UEFI motherboard, you will need to use clover bootloader. Chameleon or Chimera will not work!

Create a El Capitan USB Installer

Requirements

• 8GB+ USB
• El Capitan from AppStore
• EFI zip file, link
• FakePCIID link
• Access to Mac

Burn El Capitan to USB

• Open Disk Utility
• Create two partitions
• Name one as CLOVER (Format as MS DOS) and other one as ElCapInstaller (Format as Mac Journaled) and Boot Options as MBR
• Then click Apply

NOTE: El Capitan Disk Utility may not allow you to create partitions on USBs if this occurs -

• Open Terminal
• Type In:

Code:

diskutil partitionDisk diskX \ 2 MBR \ MS-DOS CLOVER 200M \ HFS+ ElCapInstaller R

• Where X is the disk number listed under Disk Utility
• WARNING: ALL DATA WILL BE LOST ON TARGET VOLUME (PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK DISK#)

Installing El Capitan installer to USB

• Open Terminal
• Type in:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/ElCapInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

It will take a while, be patient.

• Once it's done, then extract the EFI folder and place them in root of CLOVER partition.

BIOS Setting

• Turn off CSM, Vt-d, Boot Secure, Wake on Lid, PreXCHCI to Smart Auto

Boot to Installer

• Press esc to open Boot Menu and boot as USB
• When you get to CLOVER bootloader, type in -v, then you should be able to reach installer.
• Then go to Utilities > Disk Utility > Format your HDD as Mac Journaled and you should install.

If you are having a problem with a graphic (like messy video), close the laptop lid and open the lid. That should solve your graphical issue, only happens when booting to installation screen.

Boot to Mac

• You should be able to boot to Mac, no problem.
• Once you reach to Mac, download Clover and tick these options and install

• After that, you will see EFI partition on your Desktop. Extract the EFI folder (from Github) and place them in EFI partition.
• Then, you open Kext Utility and install AppleHDA, CodecCommander, FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics, FakePCIIDand ApplePS2SmartTouchPad
• Reboot and boom, you are done!

Special thanks for gvkt for updating Yosemite and explaining the situations for graphics and audio.