This repository is about hackintosh on Asus ROG STRIX Z490I. For now, all the hardware is working as expected, and it's ready for daily usage.
Anyone who has the same board can use my EFI directly. The source EFI folder uses debug version of OpenCore, mainly used for installation and testing. It’s recommended to use the release version for daily usage, you can replace it yourself or just download my release. Either way, don’t forget to edit the EFI/OC/config.plist file, you should generate your own SMBIOS info by following the Comet Lake Config Guide #PlatformInfo.
Highly recommended reading the whole OpenCore Install Guide before you start.
- Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I
- Ethernet: Intel I225-V 2.5Gbit
- Wi-Fi/BT: Intel AX201NGW (onboard) / BCM94360CS(M.2 Adapter)
- Audio: Realtek ALCS1220A
- CPU: Intel i7-10700 / 10700K
- GPU: Intel UHD630 / AMD Radeon VII
- RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 3200 32GB(16G×2)
- Display: DELL U2720QM (3840 x 2160 @ 60.00Hz)
- Bootloader: OpenCore 0.7.5-DEBUG
- OS: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (iMac20,1)
- Intel UHD630 (iGPU)
- AMD Radeon VII (dGPU)
- Audio Realtek ALCS1220A
- Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
- Wi-Fi/BT (BCM94360CS)
- USB
- Restart/Shutdown
- Sleep/Wake
- Power Management (Native support)
HDMI/DP display and audio output are working fine.
Working by:
- ig-platform-id =
07009B3E
DeviceProperties:
<key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)</key>
<dict>
<key>AAPL,ig-platform-id</key>
<data>BwCbPg==</data>
<key>framebuffer-patch-enable</key>
<data>AQAAAA==</data>
</dict>Native support, no additional configuration. Enable Radeonboost.kext to improve performance if needed.
Working by:
- AppleALC.kext
- layout-id=7
DeviceProperties:
<key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1f,0x3)</key>
<dict>
<key>layout-id</key>
<integer>7</integer>
</dict>Working by:
- device-id=
F2150000
DeviceProperties:
<key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1C,0x4)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
<dict>
<key>device-id</key>
<data>8hUAAA==</data>
</dict>Kernel Patch:
<dict>
<key>Base</key>
<string>__Z18e1000_set_mac_typeP8e1000_hw</string>
<key>Comment</key>
<string>I225-V patch</string>
<key>Count</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Enabled</key>
<true/>
<key>Find</key>
<data>8hUAAA==</data>
<key>Identifier</key>
<string>com.apple.driver.AppleIntelI210Ethernet</string>
<key>MaxKernel</key>
<string>20.4.0</string>
<key>MinKernel</key>
<string>19.0.0</string>
<key>Replace</key>
<data>8xUAAA==</data>
</dict>boot-args
dk.e1000=0
Working by using an m.2 M-Key adapter with Apple Airport Card BCM94360CS. It's natively supported, airdrop, handoff, and sidecar are working perfectly. The bottom side m.2 slot for SSD is occupied and the bottom SSD heat sink must be abandoned.
The Bluetooth can not be recognized by default, it uses the onboard 9-pin USB2.0 port for power supply, so USB mapping should be fixed to make it work.
The onboard wireless network card Intel AX201NGW uses m.2 E-Key slot and CNVi protocol. I tried to replace it with an m.2 A-Key BCM94352Z card, the slot is compatible but it didn't work even in Windows, thanks to the CNVi thing 😓. So don't try to replace the onboard card.
All ports are working fine except for the ones disabled due to the 15 port limit.
USB Ports:
| No. | Type | Port |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USB 2.0 | HS12 |
| 2 | USB 2.0 | HS13 |
| 3 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | HS09/SS09 |
| 4 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | HS10/SS10 |
| 5 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HS05/SS05 |
| 6 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HS06/SS06 |
| 7 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HS03/SS03 |
| 8 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HS04/SS04 |
| 9 | USB 2.0 Hub | HS11 |
| 10 | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | HS01/SS01 |
| 11 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | HS07/SS07 + HS08/SS08 |
All ports: HS01 ~ HS14, SS01 ~ SS10, USR1 ~ USR2
HS02: AURA LED Controller / HS14: Onboard bluetooth
You can make your own mapping by hackintool, here's my choice:
Works with DP output and power button. GPRW Patch is used to disabling the USB device instant wake.
Note:
- When using HDMI, the display cannot be woken up.
- Without enabling GPRW, a keyboard press or mouse click can wake up the display as well, but a second press or click is needed when the light is on, I tried to fix it by following Keyboard Wake Issues Guide, but didn't work. So my choice is to just use the power button, disable
SSDT-GPRWif you want to use a keyboard or mouse to wake up.
Add patch to Kernel -> Patch:
<dict>
<key>Base</key>
<string></string>
<key>Comment</key>
<string>F1 Startup patch</string>
<key>Count</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Enabled</key>
<true/>
<key>Find</key>
<data>dTMPtw==</data>
<key>Identifier</key>
<string>com.apple.driver.AppleRTC</string>
<key>Limit</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Mask</key>
<data></data>
<key>MaxKernel</key>
<string></string>
<key>MinKernel</key>
<string></string>
<key>Replace</key>
<data>6zMPtw==</data>
<key>ReplaceMask</key>
<data></data>
<key>Skip</key>
<integer>0</integer>
</dict>Version: 0901
- Fast Boot
- VT-d
- CSM
- Intel SGX
- CFG Lock (no option in BIOS, Asus Z490 motherboards are factory unlocked. The
AppleCpuPmCfgLockandAppleXcpmCfgLockquirks are not necessary)
- VT-x (no option in BIOS, it's enabled by default)
- Above 4G decoding
- Hyper-Threading
- EHCI/XHCI Hand-off
- OS type: Windows UEFI Mode (Clear Secure Boot Keys or choose
Othertype) - DVMT Pre-Allocated(iGPU Memory): 64MB
Compiled by following the Dortania's ACPI Guide, the .dls SSDT files can be found in SSDTS folder.
- SSDT-AWAC.aml
- SSDT-EC-USBX.aml
- SSDT-PLUG.aml
- SSDT-SBUS-MCHC.aml
- SSDT-RHUB.aml
- SSDT-GPRW.aml (prebuild)
All kexts with a version tag are downloaded from original repositories.
- VirtualSMC.kext
1.2.7 - SMCProcessor.kext
1.2.7 - SMCSuperIO.kext
1.2.7 - Lilu.kext
1.5.7 - WhateverGreen.kext
1.5.5 - AppleALC.kext
1.6.6 - NVMeFix.kext
1.0.9 - RadeonBoost.kext
v1.6 - USBPorts.kext (exported by hackintool, for iMac20,1, personal edition)
- USBPorts-All.kext (disabled by default, include all ports of this board, for iMac20,1)
Deprecated
- IntelMausi.kext
1.0.7 - FakePCIID.kext (from RehabMan
2018-1027) - FakePCIID_intel_I225-V.kext
- FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext (from RehabMan
2018-1027) - USBInjectAll.kext
v0.7.6(missing HS11 port used for bluetooth)
The OpenCore Install Guide is quite clear and easy, so there will be no detailed installation tutorials here. Give it some patience and you can build your own EFI.
- Generating SMBIOS: GenSMBIOS
- Compiling SSDT: MaciASL
- Mounting EFI system partition: MountEFI
- Editing plist file: PropereTree
- Dumping DSDT: SSDTTime
- Toolbox: Hackintool
| Item | Score |
|---|---|
| CPU - Geekbench | Single / Multi-Core: 1218 / 8909 |
| Intel UHD630 - Geekbench | OpenCL / Metal: 4826 / 4790 |
| AMD Radeon VII - Geekbench | OpenCL / Metal: 75925 / 85089 |







