[GUIDE] How To Install Sierra On Asus Z170M-Plus With Clover Using Pentium G4500

[Frank Nitty]

This thread is a walkthrough on how to install Sierra. These are fully detailed instructions to make it easier for newbs. PLEASE DO NOT PM ME FOR HELP. REPLY TO THIS GUIDE BELOW. THANKS

For a list of credits/resources which helped influenced the making of this guide, please refer to my 10.11.0 guide here.

As of 11/30/2016, I will no longer provide anymore support regarding the installation of OS X/macOS on this motherboard. I am in the process of selling this PC. Meanwhile, there are a few quirks I want to resolve which I feel should be included in this guide such as 1) creating an DSDT/editing the SSDT to enable HDMI audio from both the GPU/CPU, 2) implementing proper sleep, and 3) a patch to remove audio distortion which occurs while using codec ALC887 on this motherboard, but due to time constraints I haven't gotten around to doing so yet. 

I would hope that anyone who has benefited from my guide would follow in my footsteps and take up the mantle and expand on this guide. If you are interested let me know. I have already laid down the foundation so all you have to do is carry on the legacy and pick up where I left off. 

Now since I have gotten that out of the way, let's get started:

 

•       MY SPECS:

1.  Intel Pentium Processor G4500

2.  ASUS Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX Motherboard

3.  Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 512GB SSD

4.  Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4

5.  HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM HDD

6.  Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM HDD ST3000DM001

7.  LEPA AquaChanger 240 Liquid CPU Cooler

8.  Corsair Carbide 88R Mid-Tower Case

9.  LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Rewriter

10. PNY GTX 960 XLR8 4GB

11. EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 750W PSU

 

•       WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

1.  macOS 10.12 Sierra [from Mac App Store]

2.  A computer running an Intel Processor

3.  Access to OS X on VMWare (for Windows), Mac, or Hackintosh

4.  1x supported graphics card

5.  Clover v2.3k r3763 and up

6.  A USB flash drive at least 8 GB

7.  Update your system with the latest BIOS

 

•       STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS

1.  Start off by entering the BIOS and accessing Advanced Mode. Go to Exit to select 'Load Optimized Defaults'.

2.  Go to Boot and disable 'Fast Boot' and go to CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to enable 'Launch CSM'.

3.  Back out to Boot and scroll down to Secure Boot and access Key Management to disable 'Secure Boot State'. In order to do so you must clear any installed keys [delete each keys].

a. Access Secure Boot again and set OS Type to 'Other OS'.

4.  Scroll down to Hard Drive BBS Priorities to set boot sequence of the available hard disks.

5.  Go to Advanced → System Agent (SA) Configuration and disable 'VT-d'.

6.  Scroll down to access Graphics Configuration and set 'Primary Display' to PCIE and disable 'iGPU Multi-Monitor'.

7.  Back out to Advanced and scroll down to access APM Configuration → 'ErP Ready' and disable it [equates to "S3 only, Suspend to Ram"]; the rest of the options should be disabled by default.

8.  Go to Advanced → CPU Configuration and disable 'Intel Virtualization Technology'.

9.  Scroll down to CPU Power Management Configuration to disable 'CFG lock'.

10. Go to Advanced → Onboard Devices Configuration and turn off 'Serial Port Configuration' and 'Parallel Port Configuration'.

11. Go to Advanced → USB Configuration and enable 'XHCI Hand-off'.

12. [Optional] Go to Ai Tweaker → Scroll down to 'DRAM Frequency' and set it to the specified frequency of your memory.

13. [Optional] Go to Tool → ASUS Overclocking Profile to save your BIOS settings profile [to a USB stick].

14. Go to Exit, 'Save Changes & Reset'.

 

•        STEP 2: CREATING A BOOTABLE USB TO INSTALL OF SIERRA 10.12

1.  Clover and the macOS installer are placed on separate partitions on the USB stick. This guide will use 'diskutil list' in Terminal instead of Disk Utility to format the USB with GPT partitioning for Clover UEFI support.

2.  You must determine its disk identifier before you can partition the USB. Plug the USB stick into a Mac (or Hackintosh), run Terminal and type 'diskutil list'.

The following screenshot will serve as a reference:

As you can see the the USB stick’s identifier is /dev/disk4.

3.  Type the following entry into Terminal to format the USB stick (two partitions, via GPT):

diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk4 1 GPT HFS+J "OS X" R

During the process the following occurred:

• /dev/disk4 GPT partitioning initiated
• by default EFI was automatically created
• remainder "OS X", HFS+J is partitioned

4.  It resulted in the following screenshot:

 

Close Terminal

 

5.  We need to download and install the latest version of Clover (here) on the USB stick.

a.  Run the pkg, "Change Install Location" by selecting "OS X" (partition name) as the target of the install. Use the following settings below:

 

Make sure that it shows "Installation Complete."

NOTE: When installing to HDD select "Install RC scripts on target volume" and/or "Install all RC scripts on all other boot volumes" and "Install Clover Preference Pane".

 

6.  You must copy your kexts to the EFI/ Clover folder. You can use EFI Mounter v1.2.3 when necessary to mount the EFI partition, just use "diskutil list" first to ensure you chose the right one for the USB stick.

a. Remove EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 leaving just 'Other'. Create a folder titled '10.12'.

b. Copy the required kexts FakeSMC.kext, NullCPUPowerManagement 1.0.0d2, VoodooPS2Controller.kext, and your ethernet kext (Intel I219-V) IntelMausiEthernet-V2.2.0 or AppleIntelE1000e 3.3.1 to the following directory: /EFI/CLOVER/KEXTS/10.12.

NOTE: If you are having trouble getting Ethernet to work you can also try copying IONetworkingFamily.kext from S/L/E to /EFI/CLOVER/KEXTS/10.12 with your networking kext.

 

7.  We must apply the following mandatory patches:

NOTE: As of 10.11.4, the APIC Fix is not necessary.

a. HaltEnabler. It works as OpenHaltRestart, clearing SLP_SMI_EN at start of macOS system. Helps prevent constant reboot loop after installing macOS on this motherboard.

<key>ACPI</key>
	<dict>
		<key>HaltEnabler</key>
	  <true/>

b. FakeCPUID patch. Since the Pentium is not supported in 10.12, the following CPUID will convert it into an Ivy Bridge CPU. Add this <dict> entry to the config.plist:

<key>KernelAndKextPatches</key>
	<dict>
		<key>FakeCPUID</key>
		<string>0x0306A0</string>
		<key>KextsToPatch</key>
</dict>

or [Lynnfield]

<key>KernelAndKextPatches</key>
	<dict>
		<key>FakeCPUID</key>
		<string>0x0106E0</string>
		<key>KextsToPatch</key>
</dict>

c. USB patch. It is required to raise the port limit in order to boot the USB installer. Otherwise garbled text with the message "Still waiting for root device" and a circle with a slash in the middle will appear onscreen. This process involves installing USBInjectAll.kext as well. Add this <dict> entry to the config.plist:

<key>KextsToPatch</key>
	<array>
			<dict>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>change 15 port limit to 26 in XHCI kext (100-series) 10.12</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>g710////EA==</data>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>AppleUSBXHCIPCI</string>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>g710////Gw==</data>
			</dict>
</array>

Be sure to copy USBInjectAll.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/KEXTS/10.12.

 

d. SMBIOS. With the config file still opened in your text/plist editor, scroll down to SMBIOS section to add the following SMBIOS system definition:

<key>SMBIOS</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Manufacturer</key>
		<string>Apple Inc.</string>
		<key>ProductName</key>
		<string> iMac14,2</string>
		<key>Trust</key>
		<false/>
</dict>

NOTE: Macmini6,2, iMac13,2 and iMac13,1 support speedstep.

You can also do this using Clover Configurator: In the SMBIOS section, click the magic wand to select a SMBIOS relevant to your hardware (e.g. iMac14,2) – and close the screen and File/Save.

    

e. GUI. Here you indicate the theme you want to use that you installed by entering the title in the string. I chose to use "random" as shown below:

<key>GUI</key>
<dict>
		<key>Mouse</key>
		<dict>
			<key>DoubleClick</key>
			<integer>500</integer>
			<key>Enabled</key>
			<true/>
			<key>Mirror</key>
			<false/>
			<key>Speed</key>
			<integer>8</integer>
		</dict>
		<key>Scan</key>
		<true/>
		<key>Theme</key>
		<string>random</string>
</dict>

f. Boot Flag. It is necessary to use "-v" to monitor if any problems arise. Add this <dict> entry to the config.plist:

<key>Boot</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Arguments</key>
		<string>-v</string>
</dict>

g. NVIDIA graphics cards especially 'Maxwell' currently lack support natively in macOS. To correct this problem, it requires System Parameter/NvidiaWeb entry. It must be disabled during installation by adding this <dict> entry to the config.plist:

<key>SystemParameters</key>
	<dict>
		<key>InjectKexts</key>
		<string>YES</string>
		<key>InjectSystemID</key>
		<true/>
		<key>NvidiaWeb</key>
		<false/>
</dict>

h. SIP. Apple has implemented 'rootless' security or System Integrity Protection (SIP) (reference sources 1, 2, & 3) in 10.12 which restricts users from modifying system folders/files, and as a result it locks down system folders and files against hacks and root attacks, making the system safer. However, SIP must be disabled in order to install anything (i.e., kexts) into protected system folders. Add this <dict> entry to the config.plist:

<key>RtVariables</key>
	<dict>
		<key>BooterConfig</key>
		<string>0x28</string>
		<key>CsrActiveConfig</key>
		<string>0x3</string>
</dict>
 

i. Audio Fix. This Skylake board comes with a Realtek ALC887 audio chip. Realtek onboard audio device has been changed in ACPI to 'HDAS'. In order to use AppleALC/CloverALC (discussed further in this guide), you must add the following patch in the config.plist:

<key>ACPI</key>
<dict>
<key>DSDT</key>
<dict>
		<key>Patches</key>
		<array>
			<dict>
				<key>Comment</key>
				<string>Rename HDAS to HDEF</string>
				<key>Find</key>
				<data>
				SERBUw==
				</data>
				<key>Replace</key>
				<data>
				SERFRg==
				</data>
</dict>
</array>

8. Preparing OS X partition. Download macOS v10.12.0 Sierra [Mac App Store] and Right-click "Install macOS Sierra" will be in /Applications.

a. Right-click "Install macOS Sierra" → Show Package Contents → Contents → ShareSupport → Double click to mount "InstallESD.dmg".

b. Once "OS X Install ESD" appears, use ShowHiddenFiles to show hidden files.

c. Now you will see an image called "BaseSystem.dmg" appear. Mount it by right-clicking and opening it with DiskImageMounter...

NOTE: The version of Disk Utility found in El Capitan has been stripped down of its most essential features to proceed with the following instructions. Your next best option is to use a pre-modified version of the old Disk Utility. After downloading it, extract and copy it to the Desktop and type the following line in Terminal to take ownership, enabling the app to run:

sudo chown -R 0:0 ~/Desktop/Disk\ Utility.app

d. Open Disk Utility. Select and highlight the volume "OS X Base System", click "Restore" at the top-right, drag the volume into "Source" field, and drag the USB [OS X] partition (you already created) to the "Destination" field where you will restore the image: click the "Restore" button then "Erase"...

e. After the process is complete, you'll now have (2) "OS X Base System" present in Finder. Eject the image "BaseSystem.dmg" and close Disk Utility.

f. On the remaining volume "OS X Base System" (USB stick), go to System/Installation and delete Packages symlink.

g. Open "OS X Install ESD" in a new Finder window, and copy the Packages folder to System/Installation folder inside "OS X Base System".

h. Copy BaseSystem.chunklist, BaseSystem.dmg, AppleDiagnostics.chunklist, and AppleDiagnostics.dmg from "OS X Install ESD" and copy it to the volume root.

i. Create a new folder named "Kernels" in System/Library on the USB stick. Use Pacifist v.3.2.17+ to extract "kernel" from "OS X Install ESD/Packages/Essential.pkg [/system/Library/Kernels/kernel]" and place "kernel" into System/Library/Kernels/ location.

j. Delete following kexts from System/Library/Extensions/:  AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext and AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext.

k. Use ShowHiddenFiles to hide the hidden files, and quit the application.

l. With the USB installer ready, remember before restarting system to change boot priority of USB stick to first to install Sierra on the hard disk of choice.

m. Once installer is finished, it will automatically restart the system.

n. Now reboot from the USB installer and select the drive where you installed Sierra at the boot menu screen and use boot flag nv_disable=1 to log in.

[NOTE: If you experience reboot loops, simply reset CMOS and reapply the ACHI settings back into the BIOS, save and exit.]

 

•       STEP 3: macOS 10.12 Post-Installation

1.  As the system is loading, you'll be prompted to the macOS Welcome screen.

a. Select your country then click "right arrow" to go to the next screen.

b. Select "My computer does not connect to the Internet."

c. Select "Don’t transfer any information now."

d. Do not "Enable Location Services on this Mac"

e. Agree to "Terms and Conditions."

f. Enter your name, password, and hint and Continue.

g. Confirm "Diagnostics & Usage"

h. Wait a moment for the macOS desktop to load.

i. When prompted to back up any disk with Time Machine, click on the "Don't Use" button.

 

•       STEP 4: macOS 10.12 Post-Installation (Continued)

1. macOS Sierra no longer allows unsigned apps to run that did not come the App Store or identified developer. You can re-enable this function by running the following in Terminal:

sudo spctl --master-disable

Go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy and disable GateKeeper to allow installation of software by unidentified developers.

2. Mount the EFI partition of the USB stick with EFI Mounter v1.2.3 and copy the 'EFI' folder to the EFI partition of Sierra boot disk.

3. Install Clover v2.3k on the Sierra install HDD partition you plan to boot from. In addition to the settings configured earlier, select "Install RC scripts on target volume" and "Install Clover Preference Pane" when installing to the HDD.  Installing RC scripts enables nvram variables required for iCloud and other services. It processes logs that are located in /Library/Logs/CloverEFI. You can also type bdmesg > Desktop/boot.txt in Terminal to get them manually.

4. Edit the config.plist from your boot disk in EFI/CLOVER/ by adding the following <dict> entries:

a. New Method for Enabling NVIDIA Web Drivers. Boot flag nvda_drv=1 no longer works in config.plist to enable Web Drivers. A new setting under System Parameter in Clover called "NvidiaWeb" has been updated to fulfill this instead.

<key>SystemParameters</key>
	<dict>
		<key>InjectKexts</key>
		<string>YES</string>
		<key>InjectSystemID</key>
		<true/>
		<key>NvidiaWeb</key>
		<true/>
</dict>

Remove Boot/Arguments/nvda_drv=1 if necessary.

b. Hide UEFI partitions. To hide internal UEFI (i.e., "Boot Windows from Recovery", "Boot Windows from EFI") you have to use Scan/Legacy=false:

<key>GUI</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Scan</key>
		<dict>
			<key>Legacy</key>
			<false/>
	</dict> 

c. Designate name of boot menu entries (Renaming Mac/Windows). In the Clover bootloader menu you will notice all EFI Windows partitions labeled "Boot Microsoft EFI boot menu from EFI [or SYSTEM]". The Windows partition is called EFI but there's also a Mac partition called EFI which is hidden by default in the Clover boot menu so it's a nonfactor. The volume names are what Clover shows by default. In order to change what the Clover boot menu shows your volume name to be you will have to specify its details under GUI/Custom/Entries section in your config.plist. There are 3 <key> tags necessary to edit in this section: Volume, FullTitle, and Type. You can refer to my personal settings below for help.

E.g., in my config.plist, my macOS volume is called "SIERRA" because that's what I named the partition I installed macOS on. It can also be seen as a bootloader screen entry as "Boot Mac OS X from XXXXXXXX" where XXXXXXXX is the volume name. "FullTitle" is the name you want the entry to say, i.e.: macOS 10.12 Sierra. "Type" is where you indicate what type of OS it is, i.e.: OSX (or Windows). Tags such as "Hidden" and "Disabled" are self-explanatory, while the "NoCaches" tag designates whether you want to boot without caches.

NOTE:  Adding "InjectKexts" causes infinite loading on the Apple logo screen.

NOTE: Although you’re able to indicate if the "VolumeType" you are using is Internal, External, Optical or FireWire, I have found through tests that after adding the "VolumeType" tag for the macOS volume in the config.plist followed by restarting my system, it would initiate a constant reboot loop, making my system incapable POSTing and requiring a CMOS reset to fix: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

<key>GUI</key>
		<dict>
			<key>Custom</key>
			<dict>
				<key>Entries</key>
				<array>
					<dict>
						<key>Volume</key>
						<string>EFI</string>
						<key>FullTitle</key>
						<string>Windows 10</string>
						<key>Hidden</key>
						<false/>
						<key>Disabled</key>
						<false/>
						<key>Type</key>
						<string>Windows</string>
						<key>VolumeType</key>
						<string>Internal</string>
					</dict>
					<dict>
						<key>Volume</key>
						<string>SIERRA</string>
						<key>FullTitle</key>
						<string>macOS 10.12 Sierra</string>
						<key>Hidden</key>
						<false/>
						<key>Disabled</key>
						<false/>
						<key>InjectKexts</key>
						<false/>
						<key>NoCaches</key>
						<false/>
						<key>Type</key>
						<string>OSX</string>
						<key>VolumeType</key>
						<string>Internal</string>
					</dict>
				</array>
</dict> 

5. Remove Recovery partition. Deleting and merging a partition with 'diskutil' from the command line is the most precise method to remove the partition since it targets the recovery disk directly and merges it with the full Sierra partition.

Launch the Terminal and type the following into the command line:

diskutil list

This will print out your drives partition scheme and look something like this:

Look for "Recovery HD" and see which identifier it is uses. In this screenshot it’s disk2s4.

To remove that partition we use the following command (you can also use the volume name):

diskutil eraseVolume HFS+ Blank /dev/disk2s4

The partition will be erased. You’ll now have a blank partition sitting around, so you’ll want to merge that with your other Sierra partition:

diskutil mergePartitions HFS+ SIERRA disk2s3 disk2s4

This will merge the two partitions, with disk2s3 absorbing the space from disk2s4 and expanding, it causes data loss so don’t expect this to preserve anything.

6. NVIDIA graphics cards 'Maxwell'+ currently lack native support in macOS 10.12 so you will not be able to boot without nv_disable=1 kernel flag.

a. Download and install NVIDIA Web Driver 367.15.10.05f01 to enable NVIDIA Graphics Cards because they won't work OOB without them.

NOTE: Remember to go to the NVIDIA Driver Manager menu bar at the top, change the settings to use Web drivers. Changes will take effect after restart.

7. Reboot using the USB installer and choose the Sierra install drive.

8. Download CUDA 7.5.30 drivers (increases GPU computing performance) needed for 10.12 support and install.

9. [OPTION 1] Install AppleALC to enable native audio by injecting the layout id supported for ALC887 through dynamic patching without modifying any kexts. Audio will no longer be affected after each macOS update and SIP can remain enabled. More details here.

NOTE: AppleHDA must be native, original and unpatched.

a. Mount EFI partition and add the following entry under Devices/Audio in the config.plist to inject working layout id 11 (or 13 or 1). 

<key>Devices</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Audio</key>
		<dict>
			<key>Inject</key>
			<integer>11</integer>
	  </dict> 

b. Download the latest version of AppleALC (v1.0.16) and copy it to CLOVER/kexts/10.12.

NOTE: Rebuild kext cache if you have removed a modded AppleHDA to replace it with a native one by using Kext Utility or 'force rebuild cache' in Terminal:

sudo –s
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

10. [OPTION 2] Install the following patch associated with Realtek ALC887 AppleHDA Audio (by Toleda):

a. Mount EFI partition, verify "Disable SIP" entry CsrActiveConfig=0x3 is in config.plist.

b. Download audio_cloverALC-120.command.zip and extract "audio_cloverALC-120_v1.0d.command".

c. No edits made to any native AppleHDA.kext file, 2-4 files added to Resources folder.

NOTE: There may be noticeable pops before starting playback which is caused by OS X putting the audio codec to sleep. Disable AFGLowPowerState in config.plist with following <dict> entry:

<key>Devices</key>
<dict>
    <key>Audio</key>
    </dict>
        <key>AFGLowPowerState</key>
        <false/>
    </dict> 

If popping is still exists after using the method above, try using antipop.

 

NOTE: There may be noticeable distortion after around 2 minutes of audio playback. Update to the latest version of Clover and add UseARTFrequency=false entry in the config.plist:

<key>CPU</key>
<dict>
	<key>UseARTFrequency</key>
	<false/>
</dict>
<key>Devices</key>
<dict>

11.  Create a DSDT??? (More to come later)

12. [OPTION 1] Create a SSDT (Secondary System Description Table) to configure the maximum clock speed.

a. Download Pike's ssdtPRGen.sh script which should auto-copy into your home directory, 'Volumes/Users/<username>' folder. Open Terminal and type the following:

curl -o ~/ssdtPRGen.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/Beta/ssdtPRGen.sh

b. Next, set the execute/search bits:

chmod +x ~/ssdtPRGen.sh

c. Run ssdtPRGen.sh script for first time without any arguments and let it download all the data that you need:

./ssdtPRGen.sh

d. The Skylake.cfg with Pentium information should have already downloaded.

e. Once finished you will have the ssdt.aml on the ~/library/ssdtPRGen/. Move it to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched.

NOTE: If you come across issues try the following:

○  Use Terminal to ensure Skylake.cfg is in the 'Data' folder by typing: open ~/library/ssdtPRGen/Data

○  You can remove any previously generated and downloaded script file by typing: sudo rm -R ~/Library/ssdtPRGen

○  You can rerun another freshly downloaded ssdtPRGen.sh script with your processor type: ./ssdtPRGen.sh

○  For additional help see also: ./ssdtPRGen.sh -help

13. [OPTION 2] Create a SSDT (Secondary System Description Table) to configure the maximum clock speed.

a. Download the Pike’s script v14.1 (modified for i-core processors) and put it on your desktop. Use it only for the PC it is running from. The script reads some information specific about your CPU and its number of cores.

b. Open Terminal and type "sudo" then leave a space and drag the script file into the Terminal window then leave a space and type in the Turbo Speed (Maximum Turbo Frequency) for your processor and then press enter.

e.g., Intel Pentium G4500 type code:

sudo /Users/"YourUsername"/Desktop/ssdtPRGen.sh -TURBO 3500

Type your password when prompted and press Enter.

c. Ignore the following "Error: Unknown processor model ..." since the CPU is unsupported.

d. A decompiled file called SSDT.aml will generate in a hidden folder "tmp". Type "open /tmp" (no quotations) to reveal its location.

e. Mount EFI using EFI Mounter v1.2.3 and place SSDT.aml into /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched/ folder.

14. Installing the following kexts/widget is optional. Mount the EFI partition to copy the kexts into the /EFI/CLOVER/KEXTS/10.12 folder. Install the widget using Launchpad → Dashboard:

○  HWSensors 6.21.1412 Binaries (with FakeSMC): Helps you monitor CPU, memory, disks, network, temperatures, fans, load/uptime, and processes.

15. Install iStat Pro 4.92 r2, a highly configurable widget that lets you monitor every aspect of your Mac including CPU, memory, disks, network, battery, temperatures, fans, load & uptime and processes.

 

•       STEP 5: Updating to 10.12.1

1. Download and install macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Update and reboot with -x (safe mode).

2. After restarting, accept the popup window that prompts you to download and install the latest the NVIDIA Web Driver 367.15.10.15f03 to proceed.

3. Download CUDA 8.0.46 drivers needed for 10.12.1 support from NVIDIA.

4. Download CUDA 8.0.51 drivers needed for 10.12.1 support from NVIDIA and install and reboot.

5. Reinstall audio by patching AppleHDA with audio_cloverALC-120.command.zip [for OPTION 2].

6. It seems as though the issue regarding audio distortion no longer presents itself after updating to 10.12.1.

 

•       OPTIONAL: Fixing Time Sync issue with macOS/Windows – Registry Fix Method

NOTE: Only works for Vista/Windows 7, 8 & 10

1. Press the Win + R keyboard combination to bring up a run box, then type "regedit" followed by Enter. Confirm "yes" once UAC prompt appears.

2. When the registry editor opens, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\TimeZoneInformation

 

3. Right-click on the empty space right below 'TimeZoneKeyName' and create a new DWORD (32-bit). It will appear as D-WORD On 32-bit versions of Windows 7/Vista.

 

4. Rename it "RealTimeIsUniversal" (without quotes and it’s case-sensitive). Double-click on the new DWORD and change its value data "0" (zero) to "1" (one) as a hexadecimal.

 

5. Save everything. Reboot to macOS, set the time properly and now boot back to Windows. You should notice it adjusted the correct time.

NOTE: Avoid changing the time in macOS if you are running a multi-boot system. It can lead to a constant reboot loop, making your system incapable POSTing, and forcing the user to do a CMOS reset to recover. You only have to modify the time in the BIOS and in Windows followed by enabling the setting to sync the clock with online time.

config-WORKING for G4500 boot.plist-10.12.zip

[nmano]

Very nice & Clean guide.

[Frank Nitty]

Very nice & Clean guide.

For u to compliment me in its unfinished at the time, thanks...  I just finished posting everything in its entirety. It is officially live

[WeiSer]

Nice guide, but I have a problem.

 

I installed sierra at g3240 & asus b85m-g (+ gt 630). When I open a pdf file with 'Preview' app, finder & desktop stop working and get refreshed. (quicklook view works fine)

 

Would you check it?

[Frank Nitty]

Nice guide, but I have a problem.

 

I installed sierra at g3240 & asus b85m-g (+ gt 630). When I open a pdf file with 'Preview' app, finder & desktop stop working and get refreshed. (quicklook view works fine)

 

Would you check it?

Thanks for the compliment. This guide is for Skylake processor, but u are using Haswell so keep in mind that I can not provide support for your issue b/c the specs of your machine do not match mine in this guide. However, when I attempt to open PDF's in Preview, they crash for me as well. I typically use Acrobat DC to open PDF's. Hope that helps.

[WeiSer]

Thanks for the compliment. This guide is for Skylake processor, but u are using Haswell so keep in mind that I can not provide support for your issue b/c the specs of your machine do not match mine in this guide. However, when I attempt to open PDF's in Preview, they crash for me as well. I typically use Acrobat DC to open PDF's. Hope that helps.

 

Thank you for your answer.

[Frank Nitty]

Thank you for your answer.

No problem

[4everAnoob]

Huge thanks bro.

Im going to check it out soon.

 

My specs is: i3 6100, 2x 4g ddr4, gtx760 

[Frank Nitty]

Huge thanks bro.

Im going to check it out soon.

 

My specs is: i3 6100, 2x 4g ddr4, gtx760 

NP

[Frank Nitty]

As described in my post I no longer have the system anymore but you can check out @MaLd0n's guide here for add'l assistance regarding the motherboard.

[bobontre]

thanks for your guide g4500 mac 10.11. i set up my computer g4400 h110m ds2 like your guide but my speedstep enabled or not true do i need remove my nullcpupower kext. thank you. sr by my english. i am vietnamese

[Frank Nitty]

thanks for your guide g4500 mac 10.11. i set up my computer g4400 h110m ds2 like your guide but my speedstep enabled or not true do i need remove my nullcpupower kext. thank you. sr by my english. i am vietnamese

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