Asus Zephyrus M GM501GS Monterey Hackintosh

Clover 🍀 r5145 | macOS Monterey 12.2.1

📸 About

💻 Hardware

📃 Specs

• CPU: Intel Core i7-8750H Coffee Lake
• GPU: Intel UHD 630 (NVIDIA not supported - disabled)
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• Boot Drive: Mushkin Pilot-E 2TB NVME SSD
• Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1TB SATA SSD
• OS: macOS Catalina, macOS Monterey, Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04
• WIFI/Bluetooth: Replaced stock chip with DW1560
• Camera: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam
• Audio/Mic: Realtek HD Audio ALC3328 (ALC294 codec)
• Keyboard & Trackpad - ELAN/SA473I-12A4 (ELAN1201)

❌ Not Working:

• Keyboard backlight control (can change in Windows)
• HDMI port (can't work due to the disabled NVIDIA card)

⚙️ BIOS Settings

• "VT-d" (virtualization for directed i/o) -disabled (if possible)
• "DEP" (data execution prevention) -enabled
• "secure boot " -disabled
• "legacy boot" optional (recommend enabled, but boot UEFI if you have it)
• "CSM" (compatibility support module) enabled or disabled (varies) (recommend enabled, but boot UEFI)
• "fast boot" (if available) -disabled.
• "boot from USB" or "boot from external" -enabled
• SATA mode (if available) - AHCI

❗️ Usage (How to install)

1. Fill the SMBIOS section according to this guide.
2. Update BIOS to the latest version
3. Disable discrete graphics in Windows (otherwise macOS will boot to black screen)

🙏 Credits -

1. A huge thanks to kylergib. I used his Mojave build as reference to install Mojave. Build updated to Catalina ➡️ Monterey.
2. Also thanks to dggomes. Used his build as reference when testing.