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ASUS TUF GAMING FX505GE Hackintosh

Install macOS 14 Sonoma on ASUS TUF GAMING FX505GE

Disclaimer

This repository has the purpouse to only share my hackintosh (OpenCore) configuration and maybe help you hackintosh this laptop. I don't guarantee it will work for you as hardware might differ. I WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE. IF YOU MESS THING UP I WILL LAUGH AT YOU!

Hackintoshing the laptop

GETTING STARTED

Windows

  1. Download the EFI from this repository
  2. Download MacRecovery for Windows
  3. Take an USB with atleast 4 GB and completely format it with rufus (filesystem must be FAT32 or Large FAT32).
  4. Copy the EFI folder from the zip you have downloaded.
  5. Now go to the downloads and open a command prompt here.
  6. Run the command macrecovery.exe -b Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 -m 00000000000000000 -os latest download to download the recovery of macOS Sonoma
  7. When it finishes, copy the com.apple.recovery.boot to the root of the USB.
  8. The root of the USB should now have 2 folders: com.apple.recovery.boot and EFI
  9. Now you might want to generate a serial for your "Fake Mac", for this use the GenSMBIOS tool.
  10. Now reboot and spam esc until you see the boot menu.
  11. Select with the arrow keys your USB, then select again the name of the USB.
  12. If you get to the language picker, congrats! You have booted successfully macOS. Now the install is like a real Mac.
  13. Select disk utility and erase ENTIRELY your disk by enabling all volumes
  14. Give it a name, personally I reccommend "Macintosh SSD"
  15. Once it's done, close disk utility
  16. Connect to Wi-Fi or connect via Ethernet
  17. Select Reinstall macOS Sonoma
  18. Hit next and agree the license agreement
  19. Select your disk and wait until it installs
  20. You should now get the macOS configuration, complete it.
  21. Now you need to mount the EFI partition or else you can't boot macOS without the USB. You'll use MountEFI.
  22. Now copy the EFI golder from the USB to the EFI partition you see in finder and you can finally disconnect the USB.
  23. Eject also the EFI partition to unmount it
  24. Enjoy.

Linux

Guide is coming soon.

MULTIBOOTING

If you want to multiboot MacOS with other OS, follow the dedicated OpenCore guide. If you want to use BootCamp for dualbooting MacOS and Windows, follow the instructions on this page.

SOFTWARE
Version
OpenCore 1.0.0 (RELEASE)
Sonoma 14
SMBIOS MacBookPro15,3
HARDWARE
Device macOS 14 Sonoma compatibility
Chipset Mobile Intel Chipset No issues
CPU Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 6 Cores / 12 Threads, 2.2GHz / 4.1GHz, 9MB Cache No issues
Memory 16GB dual-channel DDR4-2667MHz, up to 64GB No issues
iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 No issues
dGPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5 VRAM) NVIDIA Drivers absent for Ventura. ACPI should be patched to disable dGPU
HDMI 2.0B HDMI connected directly to NVIDIA GPU and will not work in macOS
Storage WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 No issues
Screen 15.6" Full HD 60Hz, 1920 x 1080 IPS No issues
Webcam Built-in IR HD webcam (1MP / 720P) No issues
WiFi Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9462 No issues
Input & Output USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB-A) x2 + USB 2.0 x1 No issues
Soundboard Realtek ALC235 No issues
Battery 4 Cells, 48Whr About 3-5h after proper Power Management configuration.
Keyboard Backlight Keyboard Multicolor After waking up from sleep backlights are not working.
Touchpad ELAN1200 Touchpad Not working for now. Please use an USB mouse.
TROUBLESHOOTING
CREDITS