OpenCore for Z490i Aorus Ultra

Getting Started

On Windows

1. Update i225-v firmware to latest version.
   https://www.gigabyte.com/tw/Motherboard/Z490I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-1x/support#support-dl-driver-lan
2. Create USB Mapping using USBToolbox.
   https://github.com/USBToolBox/tool

On macOS

1. Create macOS USB installer.
   https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
2. Mount EFI volume and paste EFI/ folder into /Volumes/EFI/.
3. Replace your generated UTBMap.kext on Windows in /Volumes/EFI/OC/Kexts/.
4. Rename config.plist.sample to config.plist.
5. Follow below instructions to update the Platforminfo section in config.plist.
   https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/config.plist/comet-lake.html#platforminfo
   https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/universal/iservices.html#using-gensmbios
6. Boot from USB.

Spec

• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490i Aorus Ultra
• Motherboard BIOS Version: F21a
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K
• GPU: Sapphire RX6600 Pulse 8GB
• RAM: 64GB
• LAN: Intel i225-V
• WLAN: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
• OpenCore: 0.9.3
• macOS 13.0-13.5

BIOS Settings

Options	Status
Above 4G Decoding	Enabled
Resizable BAR Support	Auto
CFG-Lock	Disabled
CSM	Disabled
EHCI/XHCI Hand-off	Enabled
Intel Platform Trust Technology	Enabled
Intel SGX	Software Controlled
OS Type	Windows 10
Secure Boot	Disabled
VT-d	Enabled

Other

Intel Wi-Fi is not working

Please wait for the update of Airportitlwm that support macOS 13.0.

macOS Monterey support

Please switch to branch 0.8.1.