MKC-MKC / Acer_Nitro_5_AN515-54-51NJ-EFI-OpenCore

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-51NJ Hackintosh

System Details

Model	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-51NJ
CPU	Intel® Core(TM) i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz QuadCore Coffee Lake-H
iGPU	Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (1536 MB)
dGPU	NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB)
RAM	Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 Dual DDR4 SDRAM 2x8GB 3200 MHz
SSD	Asgard AN256NVMe-M.2/80
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
WiFi / BT	Broadcom BCM94360NG (native)
Audio	Realtek ALC255 [lid=31]
TouchPad	Synaptic 7DB5
Display	BOEhydis NV156FHM-N48 15.6" LCD (FHD)
BIOS Version	V1.33
OpenCore Version	0.8.8

What's not working:

• HDMI (won't work because HDMI port is hardwired into GeForce® GTX 1650).
• NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650
• NVMe Micron_2200_MTFD (476 GB). Eject or Disable this drive on the BIOS. Use external m.2 case if u need to use this SSD.
• AirDrop and Handoff don't work with Intel® AX200

BIOS Setup:

1. Open BIOS
2. Security -- > Set Supervisor Password -- > Insert ur passwd
3. Boot -- > Boot Mode -> UEFI
4. Boot -- > Secure Boot -- > Enabled -> Disabled
5. Main -- > Control+S -- > Replace RST Premium with Optane -> AHCI
6. Main -- > Fast Boot -> Disabled
7. Advanced: VT-d+VT-x = Enabled
8. Exit -> Exit Saving Changes

Installation Steps

1. Download macOS Big Sur image by click on the magnet link: Link
2. Burn a macOS image to a USB drive with R-Drive Image (inside ISO)
3. Write CLOVER and Big Sur Partition.
4. After writing, remove EFI/clover and insert EFI/OC from this repo
5. Generate a new SMBIOS with GenSMBIOS
6. Update to the config.plist in the USB drive's EFI/OC folder with new SMBIOS
7. Boot with USB drive
8. Follow the installer instructions

macOS Ventura 13 Perfectly worked with this OC release