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Guide to hackintoshing the ASUS ROG GL552VW

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Asus ROG GL552VW Hackintosh macOS El Capitan

This is a guide to hackintoshing the ASUS ROG GL552VW on macOS El Capitan. For other versions of macOS:

Specs

//\\ Asus ROG GL552VW
Model G552VW-DM475T
Motherboard chipset Intel HM170
Processor Intel Skylake Core i7-6700HQ CPU, quad-core 2.6 GHz (3.5 GHz TBoost)
Screen 15.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 px resolution, matte, IPS, non-touch
Video Integrated Intel HD 530 + Nvidia GTX 960M 2GB
Memory 8 GB DDR4 2133Mhz (2xDIMMs)
Storage 128 GB SSD (SanDisk SD8SNAT128G1002) + 1 TB 2.5″ HDD (HGST HTS721010A9E630)
Connectivity Wireless AC Intel 7265 , Gigabit Lan, Bluetooth 4.0
Ports 1x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 3.1, HDMI, mic, earphone, SD card reader, LAN
TouchPad Elan Touchpad (ELAN1000)

What works

  • Intel HD 530
  • HDMI
  • Bluetooth
  • All USB ports
  • Keyboard
  • TouchPad with VoodooI2C (albeit janky)
  • Fn Keys
  • Keyboard Backlighting
  • Ethernet (LAN)
  • Battery Status
  • UVC HD Webcam
  • Speaker + Internal Microphone

What doesn't work

  • WiFi (needs replacement)
  • NVIDIA Optimus (impossible to get working at the moment)

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Guide to hackintoshing the ASUS ROG GL552VW


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