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Hackintosh Guide for MSI PL62 7RC-267XES and maybe similar 7RC models

This guide it's updated to OpenCore 0.7.8.



Asus FX504GE running macOS Big Sur

Amazon Page

Specs:

Component Name
Motherboard: MS-16JD1 HM170
CPU: Intel i5-7300HQ
RAM: 16GB SK Hyinix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2666Mhz
iGPU: Intel HD 630 (Mobile)
dGPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150 (DISABLED)
NVMe: Silicon Motion SM2263XT
HDD: HGST HTS541010B7E610
Wifi/BT: Intel Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak]
Audio: Realteck ALC892
Ethernet: Atheros QCA8171
Trackpad: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
Keyboard: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard

MSI PL62 7RC-267XES Layout These are all the external ports of the laptop. (They work)

Working

  • Tested with macOS Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterrey
  • Wifi (Thanks to AirportItlwm.kext and loading from system the kext: IO80211Family.kext)
  • Bluetooth: (Thanks to IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext)
  • Audio: Intel CM238 (Thanks to AppleALC.kext with layout-id=3 setted in Device Properties)
  • USB: All internal and external ports (Thanks to SSDT-EC-USBX-LAPTOP.aml)
  • Ethernet: Atheros QCA8171 (Thanks to AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext)
  • Trackpad: (Partially Working thanks to VoodooI2C.kext, VoodooI2CHID.kext and SSDT-XOSI.aml)
  • HDMI: Works almost perfect.
  • Shutdown: Yes
  • Restart: Yes
  • Sleep/Wake: Yes

Not working

  • Sleep/Wake/Restart/Shutdown not all working.
  • Trackpad PC/2 Synaptic click (physical button and tapping) doesn't work.
  • dGPU (Any support).
  • No battery management.
  • Continuity Features (not working for now, waiting on https://openintelwireless.github.io/).


INSTALLATION GUIDE




Making the Booteable USB


From macOS:


Link to Apple's Guide


Download installers: Monterrey Beta 10(Execute de .pkg to extract the installer) - Big Sur - Catalina - Mojave - High Sierra


    

  1. Connect a >=16 GB pendrive.
    2. 

  2. Open Disk Utility and Erase the USB with the name: MyVolume.
    3. 

  3. Open Terminal and use the proper commands for your macOS installer:
    4. 



    

  • Monterrey: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 12\ Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
    • 

  • Big Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
    • 

  • Catalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
    • 

  • Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
    • 

  • High Sierra: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
    • 



Terminal


From Windows:


Link to Dortania's Guide


From Linux:


Link to Dortania's Guide




BIOS Settings:


    

  • Make Sure you have Latest BIOS vE16JDIMS.10F
    • 

  • After Updating the BIOS, stock configuration works, so don't worry about this part.
    • 





OpenCore Configuration


Here it's my config.plist and the explanation:


ACPI


Booter


DeviceProperties


Kernel


Misc


NVRAM


PlatformInfo


UEFI




Post Install


Open Terminal.app and run those commands:


sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist




BenchMarks:


Cinebench R23:


Cinebench R23


GeekBench 5:


GeekBench 5_CPU Score
GeekBench 5_GPU Score
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/5707123




Credits


Apple (macOS)


OpenCore Team (Bootloader)


Dortania (Guide)


juanlatorre (EFI Base)




If this guide has been useful for you, don't forget to give me a star ⭐️❤️