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This thread is a walkthrough on how to to install Yosemite. These are fully detailed instructions to make it easier for newbs. PLEASE DO NOT PM ME FOR HELP. REPLY TO THIS GUIDE BELOW. THANKS
 
Here are my system specs below:
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (De-lidded)
  • EVGA Z87 FTW (ATX)
  • Silverstone SST-ST1200-G Evolution Strider Gold 1200W
  • Noctua NH-U12S
  • ASUS BW-12B1ST
  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 500GB
  • OCZ Vertex 4 512 GB
  • Patriot Dual Bay 2.5" SATA 3.5" drive bay (for SSD)
  • EVGA GeForce GTX680 SC
  • Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB DDR3 2400MHz
  • My case: Modified Apple Powermac G5

 

What is needed:

  • The attachment and links to essential software included in this thread 
  • 8GB+ USB Stick
  • OS X 10.10.0 Yosemite (14A389)
  • Another Mac computer
  • Update to the latest BIOS
  • A computer running an Intel Processor

 

STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS for Z87

1.       AHCI mode and CD/DVD first boot priority are set in the BIOS by default. Ensure your settings match these in your Z87 BIOS:

a.       Go to ADVANCED  SATA Configuration  All settings should set at default; notice that your disks won’t show up here if they’re connected to black Marvell SATA ports 

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b.       Go to BOOT Set Boot Priority Set CD/DVD is 1st Boot and USB Key as 2nd Boot; Go to Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities to set the boot sequence of the available hard disks.

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c.       Go to OVERCLOCK  CPU Configuration; there is no option for Vt-d, so disable Intel Virtualization Technology (during the installation).

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d.       Go to ADVANCE USB Configuration; XHCI Mode = Smart Auto, XHCI Hand-off = Enabled, EHCI Hand-off = Enabled.

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e.       [OPTIONAL] Go to MEMORY; Under Memory Multiplier Configuration, set Performance Memory Profiles to XMP Profile 1. Save and Reset.

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STEP 2: CREATING A BOOTABLE USB TO INSTALL OF YOSEMITE 10.10 FOR Z87

1.       Download OS X v10.10.0 (14A389) Mavericks [Mac App Store] and Right-click "Install OS X Yosemite" Show Package Contents Contents ShareSupport Double click to mount "InstallESD.dmg".

2.       Once "OS X Install ESD" appears, use ShowHiddenFiles to show hidden files.

3.       Now you will see an image called "BaseSystem.dmg" appear. Mount it by right-clicking and opening it with DiskImageMounter... Get prepared to use the USB stick with at least 8GB.

4.       Open Disk Utility, and format the USB stick by highlighting its icon on the left and clicking the Partition tab, click Current, and choose 1 Partition.

5.       Click Options... Choose Master Boot Record. No need to name it (the default's OK), choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as its format type. Click Apply then Partition.

6.       Select and highlight the volume "OS X Base System", click "Restore" at the top-right, drag the volume into "Source" field, and drag the USB [untitled] partition (you just created) to the "Destination" field where you will restore the image: click "Restore" then "Erase"...

7.       After the process is complete, you'll now have (2) "OS X Base System" present in Finder. Eject the image "BaseSystem.dmg" and close Disk Utility.

8.       On the remaining volume "OS X Base System" (USB stick), go to System/Installation and delete Packages symlink.

9.       Open "OS X Install ESD" in a new Finder window, and copy the Packages folder to System/Installation folder inside "OS X Base System".

10.   Copy BaseSystem.chunklist and BaseSystem.dmg from "OS X Install ESD" and copy it to the volume root.

11.   Create a new folder named "Kernels" in System/Library on the USB stick. Use Pacifist v.3.2.17 to extract "kernel" from "OS X Install ESD/Packages/Essential.pkg [/system/Library/Kernels/kernel]" and place "kernel" into System/Library/Kernels/ location.

12.   CPU power management is handled directly by the BIOS and not with AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext. Booting the USB installer on a Haswell system will be followed by an instant reboot. To resolve the early reboot problem for Haswell:

a.       Patch the vanilla kernel located on your USB installer: Drag and copy kernel from the USB installer to the desktop. Open Terminal and type: cd ~/Desktop

Apply the following perl script by copying and pasting into Terminal:

#1:

perl -pi -e 's|\xe2\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00|g' kernel

#2:

perl -pi -e 's|\xe2\x00\x00\x00\x4c\x00\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x00\x4c\x00\x00\x00|g' kernel

#3:

perl -pi -e 's|\xe2\x00\x00\x00\x90\x01\x00\x00|\x00\x00\x00\x00\x90\x01\x00\x00|g' kernel

b.      Replace the kernel with the patched version on your USB installer.

13.   Now copy both NullCPUPowerManagement.kext, FakeSMC.kext (Extra_MacPro3,1.zip), and VoodooPS2Controller.kext into System/Library/Extensions of "OS X Base System".

14.   Delete following kexts from System/Library/Extensions/:  AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext and AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext

15.    If using more than 4GB of ram remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E; it blocks booting on WD RE3 disks and causes following kernel panic:

AppleTyMCEDriver::start coreVIDPID = 0xffffffff Number of packages = 1 Number of cpus = 8 memory

16.   Extract OSInstaller(MBR)+OSInstall.mpkg 10.10.x, and copy and replace OSInstall.mpkg [patched for MBR] into System/Installation/Packages, and copy and replace OSInstall [patched for MBR] into  System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/OSInstaller.framework/Versions/A/OSInstaller folder.

17.   Download and install Chameleon 2.3svn r2437. Remember to click on "Change Install Location" and select the USB stick ("OS X Base System") as destination, or they will be installed on the running system.

a.       Unzip the Extra_MacPro3,1 zip file and drag the Extra folder to the root of USB boot.

18.   Use ShowHiddenFiles to hide the hidden files, and quit the application.

19.   With the USB installer ready, remember before restarting system to change boot priority of USB stick to first, and boot with the flag -f npci=0x2000 and install Yosemite on the hard disk of choice.

20.   Once installer is finished, it will automatically restart the system. Boot from the USB installer and select the drive where you installed Yosemite and type kernel boot flag -f npci=0x2000.

[NOTE: If you receive a "CMOS checksum error"; simply reapply the ACHI settings back into the BIOS, save and exit.]

21.   After installing 10.10, the drive it's on will hold a vanilla kernel. You will need to replace it with the patched version to prevent the instant reboot problem from reoccurring. Copy over a patched kernel onto the root of a secondary USB stick. Use the USB installer to access Terminal and type the following commands:

a.       Verify secondary USB stick location:

§  diskutil list

b.      Mount it:

§  diskutil mount /dev/diskXsY

e.g.: diskutil mount /dev/disk2s1

Terminal will confirm the name of the disk mounted

c.       Select directory of USB stick's root:

§  cd /Volumes/USBStick/

e.g.: cd /Volumes/”NO NAME”/

d.      Copy over patched kernel

§  cp kernel "/Volumes/NameOfOSXDisk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel"

§  e.g.: cp kernel "/Volumes/YOSE/System/Library/Kernels/kernel"

22.   Now restart using the USB installer and select the Yosemite install drive at the boot menu screen and boot with flag -v npci=0x2000.

 

STEP 3: Mac OS X 10.10 Post-Installation on Z87

1.       As the system is loading, you'll be prompted to the Mac OS X Welcome screen.

a.       Select your country then click "right arrow" to go to the next screen.

b.      Select "My computer does not connect to the Internet."

c.       Select "Don’t transfer any information now".

d.      Agree to “Terms and Conditions”.

e.      Enter your name, password, and hint and Continue.

f.        Wait a moment for the OS X desktop to load.

g.       When prompted to back up any disk with Time Machine, click on the "Don't Use" button.

 

STEP 4: Mac OS X 10.10 Post-Installation on Z87 (Continued)

1.       Install Chameleon 2.3svn r2437 on the Yosemite install partition you plan to boot from.

2.       Copy the Extra folder from the USB stick to the root Yosemite partition and reboot Yosemite using -f npci=0x2000 without the USB stick.

3.       Edit the Boot.plist in the Extra folder with the following lines:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

   <key>DropSSDT</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>EHCIacquire</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>ForceHPET</key>

   <string>No</string>

   <key>GenerateCStates</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>GeneratePStates</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>Instant Menu</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>Kernel</key>

   <string>/System/Library/Kernels/kernel</string>

   <key>Kernel Flags</key>

   <string>-f npci=0x2000 kext-dev-mode=1 nvda_drv=1</string>

   <key>Legacy Logo</key>

   <string>No</string>

   <key>PCIRootUID</key>

   <string>1</string>

   <key>PCIRoot</key>

   <string>1</string>

   <key>Rescan</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>Theme</key>

   <string>Default</string>

   <key>Timeout</key>

   <string>1</string>

   <key>UHCIreset</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>USBBusFix</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

   <key>Wake</key>

   <string>Yes</string>

</dict>

</plist>

Remember to remove any variation of the following lines:

   <key>SMBIOS</key>

   <string>Extra/smbios.plist</string>

or

   <key>SMBIOS</key>

   <string>smbios.plist</string>

It restores your correct system profile instead of the "iMac Summer 2001/SOMESRLNUMBER" model. The bootloader automatically reads the Smbios.plist in the Extra folder by default.

4.       Use Chameleon Wizard 4.3.2 to generate new SMBios.plist with a VALID serial.

5.       Download Nvidia Mac Quadro Certified Drivers 343.01.01f01 to enable NVIDIA Graphics Cards that don't work OOB. This fixes OpenCL & allows GK110B cards to NOT crash for Preview, etc. Install the drivers and restart.

a.       Go to the NVIDIA Driver Manager menu bar at the top, change the settings to use Web drivers, and restart.

6.       Download and install CUDA 6.5.25 drivers (increases GPU computing performance) needed for 10.10 support.

7.       Create a SSDT (Secondary System Description Table) to configure the maximum clock speed.

a.       Download the Pike’s script (modified for i-core processors) and put it on your desktop. Use it only for the PC it is running from. The script reads some information specific about your CPU and its number of cores.

b.      Open Terminal and type "sudo" then leave a space and drag the script file into the Terminal window then leave a space and type in the Turbo Speed (Maximum Turbo Frequency) for your processor and then press enter.

e.g., i7-980 type code:

sudo /Users/"YourUsername"/Desktop/ssdtPRGen.sh -TURBO 3600

Type your password when prompted and press Enter.

a.       A decompiled file called SSDT.aml will generate in a hidden folder "tmp". Type "open /tmp" (no quotations) to reveal its location and place it into your Extra folder.

b.      Make sure your Boot.plist has GeneratePStates/GenerateCStates to Yes and just set DropSSDT to Yes. It makes the generic SSDT match the processor TDP and desired top turbo freq.

8.       Install the following kext in the Extra/Extensions folder and afterwards use Kext Utility to repair permissions:

a.       AHCI_3rdParty_SATA (Orange Icon Fix)

b.      AppleIntelE1000e 3.0.4.1 (Intel Wired Ethernet)

c.       [OPTIONAL] HWSensors 6.11.1328 Binaries (with FakeSMC)

§  Helps you monitor CPU, memory, disks, network, temperatures, fans, load/uptime, and processes.

§  Install iStat Pro 4.92 r2, a highly configurable widget that lets you monitor every aspect of your Mac including CPU, memory, disks, network, battery, temperatures, fans, load & uptime and processes.

9.       Install the following kexts associated with Realtek ALC898 AppleHDA Audio (by Toleda) in the S/L/E folder and afterwards use Kext Utility to repair permissions:

a.       Patch in Place (native AppleHDA.kext) – 10.10+

§  Download audio_realtekALC-100.command.zip and extract "audio_realtekALC-100.command" folder.

§  Verify Kernel flag kext-dev-mode=1 is in Boot.plist and AppleHDA.kext is native (vanilla) before running (double-click) "audio_realtekALC-100.command".

§  The patched kext will automatically be generated in a folder called "audio_ALC898-10.10" on the desktop.

b.      No DSDT/Audio Kext Enabler (HDAEnabler1.kext - Audio ID injection). HDAEnabler1.kext injects Audio_ID = 1 for non-DSDT systems.

10.   The following features are enabled by default without any additional patching needed:

§  No DSDT needed

§  USB 3.0 works OOB

§  Sleep and Auto-sleep (standby mode) work OOB

§  Shutdown works OOB

§  Bluetooth works OOB

11.   Use the following scripts to patch the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext to work with locked wrmsr BIOS:

a.       Download the patch and extract its content to the desktop.

b.      Type: cd (space after "cd"), and drag the AICPMPatch folder onto the Terminal, press Enter.

c.       Search out wrmsr (list)

§  perl AICPMPatch.pl /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement

d.      Patch wrmsr

§  sudo perl AICPMPatch.pl /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement --patch

e.      Lastly, update cache

§  sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

f.        Remove NullCPUPowerManagement.kext (and any equivalents) from E/E, repair permissions and reboot with -v boot flag. Apple's native SpeedStep drivers will initiate after rebooting the system.

12.   It is recommended to patch the vanilla AppleRTC.kext found in S/L/E, an unconditional jump over the rtcWrites() in updateChecksum() to prevent CMOS resets. Apply the following perl script by copying and pasting it into Terminal:

a.      sudo perl -pi -e 's|\x75\x2e\x0f\xb6|\xeb\x2e\x0f\xb6|' /System/Library/Extensions/AppleRTC.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleRTC

 

STEP 5: Updating to 10.10.1

1.       Download OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 Update, install, and reboot.

2.       10.10.1 restores the vanilla kernel, causing the early reboot issue that prevents you from accessing Yosemite. Download the patched kernel for 10.10.1 and replace it with the version located on the root of the OS X installation disk. Follow Step 2 #21.

3.       Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E to prevent "AppleTyMCEDriver::start…" kernel panic caused by using more than 4GB of ram.

4.       After reboot, a popup window prompts you to download and install the latest web driver. NVIDIA Web Driver 343.01.02f01 is optional if native graphics kexts are compatible.

5.       Download CUDA 6.5.37 drivers needed for 10.10.1 support from NVIDIA and install.

6.       Repatch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, refer to Step 4 #11.

6.       Repatch AppleRTC.kext, refer to Step 4 #12.

7.       Reinstall audio, replacing AppleHDA with the patched version, and reboot for changes to take effect.

 

STEP 6: Updating to 10.10.2

1.      Download and install OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Combo Update.

2.      10.10.2 restores the vanilla kernel, causing the early reboot issue that prevents you from accessing Yosemite. Download the patched kernel for 10.10.2 and replace it with the version located on the root of the OS X installation disk. Follow Step 2 #21.

3.      Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E to prevent "AppleTyMCEDriver::start…" kernel panic caused by using more than 4GB of ram. 

4.      After reboot, a popup window prompts you to download and install the latest web driver. NVIDIA Web Driver 343.02.02f01 is optional if native graphics kexts are compatible.

5.      Download CUDA 6.5.45 drivers needed for 10.10.2 support from NVIDIA and install.

6.      Repatch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, refer to Step 4 #11.

7.      Repatch AppleRTC.kext, refer to Step 4 #12.

8.      Reinstall audio, replacing AppleHDA with this patched version, and reboot for changes to take effect.

 

STEP 7: Updating to 10.10.3

1.      Download and install OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.

2.      10.10.3 restores the vanilla kernel, causing the early reboot issue that prevents you from accessing Yosemite. Download the patched kernel for 10.10.3 and replace it with the version located on the root of the OS X installation disk. Follow Step 2 #21.

3.      Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E to prevent "AppleTyMCEDriver::start…" kernel panic caused by using more than 4GB of ram.

4.      After rebooting, it will result in 'No Display' signal. Apple has released OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update 1.0 to fix the video driver bug. Type kernel boot flag nv_disable=1 to log in. Download, install it and restart.

5.      You will still not be able to boot on Z87 without nv_disable=1 kernel flag. All of the graphics kexts need to be moved for a later patch. Open Terminal, run the following commands:

sudo -s

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA* /kext_backup

6.      Copy modded AppleGraphicsControl.kext into S/L/E and repair permissions with Kext Utility.

7.      You should have noticed a popup window will prompt you to download and install the latest web driver. NVIDIA Web Driver 346.01.02f02 is required because 10.10.3 breaks compatibility with native graphics kexts

NOTE: Remember to add kernel flag nvda_drv=1 in Boot.plist and go to the NVIDIA Driver Manager menu bar at the top, change the settings to use Web drivers, and restart.

8.      Download CUDA 7.036 drivers needed for 10.10.3 support from NVIDIA and install.

9.      Repatch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, refer to Step 4 #11.

10.    Repatch AppleRTC.kext, refer to Step 4 #12.

11.    Reinstall audio, replacing AppleHDA with this patched version, and reboot for changes to take effect.

 

STEP 8: Updating to 10.10.4

1.      Download and install OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 Combo Update.

2.      10.10.4 restores the vanilla kernel, causing the early reboot issue that prevents you from accessing Yosemite. Download the patched kernel for 10.10.4 and replace it with the version located on the root of the OS X installation disk. Follow Step 2 #21.

3.      Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E to prevent "AppleTyMCEDriver::start…" kernel panic caused by using more than 4GB of ram.

4.      After rebooting, it will result in 'No Display' signal. Type kernel boot flag nv_disable=1 to log in.

5.      All of the graphics kexts need to be moved for a later patch. Open Terminal, run the following commands:

sudo -s

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA* /kext_backup

6.      Copy modded AppleGraphicsControl.kext into S/L/E and repair permissions with Kext Utility.

7.      You should have noticed a popup window will prompt you to download and install the latest web driver. NVIDIA Web Driver 346.01.03f01 is required because 10.10.4 breaks compatibility with native graphics kexts

NOTE: Remember to add kernel flag nvda_drv=1 in Boot.plist and go to the NVIDIA Driver Manager menu bar at the top, change the settings to use Web drivers, and restart.

8.      Download CUDA 7.052 drivers needed for 10.10.4 support from NVIDIA and install.

9.      Repatch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, refer to Step 4 #11.

10.    Repatch AppleRTC.kext, refer to Step 4 #12.

11.    Reinstall audio, replacing AppleHDA with this patched version, and reboot for changes to take effect.

12.    Download and install the latest web driver update NVIDIA Web Driver 346.02.02f02.

13.    Download and install an updated version of Chameleon-2.3svn-r2716 on the Yosemite boot disk or partition you plan to boot from.

14.    Download and install the latest web driver update NVIDIA Web Driver 346.02.02f03.

 

STEP 9: Updating to 10.10.5

1.      Download and install OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update.

2.      10.10.5 restores the vanilla kernel, causing the early reboot issue that prevents you from accessing Yosemite. Download the patched kernel for 10.10.5 and replace it with the version located on the root of the OS X installation disk. Follow Step 2 #21.

3.      Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext from S/L/E to prevent "AppleTyMCEDriver::start…" kernel panic caused by using more than 4GB of RAM.

4.      After rebooting, it will result in 'No Display' signal. Type kernel boot flag nv_disable=1 to log in.

a.      All of the graphics kexts need to be moved for a later patch. Open Terminal, run the following commands:

sudo –s

mkdir /kext_backup

cd /System/Library/Extensions

mv AppleIntelHD* AppleIntelSNB* AMDRadeon* ATI* GeForce* NVDA* /kext_backup

b.      Copy modded AppleGraphicsControl.kext into S/L/E and repair permissions with Kext Utility.

5.      You should have noticed a popup window will prompt you to download and install the latest web driver. NVIDIA Web Driver 346.02.03f01 is required because 10.10.5 breaks compatibility with native graphics kexts.

NOTE: Remember to add kernel flag nvda_drv=1 in Boot.plist and go to the NVIDIA Driver Manager menu bar at the top, change the settings to use Web drivers, and restart.

6.      Download CUDA 7.0.61 drivers needed for 10.10.5 support from NVIDIA and install.

7.      Repatch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, refer to Step 4 #11.

8.      Repatch AppleRTC.kext, refer to refer to Step 4 #12.

9.      Reinstall audio, replacing AppleHDA with this patched version, and reboot for changes to take effect.

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Look good, if you use clover, you don't have to patch kernel, it is safer to update.

 

Thank. I am willing to use Clover to avoid having to patch the kernel, however Clover was problematic for me when initially installing OS X on Z87 FTW. Clover would not let me past the bootloader menu for some reason. I've been used to Chameleon since 2010 after becoming part of OSx86 community. I'm in favor of using Chameleon b/c it can be installed directly on root of the OS X partition instead or EFI. I believe Clover can only be installed on the EFI. The EFI partition gave me hell when I had to mount and unmount it. Clover's website is not as informative as I would've liked and there are only few noteworthy sources of info on Clover I was able to find online. I was impatient so I gave up on Clover. If you got resources or a guide I can use for Clover that would be helpful. 

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@Frank 

 

I can't tell you how helpful both of your series (10.10.9 and 10.10.10) on your EVGA Z87 FTW board has been. My motherboard is the EVGA Z87 Classified, and without your detailed explanations, concise guidance, and specifically your updates -- I would have been dead in the water more times than I can count. For anyone wondering if this guide is applicable to getting their hackintosh running a Z87 Classified motherboard, booted, installed, and running, the answer is: YES

 

Thanks again Frank for all you do, I always look forward to your posts.

 

-M

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Any idea if the same procedure is possible for the EVGA Z97 WiFi motherboard?

 

I thought I'll take a crack at setting up a Hackintosh, but I have not come across any instructions for this motherboard. I've used other instructions, but they don't come close to working.

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Any idea if the same procedure is possible for the EVGA Z97 WiFi motherboard?

 

I thought I'll take a crack at setting up a Hackintosh, but I have not come across any instructions for this motherboard. I've used other instructions, but they don't come close to working.

Sorry for the late response. More than likely my instructions should work fine with the Z97 motherboard since it's still technically Haswell.

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Did you get a chance to try using Clover? 

 

I'm going to try your instructions with Chameleon over the weekend. Hopefully it works for the EVGA Z97. Part of me just wants to go and buy a Gigabyte Z97 board instead.

Your Z97 will work for sure with my guide since it's still technically Haswell. Nah, I haven't tried Clover yet, main reason why is b/c my BIOS is set to Legacy on my Z87. Using Clover, I would have to change it over to UEFI which I don't think would be compatible with my Windows hard disks which are MBR. I have a friend who wants me to eventually set up their new rig when the time comes. I'll more than likely experiment with Clover then

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