Add needed BIOS settings

drasbeck / macos-thinkpad-t430

macOS on a Thinkpad T430. An almost perfect Hackbook Pro

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Add needed BIOS settings #11

Open 123marvin123 opened 5 years ago

123marvin123 commented 5 years ago

Some BIOS settings are mandatory for macOS to boot / install properly. It can be a very frustrating process if one does not know the correct settings.

The README file should be updated with the necessary BIOS settings.

drasbeck commented 5 years ago

Yes, it makes sense. Let's compare settings. I will note mine down soon, I hope you'll do the same.

123marvin123 commented 5 years ago

I'll check today.

lyiriyah commented 5 years ago

any update on the req'd bios settings?

123marvin123 commented 5 years ago

Not all of the settings are necessary. Hope it helps.

lyiriyah commented 5 years ago

i found these for an x220 install off of this site

Restart > Load Setup Defaults
Config > Power > Power On with AC Attach > Disabled
Config > Serial ATA (SATA) > AHCI
Security > Memory protection > Execution Prevention > Enabled
Startup > UEFI/Legacy Boot > Both

lyiriyah commented 5 years ago

oh thanks we posted at the same time

Legetzu commented 5 years ago

Intel AMT is recommended to keep on. It gives more hardware info for the system. Unfortunately in my T430 it's permanently disabled. With AMT in many hackintoshes you can fix issues with QE/CI. But if your hackintosh works fine without it being on I'd keep it disabled.

123marvin123 commented 5 years ago

Enabling Intel AMT does not change anything on my hackintosh, I don't see / feel any difference.

Legetzu commented 5 years ago

Then it seems it's unnecessary for T430. RehabMan has said that it needs to be on to inject IMEI but nowadays it seems it's not that important.

drasbeck commented 5 years ago

I don't see the AMT option in my BIOS, so I guess I don't have to worry about whether or not to disable it. =)

Legetzu commented 5 years ago

@drasbeck That's odd. I just thought the AMT setting might be helpful for some people because I've heard it fixes some graphic related issues on some setups.