OpenCore EFI for X99E (v1.4)

Warning

You are NOT recommended to use SMBIOS from this repository, it MUST be unique for every machine !!!

Download EFI : GitLab | Selfhost | Disroot

Specifications

Components	Info
CPU	Intel Xeon E5-2673v3 (12c/24t) (2.4 GHz)
Motherboard	X99E3 (X99E) (v1.4) Preview Picture
Ram	32GB (2 * 16) DDR3 ECC 1600 Samsung
Audio Chipset	ALC897
Chipset	Intel HM57
LAN	Realtek RTL8111
WiFI & Bluetooth	-
BIOS	X99E Ver:1.0 02/22/2024 17:32:57
GPU	PowerColor RX570 8GB Hynix
OpenCore version	1.0.4
macOS version	15.7.1 (24G231) x86_64
SMBIOS	iMac15,1

What works

• Boot (ofc)
• Audio (ALC897) with AppleALC
• Ethernet RTL8111
• USB Ports (*6)
• Sleep mode / Wake
• Coding stuff :>
• So far everything....

Known issues

• Installation might fail with some SSDs, such as eekoo 120gb SSD.

Tested macOS versions

• Sequoia 15.7.1
• Sequoia 15.6
• Sequoia 15.5
• Ventura 13.7.8

Installation

• Made the USB installer with the instruction from Dortania : Creating the USB
• Copy the pre-bulit "EFI" folder from this repository to the USB that is containing installer you just created.
• Restart machine, enter the boot menu with F11
• Select Recovery boot entry (settings icon that is yellow colored)
• When booted to macOS installer, go to Disk Utility -> Format the disk you wanted to install then quit Disk Utility
• Use the reinstall macOS option and select the disk you just formatted and wait for it to install
• Copy the pre-bulit "EFI" folder from this repository to the EFI partition of your disk, so it's can boot without USB
• Enjoy !

Credits

• OpenCore
• OpenRuntime
• HFSPlus
• Lilu
• VirtualSMC
• WhateverGreen
• AppleALC
• NVMeFix
• Realtek RTL8111
• USBInjectAll
• VoodooPS2Controller
• XHCI-unsupported