ASRock Z790M-ITX WiFi EFI

EFI for the ASRock Z790M-ITX WiFi with OpenCore 0.9.8.

• BIOS Version: 9.01
• macOS Version: Sonoma 14.4
• Processor: i7-14700K

Kexts

• AirportItlwm.kext
• AppleALC.kext
• AppleIGC.kext
• BlueToolFixup.kext
• CpuTopologyRebuild.kext
• IntelBTPatcher.kext
• IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext
• IntelMausi.kext
• Lilu.kext
• RestrictEvents.kext
• SMCProcessor.kext
• SMCSuperIO.kext
• USBPorts.kext
• VirtualSMC.kext
• WhateverGreen.kext

Notes

• For Sonoma 14.3.1 and below, checkout the 14.3.1 tag.
• Initial Sonoma version was 14.1.2. Updated to 14.2.1 and 14.3. Had to disable BlueToolFixup.kext and then re-enable afterwards for both incremental updates. Incremental update from 14.3 to 14.3.1 did not require disabling BlueToolFixup.kext.
• Add -v to boot args for verbose boot.
• Remember to run GenSMBIOS on the config.plist file.
• Better numbers on Geekbench 6 with iMacPro1,1 compared to MacPro7,1.

Current Status

• Boots.
• Audio works.
• Bluetooth works.
• Wi-Fi works.
• Ethernet works.

USB Port Mapping

Ports mapped using Hackintool. The system case is a Lian Li Dan A4-H2O case with a front panel having only 1 USB-C port and 1 USB A port, so all ports are functional. 16 ports are listed below, but I disabled the LED Controller port since I have no LEDs connected. The descriptions in the table are only for some important observations made when mapping. All other ports are on the motherboard, unless otherwise specified.

Port	Description
HS01	Front panel USB-C with a USB2 device connected
HS03	Front panel USB-A with a USB2 device connected
HS04	Motherboard USB 2 port (black)
HS05
HS06	Motherboard USB-C port with a USB2 device connected
HS07	Should be a USB 3 port on the motherboard? However, only got USB2 speeds with a USB3 flash drive connected.
HS09
HS10
HS13	LED Controller. Disabled.
HS14	IOUSBHostDevice (Bluetooth)
SS01	Motherboard USB-C port with a USB3 device connected
SS03
SS04
SS05
SS06	Front panel USB-C with a USB3 device connected
SS08	Front panel USB-A with a USB3 device connected

BIOS Settings

Enabled

Setting	Where?
Above 4G Decoding	Advanced \ Chipset Configuration
C.A.M. Clever Access Memory*	Advanced \ Chipset Configuration
VT-d	Advanced \ Chipset Configuration
Intel Virtualization Techology	Advanced \ CPU Configuration
SATA Mode Selection: AHCI	Advanced \ Storage Configuration
XHCI Hand-off	Advanced \ USB Configuration

* Clever Access Memory refers to Resizable BAR

Disabled

Setting	Where?
CFG Lock**	Advanced \ CPU Configuration
CSM	Boot
Fast Boot	Boot
Intel Platform Trust	Security
Secure Boot	Security

** Can be found after enabling CPU C States Support.

Hardware

Component	Model
CPU	Intel Core i7-14700K
Motherboard	ASRock Z790M-ITX WiFi
RAM	32GB (2 x 16GB) Crucial Pro RAM @ 5600MT/s
GPU	PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB
OS Drive	WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB
Audio	Realtek ALC897
WiFi / Bluetooth	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211