![]() The full name of SMC is System Management Controller. If your Mac is still stuck on the loading screen, you can reset SMC to have a try. Your Mac will restart about 20 seconds later and the PRAM/NVRAM resetting process will end.Press the Power button and immediately press and hold the Option, Command, P, and R keys at the same time.Press the Power button for seconds to force shut down your Mac.Mac stuck on Apple logo is usually a startup-disk-related issue. Why? PRAM or NVRAM usually saves some settings, including sound volume, display resolution, startup disk selection, and more. Resetting PRAM/NVRAM is also a good method to solve iMac won’t boot past Apple logo. After that, you can force reboot your Mac to see whether the issue is solved. To rule out this possibility, you can unplug all third-party accessories from your Mac like printers, USB drives and hubs, headphones, etc. Third-party plugged accessories can also freeze a Mac computer. Method 3: Unplug All Third-Party Accessories from Your Mac If you are trying to install or update your macOS, you can also do the job in Safe Mode. Then, you can enter your password if necessary. You can see red Safe Mode on the upper right side of the screen. Release the Shift key when you see the login screen.10 seconds later, you can press the Power button and press & hold the Shift key at the same time.Press the Power button for a while until it shuts down completely.Besides, it can fix some issues on your Mac machine. Your Mac computer can run in a pure environment without hardware failure or other startup issues after the machine boots into Safe Mode. (fingers crossed)Įdit 3: no luck again, same error as last time.Read More Method 2: Use Safe Mode to Solve the Issue View attachment 373412 View attachment 373413Įdit 2: realized my PCIE M.2 was still plugged and no way to disable from BIOS, physically removing it, and while I’m at it removing the internal usb headers. View attachment 373409 View attachment 373410Įdit: no luck. Going to try and install by initially formatting to APFS instead of macOS journaled. Disabled built in Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and all other SATA drives. Disconnected all usb, except keyboard, mouse and internal header for my nzxt case fans/water cooler. I have followed a similar guide, except using manual EFI install and clover config, not UniBeast. I have a m.2 SATA drive I am trying to install OS X on. Seems to be an issue converting my volume to APFS. Trying to install High Sierra since no NVIDIA drivers on Mojave yet. This is my second hack build: ASUS Hero XI, i9-9900k, GTX 1080. Mouse hangs and system freezes at anywhere from 1-3 mins left. Similar issue but different error (I think, I can’t read German). Now that you have a good USB installer Disk and thinned out some disks from the Computer, make sure to use GUID Partition Map and APFS format ( NOT APFS encrypted) from the Disk Utility of the Installation screen before you launch Install macOS and agree to license etc to start the installation process. ![]() If you have any question about it, go to the Applications folder of the source computer (Mac or Hack) and verify the Sha-1 Checksum value of the downloaded macOS High Sierra Installer file for its integrity. I hope your USB Installer disk has a full macOS High Sierra.For many installation failure extra Hard disks are contributory factors. For new comers to Hackintosh, it is always better to disconnect from the Motherboard SATA and USB ports all non-essential Storage disks (including Windows|Linux| Blank SATA Disks or Disks with Personal files, some Printers) and leave only the USB Installer Disk and Target Hard disk connected until a fully functioning Hackintosh is set up.Since this is going to be a long troubleshoot and also the Forum rules require your Hardware Specs (mainly MoBO make and Model+CPU Model+ PCIE Graphics if any) to be in the Personal Details, please do so.Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide
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