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</code></pre></div><p>The below table will list all supported and unsupported functions of the patcher currently:</p> <ul><li><a href="#macbook">MacBook</a></li> <li><a href="#macbook-air">MacBook Air</a></li> <li><a href="#macbook-pro">MacBook Pro</a></li> <li><a href="#mac-mini">Mac mini</a></li> <li><a href="#imac">iMac</a></li> <li><a href="#mac-pro">Mac Pro</a></li> <li><a href="#xserve">Xserve</a></li></ul> <p>Regarding OS support, see below:</p> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">Support Entry</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported OSes</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Description</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">HostOS</td> <td style="text-align:left;">macOS 10.9 - macOS 11</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Refers to OSes where running OpenCore-Patcher.app are supported</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Supports 10.7+ if <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Python 3.9 or higher<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a> is manually installed, simply run the <code>OpenCore-Patcher.command</code> located in the repo</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">TargetOS</td> <td style="text-align:left;">macOS 11</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Refers to OSes that can be patched to run with OpenCore</td> <td style="text-align:left;">May support 10.4 and newer (in a potentially broken state). No support provided.</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>macOS Monterey support is currently in beta and is not recommended for everyday users. The below page is meant to represent macOS Big Sur support and may not correctly reflect Monterey's support on each model
<ul><li>Recommend looking at the <a href="/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MONTEREY-DROP.html">macOS Monterey Support page</a> for a better idea of Monterey's current status</li></ul></li></ul> <h3 id="macbook"><a href="#macbook" class="header-anchor">#</a> MacBook</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook1,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2006</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">32-Bit CPU limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2006</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook3,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2007</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook4,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">- No GPU Acceleration in Mavericks and newer<br>- No Keyboard and Trackpad<br>- No USB</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook5,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2008</td> <td style="text-align:left;">- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 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mouse<br>- Brightness control partially supported</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook6,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2009</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>)<br></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook7,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2010</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBook8,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2015</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="macbook-air"><a href="#macbook-air" class="header-anchor">#</a> MacBook Air</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir1,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">Requires SSE4.1 CPU</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2008</td> <td rowspan="9" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;">GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>)</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir3,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Late 2010</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir3,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir4,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2011</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir4,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir5,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2012</td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir5,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir6,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2013, Early 2014</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookAir6,2</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="macbook-pro"><a href="#macbook-pro" class="header-anchor">#</a> MacBook Pro</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro1,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Early 2006</td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit CPU limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro1,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2006</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro2,2</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2006</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro3,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2007</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Requires SSE4.1 CPU</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro4,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td rowspan="19" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td rowspan="12" style="text-align:left;">GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg 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style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro6,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2010</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro6,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro7,1</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro8,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Early 2011</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro8,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro8,3</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro9,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2012</td> <td rowspan="7" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro9,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro10,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2012, Early 2013</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro10,2</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2012, Early 2013</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro11,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Late 2013, Mid-2014</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro11,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacBookPro11,3</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="mac-mini"><a href="#mac-mini" class="header-anchor">#</a> Mac mini</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini1,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2006</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">32-Bit CPU limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2007</td> <td style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini3,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2009</td> <td rowspan="7" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;">GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>)</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini4,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2010</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini5,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2011</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini5,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini5,3</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini6,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Late 2012</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Macmini6,2</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="imac"><a href="#imac" class="header-anchor">#</a> iMac</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac4,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2006</td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit CPU limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac4,2</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2006</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac5,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Late 2006</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac5,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac6,1</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac7,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2007</td> <td rowspan="17" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">- Requires an <a href="https://lowendmac.com/2018/penryn-t9300-9500-cpu-upgrades-for-the-2007-imac/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SSE4.1 CPU Upgrade<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a><br>- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>)<br>- Brightness control partially supported on Nvidia GPUs, AMD unsupported<br>- Stock Bluetooth 2.0 card non-functional</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac8,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>))<br>- Brightness control partially supported on Nvidia GPUs, AMD unsupported</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac9,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2009</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac10,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Late 2009</td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;">- GPU is socketed, <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2011-imac-graphics-card-upgrade.1596614/?post=17425857#post-17425857" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recommend upgrading to Metal GPU<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a> <br>- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (<a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#108<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a>)</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac11,1</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac11,2</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2010</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac11,3</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac12,1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Mid-2011</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac12,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac13,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Late 2012</td> <td rowspan="7" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac13,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac13,3</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac14,1</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;">Late 2013</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac14,2</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac14,3</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac14,4</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2014</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">iMac15,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Late 2014, Mid-2015</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/359" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Display will output to 4k instead of 5k<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>For iMac10,1 through iMac12,x, we highly recommend users upgrade the GPU to a Metal supported model. See here for more information: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2011-imac-graphics-card-upgrade.1596614/?post=17425857#post-17425857" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iMac late 2009 to mid-2011 Graphics Card Upgrade Guide<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a></li></ul> <h3 id="mac-pro"><a href="#mac-pro" class="header-anchor">#</a> Mac Pro</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacPro1,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2006</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacPro2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2007</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacPro3,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">- Potential boot issues with built-in USB 1.1 ports (recommend using a USB 2.0 hub or dedicated USB PCIe controller)<br>- Potential boot issues with stock Bluetooth card, recommend removing to avoid kernel panics</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacPro4,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2009</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported as long as GPU is Metal capable </span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">MacPro5,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2010, Mid-2012</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="xserve"><a href="#xserve" class="header-anchor">#</a> Xserve</h3> <table><thead><tr><th style="text-align:left;">SMBIOS</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Year</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Supported</th> <th style="text-align:left;">Comment</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;">Xserve1,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Mid-2006</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:red;"> NO </span></td> <td style="text-align:left;">32-Bit Firmware limitation</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Xserve2,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2008</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#30BCD5;"> YES </span></td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:green;"> Everything is supported as long as GPU is Metal capable </span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Xserve3,1</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Early 2009</td></tr></tbody></table> <h1 id="once-you-ve-verified-your-hardware-is-supported-head-to-download-and-build-macos-installers"><a href="#once-you-ve-verified-your-hardware-is-supported-head-to-download-and-build-macos-installers" class="header-anchor">#</a> Once you've verified your hardware is supported, head to <a href="/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/INSTALLER.html">Download and build macOS Installers</a></h1></div> <footer class="page-edit"><div class="edit-link"><a href="https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/edit/main/docs/MODELS.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Help us improve this page!</a> <span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></div> <div class="last-updated"><span class="prefix">Last Updated:</span> <span class="time">9/18/2021, 5:32:43 PM</span></div></footer> <div class="page-nav"><p class="inner"><span class="prev">
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