STEP 3: Recommended BIOS Settings
If you're installing on a recommended CustoMac desktop with AMI UEFI BIOS, the options are simple. For other systems make sure to set your BIOS to Optimized Defaults, and your hard drive to AHCI mode. Here are standard AMI UEFI BIOS settings for
Gigabyte AMI UEFI BIOS,
Gigabyte AWARD BIOS,
ASUS AMI UEFI BIOS, and
MSI AMI UEFI BIOS.
1. To access BIOS/UEFI Setup, press and hold
Delete on a USB Keyboard while the system is booting up
2. Load
Optimized Defaults
3. If your CPU supports
VT-d, disable it
4. If your system has
CFG-Lock, disable it
5. If your system has
Secure Boot Mode, disable it
6. Set OS Type to
Other OS
7. If your system has
IO SerialPort, disable it
8. Set XHCI Handoff to
Enabled
9. If you have a 6 series or x58 system with AWARD BIOS, disable
USB 3.0
10. Save and exit.