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# SSDTs: The easy way

So here we'll be using a super simple tool made by CorpNewt: SSDTTime

What this tool does is dumps your DSDT from your firmware, and then creates SSDTs based off your DSDT. This must be done on the target machine running either Windows or Linux

## So what can't SSDTTime do?:

- HEDT SSDTs:
  - The ACPI is odd on these platforms so manual work is required
  - This includes X79, X99 and X299 systems
- Laptop EC fix:
  - This is because you need to use an ACPI rename over an SSDT on laptops
- SSDT-PNLF:
  - Need to be configured to your system
- SSDT-GPI0:
  - Need to be configured to your system
- AWAC and RTC0 SSDTs:
  - 300 series Intel boards will also need to figure his out(Z390 systems are most common for requiring this but some Gigabyte Z370 do as well)
- PMC SSDT:
  - For fixing 300 series Intel NVRAM
- USBX SSDT:
  - This is included on sample SSDTs but SSDTTime only makes the SSDT-EC part, Skylake and newer users can grab a pre-built here: SSDT-USBX.aml

For users who don't have all the options avaible to them in SSDTTime, you can follow the "SSDTs: The long way" section. You can still use SSDTTime for SSDTs it support for you.

## Running SSDTTime

Run the `SSDTTime.bat` file as Admin on the target machine and you should see something like this:

What are all these options?:

- `1. FixHPET - Patch out IRQ Conflicts`
  - IRQ patching, mainly needed for X79, X99 and laptop users(use option `C` to omit conflicting legacy IRQs)
- `2. FakeEC - OS-aware Fake EC`
  - This is the SSDT-EC, required for Catalina users
- `3. PluginType - Sets plugin-type = 1 on CPU0/PR00`
  - This is the SSDT-PLUG, for Intel only
- `4. Dump DSDT - Automatically dump the system DSDT`
  - Dumps your DSDT from your firmware

What we want to do is select option `4. Dump DSDT` first, then select the appropriate option(s) for your system.

> What about USBX?

For Skylake and newer plus AMD, you can grab a pre-built file here: SSDT-USBX.aml. This file is plug and play and requires no device configuration, do not use on Broadwell and older.

Troubleshooting note: See General Troubleshooting if you're having issues running SSDTTime

## Adding to OpenCore

Don't forget that SSDTs need to be added to Opencore, reminder that .aml is complied, .dsl is code. Add only the .aml file:

- EFI/OC/ACPI
- config.plist -> ACPI -> Add

Reminder that Cmd/Crtl+R with ProperTree pointed at your OC folder will add all your SSDTs, kexts and .efi drivers to the config for you. Do not add your DSDT to OpenCore, its already in your firmware. If you are unsure what this is referring to, go back to the OpenCore guide and select your config based of the architecture of your CPU.

Users of `FixHPET` will also need to merge oc_patches.plist into their config.plist

Steps to do this:

- Open both files,
- Delete the `ACPI -> Patch` section from config.plist
- Copy the `ACPI -> Patch` section from patches.plist
- Paste into where old patches were in config.plist

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