macOS Ventura on ThinkPad E480 (Hackintosh).
Tested on:
- macOS BigSur
- macOS Catalina
Your warranty is now void. Please do some research if you have any concerns before replacing your EFI with mine. I am not responsible for any loss, including but not limited to Kernel Panic, device fail to boot or can not function normally, storage damage or data loss, atomic bombing, World War III, The CK-Class Restructuring Scenario that SCP Foundation can not prevent, and so on.
| Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Computer Model | ThinkPad E480 (2018) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8550U |
| Memory | DDR4 2400 Mhz. Manually upgrade to 2x16 GB |
| NVMe SSD | Manually change to Samsung EVO 980 M.2 1TB |
| SATA SSD | Manually change to Kingston SA400S37240G 240 GB |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Ethernet | RTL8168/8111/8411 Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Sound Card | Conexant CX20753/4 (layout-id: 15) |
| Wireless Card | Manually change to BCM94360NG |
XCPM power management is native supported. HWP is fully enabled as well.
The power display is functioning normally.
The OEM wireless model is Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC. Suggest replacing it with BCM94360NG.
USB Ports Patching with HackinTool, 5 Gbps for USB 3.0 (Dev Speed).
Functioning normally.
The model of Integrated Graphics is Intel UHD Graphics 620, faked to Intel HD Graphics 620. VRAM has been set to 3072 MB.
The Discrete Graphics' name is Radeon (TM) RX 550 (2GB). Disabled because macOS doesn't support Optimus technology.
The HDMI is attached with Intel UHD Graphics 620 and is functioning normally. 2K@60Hz & 4K@30Hz are supported.
Driven by AppleALC with layout-id: 15. Everything is working normally.
Functioning normally except the Insert key, which is not presented on Magic Keyboard. Keyboard backlight is working properly as well.
Both NVMe & SATA are functioning normally and TRIM is enabled for both of them.
Functioning normally.
Functioning normally. Trackpoint and UltraNavs are working properly as well.
Fn shortcut might stop working after wake from sleep. It is a common bug happened among ThinkPad E470, E480 E490, E570, E580, E590, etc.
Make sure you have disabled Windows login password before entering the BIOS, because you might not be able to login with "PIN" on Windows after configuring your BIOS as following.
- Security
- Intel SGX: Disabled
- Boot
- Boot Mode: Both UEFI and Legacy
- Boot Priority: UEFI First
- Fast Boot: Disabled
Hibernation is supported.
- Thanks to @SukkaW.
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