Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 1.9 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB DDR 2400 Samsung
Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 620
Intel I219LM4 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
Storage Crucial NVme - 1TB
This was my fifth Hackintosh, but my first laptop, and my first experience with Open Core as opposed to Clover. It took me a couple days to complete the build for several reasons.
I had trouble getting Ventura to boot w/o the USB in, even with OC installed on the hard drive EFI. Since this was a completely clean install on a new drive, I had some leeway to play around. So I made an installer for Sonoma as well. Sonoma installed and booted perfectly, and looked amazing.
But, since it's a laptop it needs wi-fi, and I wasn't interested in doing the OCLP stuff to get it working on Sonoma (I'm very familiar with OCLP - I have two older mini's running newer OS's, I just wanted this install as clean as possible.)
So I took the EFI folder from the Sonoma USB and put it on the Ventura USB. And sure enough, everything worked and booted perfectly. I suppose I should have compared the two config files, but I didn't. I'm terrible about documenting things.
The biggest problem I had was neither of the dual batteries were working or charging. It ran fine on AC power, but died immediately if unplugged. I had installed two new batteries for the project, so I was concerned the motherboard was damaged. I tried booting Linux to see how that saw the batteries, and then decided to update the BIOS, which required me to swap back in the Windows drive the 480 came with.
After that, I removed and installed both batteries again, and found out two things.
- The connection for the internal battery was bad. Once that was fixed, it charged and worked fine. I maybe didn't need to go through all the BIOS stuff, but that's fine.
- The external battery was either defective, or simply didn't work with this model. The Amazon reviews seemed mixed. It's going back and I may try and find a stock Lenovo external battery.
MacOS does use a lot of battery power, so if I can get a larger external battery to work, that would be good. Everything else I've tested has worked. Sound, HDMI, wi-fi, ethernet, etc. The only thing I don't love, is the trackpad isn't as responsive as running Windows or Mint.
Overall, I'm pleased with this - I"m a Thinkpad fan, having had a t440 for a number of years dual-booting Windows 10 and Linux Mint.
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