The Hackintosh Triumph: Bringing macOS Sonoma to the ThinkPad X280

The Hackintosh Triumph: Bringing macOS Sonoma to the ThinkPad X280

It all began with a spark of curiosity and a penchant for pushing technological boundaries. The ThinkPad X280, a robust and reliable machine, had served me well with its Windows OS. However, the allure of macOS Sonoma 14.5, with its sleek interface and powerful capabilities, beckoned me to undertake a daring experiment: to install macOS on my trusty ThinkPad X280.

So, these are the specs :

  • Motherboard : Lenovo OEM Motherboard
  • CPU : Intel® Core™ i5 - 8250U @ 1.80 GHz
  • iGPU : Intel® HD Graphics 620
  • RAM : 2x 4 GB DDR4 2400 MHz
  • Audio Codec : Realtek ALC257
  • WiFi : Intel 8265
  • TrackPad : LEN0097 PS2 Interface
  • USB Chipset : Intel 200 Series Chipset
  • Display: Built-In IPS 14”
  • Resolution : 1366px x 768px
  • Storage : 1x SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256GB
  • Bootloader : OpenCore r1.0.1
  • macOS Version : macOS Sonoma macOS 14.5 (23F79)

And these are the features that worked :

  • QE/CI of Intel HD Graphics 620
  • Internal Speaker, Internal Microphone and Audio Jack
  • Power Management
  • All USB Ports
  • TrackPad with multi gesture
  • Battery Indicator
  • Restart, Sleep and Shutdown
  • WebCam
  • Brightness
  • Brightness Up and Down
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • HDMI Audio & Video

The lasts, some of documentation :

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https://preview.redd.it/pziym7gl479d1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=29fb985ad61e51a3d50faf0460c89daf91bfe063

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Happy Hackintoshing!

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