Dual Hackintosh - Lenovo Ideapad L340 as MacBook Pro 16" & Lenovo M70Q as Mac Mini

Dual Hackintosh - Lenovo Ideapad L340 as MacBook Pro 16" & Lenovo M70Q as Mac Mini

Hey everyone,
This is my first post to present you my two Hackintoshes!

My desktop with my two \"macs\"

LENOVO M70Q :: Mac Mini 2018

I made the first one in 2022, running Monterey. I chose the Mac mini because of the really similar form factor. It is currently mounted behind my screen with vesa brackets, feels really cool!

Today, after some upgrades, it runs Sonoma 14.4 and everything works really nicely!

  • CPU: i7-10700T
  • GPU: Intel UHD630
  • RAM: 24GB DDR4
  • Chipset: Intel H470
  • Audio Codec: Realtek ALC 233
  • Ethernet Card: Intel I219-V
  • Wifi/BT Card: BCM94360CS2 with an M2 adaptater
  • Drives: Crucial P1 1To as main drive + 500Gb HDD from an old laptop

WORKING : Pretty much everything, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Display Port, AirDrop, continuity, handoff, iMessage, FaceTime (with an iPhone as webcam/mic)

ISSUES I HAD : iMessage/FaceTime were not working until I got an iPhone, it created me an iMessage key linked to my iCloud account. I also got some sleep/lag issues until I make a proper USB map.

I mostly used Dortania's guide and google, reddit, etc.

Lenovo M70Q = Mac Mini 2018

Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IRH :: MacBook Pro 2019 16"

This one has a MacBook 16,4 SMBIOS because this model of MacBook use an actual i7-9750h. It can dual-boot on Windows 11 or MacOS Sonoma 14.5, using rEFInd :

Dual Boot

  • CPU: i7-9750H
  • dGPU: GTX 1050 (disabled, but if someone knows how I can make it work ?)
  • iGPU: Intel UHD630
  • RAM: 32GB DDR4
  • Chipset: Intel HM370
  • Audio Codec: Realtek ALC 257
  • Ethernet Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
  • Wifi/BT Card: Originally an Intel one, but I switched to a BCM94360CS2 to get Airdrop etc
  • Touchpad: ELAN 0626 (was a pain to get working)
  • Drives: Samsung EVO 970 Plus 2To (1To for each OS) + WD 1To HDD shared between the two OS (so I can find my movies or Photoshop/Cubase projects no matter which OS I launched)

WORKING : Pretty much everything too, WiFi, Bluetooth, AirDrop, continuity, handoff, iMessage, FaceTime, webcam, backlight, keyboard media keys, touchpad gestures, battery indicator, sleep when lid is closed

NOT WORKING : the Nvidia GPU and it's HDMI, and the audio jack sounds choppy (but fine on windows) but i use wireless eadphones so I don't really care. The speaker sound is also weaker than on Windows.

ISSUES I HAD : I almost gave up when I was trying to make the trackpad move, for 2 weeks it wasn't working at all, then it was stuttering and unusable. It was a lot of time, tries, and researches over Internet.
Like the other one, I had some sleep issues before a clean USB map.

I also used Dortania's guide, and this GitHub helped me a lot.

Lenovo IdeaPad L340 = MacBook Pro 16\"

Both Macs are synced to my iCloud account so I can get my messages, calls, calendars, notes on every device ; I can unlock them with an Apple Watch, use an iPad as secondary display / graphic tablet ; use the MacMini as secondary display via WiFI, access each others' disks through network, etc

I took me some time but I'm proud of this installation. Don't hesitate if you have questions.

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