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Lenovo IdeaPad 320-14IKB (80XK) Hackitnosh

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A guide for installing macOS Big Sur on Lenovo IdeaPad 320-14IKB using Clover and OpenCore UEFI hotpatch.

Note

I'm not an expert in hackintoshing, this is my first Hackintosh, I managed to get everything working in my laptop, your laptop may be different than mine, higher specifications, dedicated GPU, etc, it's not guaranteed to work a %100, if it's so then this guide may not work for you, be careful and good luck!

Laptop's Hardware

Overview

This laptop is a budget laptop, by these specs, you can't do some heavy work, battery life is around 2-3 hours, It's good but not the best, if you want more you can choose higher specs, but consider that this guide may be different for your hardware.

What's Working?

What's Not Working?

Bugs

Requirement

BIOS Configuration

Before doing anything, make sure to update your BIOS to the latest version from here, preparing your laptop to macOS, reboot your laptop, when the Lenovo logo appears press <kbd>F2</kbd>, when the BIOS menu appears go to: <b>Configuration</b>: SATA Controller Mode to AHCI, HotKey Mode to Enabled. <b>Security</b>: Intel Platform Trust Technology to Enabled, Intel SGX to Software Controlled, Secure Boot to Disabled. <b>Boot</b>: Boot Mode to UEFI,Fast Boot to Enabled, USB Boot to Enabled. <b>Exit</b>: OS Optimized Defaults to Disabled.

Installation

After downloading macOS Big Sur from the AppStore (do not use a distro image like Hackintosh Zone otherwise it's gonna break your system and you won't get any support using it), format your USB drive as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", then open Terminal and type: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur\.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume, and remember, MyVolume is for the name of your USB drive, you can change it if you would, mount the EFI partition in your USB, Copy-and-paste the folder EFI from this release's repository, unzip SMBIOS Generator, open Terminal and drag-and-drop macserial to the terminal window, then type --generate-all and press<kbd> enter</kbd>, then copy MacBookPro14,1 SMBIOS (which is the closest one to this laptop's hardware) and change it, copy to both Clover's config.plist and OpenCore's config.plist, update your kexts and Clover Bootloader or OpenCore (if a new update is available), reboot your laptop and press F12 to enter BIOS Menu, choose your USB installer and boot from it, you should see the Clover Boot Menu, boot from the USB that shown, it may take some time to boot, after is done, you should see macOS Utilities, choose Disk Utility and erase the drive you want to install macOS on it, click on Erase and type the name that you want, like: "Macintosh HD", choose the format as APFS and Scheme as GUID Partition Map and click Erase, after it's done, close the window and go back to macOS Utilities and choose Install macOS, click Agree to accept the license agreement, the installation should starts now, your laptop should restarts several times, after it's done, login to your AppleID (for more specific guide please go here), after setting up your laptop, unzip the folder, (please delete CodecComannder and ALCPlugFix as they're no longer required with AppleALC 1.5.4), if you have problems with sleep please go here restart, and you're ready to go!

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