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ThinkPad-E495-Hackintosh

Hackintosh for ThinkPad E595/E495. Also works for T495 with a minor change of Audio-related stuff.

macOS running airplay

Prerequisites

My Hardware
Laptop ModelThinkPad E495
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4c8t
GraphicsIntegrated AMD Radeon Vega 8(set to 2GB)
Wi-Fi CardAX200
SSDSN580 512GB
AudioConexant CX8070
macOS12.0-14.7
FeatureStatus
KeyboardWorking
TrackpadWorking
USB PortsWorking
GPU AccelerationWorking
Wi-FiWorking
BluetoothWorking
AudioPartially Working(see below)
AirPlayWorking
SidecarNot Working
HDMIUntested
Type-C DisplayUntested
FingerprintWon't Work at All
AirDropWon't Work at All
iPhone MirroringWon't Work at All
DRM-related stuffWon't Work at All

Installation Steps

  1. Clone or download this repository.
  2. Place the EFI folder into your bootable USB drive for macOS installation.
  3. Boot from the USB drive and install macOS as per standard procedures.

Fix Broken Audio

After rebooting from Windows, we've noticed that Audio will be broken even though everything works fine on the Kext side. You need to use either way to fix it, see below.

BIOS Settings

Further Improvements