x220

I'm trying to install OS X on a Lenovo X220. There are many reports of people having done this, and it's noted as being a very suitable laptop. The example I'm working with is a Sandy Bridge i5-2520M/4Gb mem. It kept kernel panicking with 8Gb, even though Memtest flagged no errors, and...

Hello everyone, I have this wonderful laptop for 2 years, works perfectly if not for some overheating (80-90 ° C). Now I want to ask kindly if someone can tell me how to disable the CPU boost turbo function, I tried disabling the function from the bios but when I try to start macOS he keeps...

There is a well known guide to Hackintoshing and installing High Sierra on the x220 by McDonnellTech. The only problem is that it doesn't allow for FileVault encryption of the hard disk. And for many encryption is a must. The problem is revealed after following the guide and then encrypting...

Everything works fine except audio. I've follow the x220 McDonnell, but still no audio. Is Japan version x220 has different audio device than the international version? Mine is Japan x220. Everyone says nothing about x220 audio problem.. Everyone says x220 fully compatible with Sierra...

Hi, have lenovo thinkpad x220 laptop with i5 and hd3000, running fullhd mod (LG Display LP125WF2-SPB4 via displayport 2 custom connector). Windows and linux runs OK. In Sierra, the is no picture on internal display, when i am adding external monitor via displayport connector i see the picture on...

This is a great build so far. I have this running on two devices right now. Tablet stylus is even working which is awesome. Everything as posted on thanks to mcdonnelltech below THINKPAD X220 MACOS SIERRA PUBLIC BETA 10.12 INSTALLATION GUIDE is fully functioning correctly. Besides Trackpad...

hey guys! I'm trying to install yosemite 10.10.5 on this thinkpad, since I have a similiar hw acer pc which runs great with it now. there is a guide, is very detailed, very complete, but seems not to work http://x220.mcdonnelltech.com/os-x-yosemite-installation/ OSX installs flawlessly. boots...

I've got a Lenovo X220, which has fairly good compatibility overall; however, mine has a Celeron 857. As far as I'm aware, the graphics in this processor are heavily based on the Arrandale Intel HD Graphics. This graphics chipset has support for QE/CI in laptops. Does anybody know if it is...

Thank you for the guide! I can boot into Mavericks on my Lenovo X220 successfully. I am trying to get audio from my machine. After running Multibeast 6.5.0, I am presented with the following message: ----- System extension cannot be used The system extension...

I have successfully installed OS X Mavericks on a Lenovo X220. Bluetooth is on, and in the Bluetooth settings, the 'Turn Bluetooth Off' button is greyed out. I would rather not leave this on if I am not using it, and it also shows my machine is in discoverable mode. Thank you in advance for...

Hi all. Thanks to the various info on this forum, I've managed to get my Thinkpad X220 working very nicely with Mavericks. The only things that don't work yet are VGA out and the SD card reader (which I got to work with the Voodoo driver, but had frequent KPs on boot, so have disabled it for...

Hey, I am running against the SSDT wall to get AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext (patched, from Multibeast for 10.7.4) working on my thinkpad 220 i7 2640m. Everything was fine in 10.7.3 but I'd like to give 10.7.4 or Moutain Lion a try (I understand ML works similar to 10.7.4 when it comes to...