Overview

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The purpose of this project is to enable the LENOVO ThinkPad T430 series notebook to use MacOS.

Note: This series of laptops has a WiFi whitelist and cannot be replaced with any network card,

Unlock bios whitelist tutorial:

1: https://post.smzdm.com/p/a4wmd65x/

two https://bbs.ibmnb.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1944574&highlight=T430

Unlock bios whitelist tool:

Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1nH9T15mmnlaNBmUhuUHuAg

Extract code: bpvj

Blog link: https://macpc.top (Currently closed and expected to reopen in October)

My configuration:

|Hardware | Hardware|

|CPU | i5-3320M/i7-3632QM|

|Memory | 8 * 8 dual channel|

|Hard Disk | 240G Taiwan/1T Misbranded Msata|

|Network card | Bcm94360HMB/Bcm943224HMP|

|Bluetooth | Bcm20702A0|

|Graphics Card | HD4000|

|System version | 10.15.7~12.2Beta1|

Applicable system

MacOS Ventura13. x

MacOS Monterey 12. x

MacOS Big Sur 11. x

MacOS Catalina 10.15. x

MacOS Mojave 10.14. x

MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Recommended image:

|No special operations required | Special operations required | Currently difficult to deliver|

|--------------|:-------------| |10.1x.x| 12.x/13.x.x |None |

Applicable models

-T430/T430s

Publish

The final released version is v0.1.1, go to the [Release Page]（ https://github.com/Xiaoheixu/Thinkpad-T430-s-OpenCorteBootloader/releases/tag/T430-0.8.6.1 ）.

What is needed

-Downloaded MacOS image (supports image installation for macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) - macOS MacOS Ventura)

-16GB USB drive

BIOS Ensure Settings

-ACHI mode

-CSM Off

-TV-D off

-Upgrade BIOS version (do not operate Xiaobai)

-Enable UEFI mode

-Shield independent graphics card

-Disable secure startup.

##Functionality for normal operation

-UEFI starts through Clover/OC

-Support OTA upgrade to the latest system for any version

-Built in keyboard

-Native USB 3.0/USB 2.0

-AppleHDA native audio, including headphones

-Integrated camera

-Power management

-Battery status

-Backlight control

-Nuclear display driver

-Wired Ethernet card

-Mac App Store Apple ID is running normally

-CPU frequency conversion

-Sleep wake-up (mouse, keyboard, and power button wake-up are all normal)

-Wireless network (replace Bcm943602cdp)

-Bluetooth (replace Bcm943602cdp)

-Touchpad (some gesture support)

-IMessage/FaceTime

Functions that cannot be used normally

-The VGA MINI DP microphone cannot provide image output due to its connection to a disabled Nvidia professional card (note for standalone versions). The VGA world has no solution, and the microphone has current sound in the macOS Monterey system

About feeding

The author is still a struggling student on campus, and updates may be slower. However, I try my best and may not be able to meet the needs of many people, but I will try my best to do a good job

Credits

Apple for macOS
[acidanthera](https://github.com/acidanthera）The vast majority of core drivers provided
[dortania](https://github.com/dortania）Provided patch driver for HD4000
[daliansky](https://github.com/daliansky）OC title provided
[OpenCore Part Library](https://ocbook.tlhub.cn/?q=）OpenCore components provided
[Zhen-zen](https://github.com/zhen-zen）Yoga SMC provided
zxystd Intel WI-FI driver provided