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How to install macOS Big Sur 11.2 on a Lenovo IdeaPad 330-15ICH

Disclaimer 1: Hackintoshing is against Apple EULA for macOS. This repository is only here for educational purposes. Try this at your own risk only if you want to and you know what you are doing.
Disclaimer 2: Hackintoshing is not an exact science. Consequently, there are chances that this tutorial does not work, even on the exact same laptop. YOU are reponsible of your hardware and what you do with it. I am not responsible if you brick your machine or anything.

Steps

Step 1

Download an image of macOS Big Sur. This image worked perfectly fine for me.

Step 2

Flash this image to your USB drive (16 GB +) using Etcher.

Step 3

Download and unzip GenSMBIOS, gibMacOS and ProperTree. You will additionnaly need to install Python (3.8 +) on your computer (add Python to PATH when it is prompted during installation).

Step 4

Download and unzip this repository.

Step 5

Run ProperTree and open EFI/OC/config.plist from this repository with it.

Step 6

Run GenSMBIOS. Select “Generate SMBIOS” and type “MacBookPro14,1”. Enter the given values in the PlatformInfo part of the config.plist file opened in ProperTree, like in the following image: Source: dortania.github.io

Step 7

Open MakeInstall from gibMacOS (as an administrator) and find the number of your USB drive. Assuming that 1 is the number of your USB drive, type “1U”.

Step 8

Mount the EFI partition of your USB drive (on Windows, assign this partition a letter using the partition manager or a program such as AOMEI Partition Assistant (the standard version is enough)).

Step 9

Save the config.plist file in ProperTree and copy the EFI folder (the folder itself, not its content) to the root of the EFI partition you just mounted.

Step 10

Shutdown your Lenovo PC, open the BIOS, and:

  • select UMA Only for Graphic Device;
  • set Intel Virtual Technology and Intel(R) Hyper-Threading Technology to Disabled;
  • in Storage, set Controller Mode to AHCI mode;
  • set Intel SGX and Secure Boot to Disabled.

Step 11

Follow the normal process of a macOS installation (you will have to format your disk to the “Mac OS extended (journaled)” format using Disk Utility). The boot option name you will have to select will change (“Install macOS Big Sur” ➔ “Macintosh HD” ➔ the name of the partition you chose to install macOS on)

 
And it is done!