In this video, I’ll walk you through how I successfully installed macOS 26 Tahoe on the Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q using OpenCore, turning this compact business PC into a fully functional macOS machine.
📎 Download Links + Guide:
Open Core Guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
MacOS Tahoe (.RAW): https://olarila.com/topic/6278-olarila-vanilla-images-macos-installer/
Open Core Simplify: https://github.com/lzhoang2801/OpCore-Simplify
Balena Etcher: https://etcher.balena.io/
Mini Tool Partition Wizard: https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Explorer++: https://explorerplusplus.com/
My EFI Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UwN5qb4bSFqskGwc-wu3Vg4Zh4xJa6DK?usp=sharing
⚠️If you are using the above EFI make sure to generate the SMBIOS and replace it in the Device Properties section of the config.plist else it won’t work.
✅ What’s Covered in the Video:
🔹 Hardware compatibility overview
🔹 BIOS settings for macOS
🔹 Creating the bootable USB installer
🔹 OpenCore EFI setup (with download link)
🔹 Full macOS 26 Tahoe installation process
🔹 Post-install fixes (GPU, audio, Wi-Fi, iMessage, etc.)
🧩 ThinkCentre M710q Specs Used:
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100T (6th Gen)
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Storage: 128GB SATA SSD
Graphics: Intel HD 530
⚙️ Working Features:
✔ Graphics acceleration (Metal support ✅)
✔ HDMI audio
✔ Sleep/Wake
✔ iMessage, FaceTime, AirDrop
✔ App Store, Safari, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, etc.
⚠️ Note:
Intel 6th Gen CPUs are not officially supported in macOS 26 Tahoe, but it works with OpenCore and kernel patching.
iGPU acceleration may require WhateverGreen and device-id spoofing.
💬 If you’re building your own Hackintosh on the M710q or similar SFF PCs, drop your questions in the comments. I’ll be happy to help!
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OC: Plist KextsUTBMap.kextContentsInfo.plist is missing for injected kext UTMap.kext (UTMap.kexts)
Halting on critical error
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In memory panic stack shot succeeded at booting
I also facing this msg problem can you give solution pls
when i check hardware i got following msg
GPU:
– Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics: Unsupported
– Connected Monitor: CMN15E7 (Internal)
No compatible GPU for macOS was found!
any solution i have intel i7 1355U 13th generation with intel iRISx igpu