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Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2018 - Hackintosh (macOS)

Note: I WILL NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU MESS UP YOUR COMPUTER USING THIS GUIDE!

Intro

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

About Mac

About this Mac

Extra~ About Big Sur

AboutMonterey

Monterey

Monterey

Big Sur

Big Sur

Hardware Upgrades and Tools

The bundled WiFi and NVMe is not compatible with macOS and should be replaced. Please find below the recommended replacement parts, already tested for compatibility. Usually I need to deploy for testing 4-5 node Kubernetes cluster with at least 4Gb per node. So 32GB is a necessary upgrade for me.

๐Ÿ“ƒ Hardware

BIOS

This BIOS is actual only for Razer Blade 15 Advanced (2018)

Version
OpenCore 0.6.4 (RELEASE)
Catalina 10.15.7 (19H114)
- -
OpenCore 0.7.5 (DEBUG)
Big Sur 11.6 (20G165)
Monterey Beta 12.0 Beta (21A5552a)
System BIOS 1.08
EC FW 1.02
MCU FW 1.00.00.00
Razer Blade Advanced 2018 - RZ09-02385
Specifications macOS 11 Big Sur Compatibility
Chipset Mobile Intel HM370 No issues
CPU Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 6 Cores / 12 Threads, 2.2GHz / 4.1GHz, 9MB Cache No issues
Memory 16GB dual-channel DDR4-2667MHz, up to 32GB No issues
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 No issues
dGPU Nvidia 1060 Max-Q (6GB GDDR5 VRAM) Nvidia Drivers absent for Catalina. ACPI should be patched to disable dGPU
Storage Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe M.2 No issues
Screen 15.6" Full HD 60Hz, 1920 x 1080 IPS No issues
Webcam Windows Hello built-in IR HD webcam (1MP / 720P) No issues. Windows Hello is not supported in macOS
WiFi Intel Wireless-AC 9560NGW No issues, using itlwm.kext and Heliport. I've replaced with DW1820A (BCM94350)
Input & Output USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB-A) x3 No issues
- Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) No issues
- HDMI 2.0B HDMI connected directly to Nvidia GPU and will not work in macOS
- Mini DisplayPort 1.4 Mini DisplayPort connected directly to Nvidia GPU and will not work in macOS
Soundboard Realtek ALC298 No issues. ACPI patch should be added to solve sleep issue
Battery 80Wh About 3-5h after proper Power Management configuration. ACPI should be patched to enable battery stats
Keyboard Per-key RGB powered by Razer Chroma N-Key rollover backlit No issues. Original Razer Chroma software absent for macOS. Many thanks to BlvckBytes for MenuBar app to control Razer Blade keyboard and logo RGB lighting
Touchpad Precision Glass No issues. ACPI should be patched to enable trackpad
Dimensions 17.8mm x 235mm x 355mm -
Weight 2.21 kg ACPI patches will not help with this.
Power 230W power adapter -

๐Ÿ›  Tools

Accessories
Accessories Description Amazon URL
USB mouse Trackpad will be unavailable during macOS installation procedure Amazon
USB storage with at least 16GB storage Installation USB media Amazon
USB-A to USB-C cable For USB ports detection procedure Amazon
Wireless Card
WiFi Module Description eBay or AliExpress URL Confirmation
BCM94352Z (DW-1560) Recommended. 2 antennas. No issues. Additional kext's are required. Easily to find for $24-60 on eBay community
BCM943602BAED (DW-1830) 3 antennas. RBA have only 2. Works out of the box. About $60-120 on AliExpress AliExpress community
Storages

Note: I do recommend to use at least 1TB NVMe for dual boot with Windows 10.

NVMe 4k Support Amazon URL Confirmation
Samsung EVO 970 NVMe NO Amazon community
Samsung EVO 970 Pro NVMe NO Amazon community
Samsung EVO 970 Plus NVMe NO Amazon Do the Samsung 970 Evo Plus drives work ? New Firmware Available for testing 5/20/19
Sabrent Rocket NVMe YES Amazon stonevil
WD Black SN750 NVMe - Amazon community
HP EX900 M.2 NVMe - Amazon konohasaint
Samsung PM981 NO Bundled with Razer Blade suyukai
RAM
Memory module Modules size Speed CL Amazon URL Confirmation
Ballistix Sport LT 32GB 2x16Gb 2666 CL16 Amazon stonevil
Kingston Technology HyperX Impact 32GB 2x16Gb 2666 CL15 Amazon Razer Blade 15 Advanced RAM upgrade

Credits

๐Ÿ”„ Usage

How to install
  1. Use stonevil's guide for modding BIOS

  2. Fill the SMBIOS section in EFI folder

  3. Use OpenCore Vanilla Laptop guide to doing config.plist and create Bootable USB

~Extra~
  • Please create USBMap or USBPort.kext (Use Hackintool to do this) after install for best USB plug experience (uncheck SSDT-USBX-LAPTOP in config.plist or remove it when using USBMap/USBPort.kext)

  • Create one-key cpufriend if you often use battery, power-plug always is not recommended for best battery life

๐Ÿ˜‡ Gratitude

Credits

๐Ÿ“ฉ Specific things

Helpful Utilities
BIOS

You will have to change DVMT pre-alloc size to 64MB, and you can't do that via stock BIOS, please see how-to in here - BIOS Unlock - stonevil

GPIO Pinning

There are hotpatches & ssdts that might be specific for a particular laptop, I think trackpad GPIO pinning might be one of them, please check your pin number as per - GPI0 Pinning, and modify SSDT-I2C if needed (currently pin number is set to 0x64 in there)

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