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- Sep 22, 2011
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- Motherboard
- HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini
- CPU
- i9-9900
- Graphics
- UHD 630
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
A separate note about the HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini
I just picked up a like-new HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini / i7-7700T / 16GB / 256GB for $280.00 US. This is very off-topic, but if this runs MacOS, it might be an incredibly cost-effective Hackintosh. For those who stumble upon this thread while hacking your EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini, you've undoubtedly noticed that the G3 Mini BIOS does not have separate controls for Intel ME. I was checking the Intel ME firmware version on my G3 Mini and found that I could only "see" Intel ME when "Remote Management Options" > "Activate Management (AMT)" is checked / enabled. Since I found that HD Graphics sleep/wake requires Intel ME on the G4 Mini, I'm guessing that AMT must be enabled on the G3 Mini.
I confirmed in Windows 10 that Intel ME appears in Device Manager only when AMT is enabled in BIOS. If MacOS installs and runs well on the G3 Mini with minimal changes to the G4/G5 EFI, I'll post the solution in this thread. If it's much different, I'll create a new thread.
Notes about the G3 Mini Install
Best SMBIOS MacModel for my 800 G3 Mini isiMac18,2 iMac18,1 or MacMini8,1: still testing
I just picked up a like-new HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini / i7-7700T / 16GB / 256GB for $280.00 US. This is very off-topic, but if this runs MacOS, it might be an incredibly cost-effective Hackintosh. For those who stumble upon this thread while hacking your EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini, you've undoubtedly noticed that the G3 Mini BIOS does not have separate controls for Intel ME. I was checking the Intel ME firmware version on my G3 Mini and found that I could only "see" Intel ME when "Remote Management Options" > "Activate Management (AMT)" is checked / enabled. Since I found that HD Graphics sleep/wake requires Intel ME on the G4 Mini, I'm guessing that AMT must be enabled on the G3 Mini.
I confirmed in Windows 10 that Intel ME appears in Device Manager only when AMT is enabled in BIOS. If MacOS installs and runs well on the G3 Mini with minimal changes to the G4/G5 EFI, I'll post the solution in this thread. If it's much different, I'll create a new thread.
Notes about the G3 Mini Install
Best SMBIOS MacModel for my 800 G3 Mini is
- After latest BIOS update, needs this ACPI patch to boot MacOS
- Experimented with various SMBIOS MacModels (iMac18,2, iMac18,1, MacMini8,1) and found it easiest to test HD 630 graphics patching with MacMini8,1. After testing with SMBIOS MM8,1 and finding working AAPL,ig-platform-id / framebuffer-conX-indices / framebuffer-conX-busids, I'm able to switch to iMac18,1 to test power management
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