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HP Elite Slice ("Windows Mac Mini") Hackintosh?

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pauleck

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Hi there,
i recently bought a HP Elite Slice with the main intention to transform it into a Hackintosh using Clover.

The in-depth Maintenance and Service Manual of the device can be found here: https://dwn.alza.cz/manual/7609

The specs of my system are as follows:

CPU
QuadCore Intel Core i5-6500T

Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics 530

Chipset:
Intel Sunrise Point Q170, Intel Skylake-S

Audio:
Conexant CX20724 (according to AIDA64 Report)
Conexant CX7501 (according to HP User Sheet)

Ram:
1x 8GB DDR4-2400 DDR4 (SO-DIMM)

Harddrive:
2,5” SanDisk SD7SB6S-256G-1006 (256 GB, SATA-III)
connected over the Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller

LAN RJ45:
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM

Wifi/Bluetooth Karte:
Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 + Bluetooth 4.0 (M.2/E-Key 2230 replaceable)

IO Configuration:

dft9nrrkf4ohb5v5x.jpg

Note: My modell doesn't contain the Fingerprint Reader

BIOS
Version: N25 Ver. 02.02
Size: 16 MB
System BIOS Version: 2.2
Embedded Controller Firmware Version: 5.89
Boot Devices: Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities: Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, Network Service Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards: DMI, ACPI, UEFI
Expansion Capabilities: PCI, PCMCIA, USB
Virtual Machine: No

I made pictures of all the available options in the bios. You can find them in the attachment.

Things so far done:

I dumped the original ACPI files by using F4 in Clover. I can upload the DSDT and SSDT files if anyone is interested in them (they are already dissembled according to this guide by RehabMan).
EDIT: You can find the files now in the attachment.

The DSDT/SSDT table headers are as follows:

Code: 
DSDT

Original Table Header:
Signature        "DSDT"
Length           0x0001EEF1 (126705)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x1E
OEM ID           "HPQOEM"
OEM Table ID     "81C3    "
OEM Revision     0x00000000 (0)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)


SSDT-0

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x00000108 (264)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x8C
OEM ID           "HP    "
OEM Table ID     "ShmTable"
OEM Revision     0x00000001 (1)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)


SSDT-1

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x0000038A (906)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x3A
OEM ID           "HPQOEM"
OEM Table ID     "Tpm2Tabl"
OEM Revision     0x00001000 (4096)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)

// i guess: Trusted Platform Module. Will it disappear after deactivating the TPM in the bios??

SSDT-2

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x000051FA (20986)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x24
OEM ID           "SaSsdt"
OEM Table ID     "SaSsdt "
OEM Revision     0x00003000 (12288)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)

// ?????

SSDT-3

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x000005B1 (1457)
Revision         0x01
Checksum         0xE5
OEM ID           "Intel"
OEM Table ID     "PerfTune"
OEM Revision     0x00001000 (4096)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)

// ?????

SSDT-4

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x0000019A (410)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x19
OEM ID           "HPQOEM"
OEM Table ID     "Sata0Ide"
OEM Revision     0x00001000 (4096)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)

// SATA Controller??

SSDT-5

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x00000729 (1833)
Revision         0x01
Checksum         0x1F
OEM ID           "HPQOEM"
OEM Table ID     "PtidDevc"
OEM Revision     0x00001000 (4096)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)

// SENSOR MANAGEMENT


SSDT-6

Original Table Header:
Signature        "SSDT"
Length           0x00000E73 (3699)
Revision         0x02
Checksum         0x59
OEM ID           "CpuRef"
OEM Table ID     "CpuSsdt"
OEM Revision     0x00003000 (12288)
Compiler ID      "INTL"
Compiler Version 0x20121018 (538054680)


The main problem now is how to patch these files. I am quite inexperienced, i don't even know where to start. The DSDT file contains so much information and code that gives me headaches. Should I use some already available patched general SSDTs instead and adjust them?
What is your opinion? Will OSX work on my system? Will USB-C be supported. (The missing drivers for the Intel Wifi/Bluetooth card doesn't bother me that much, the current card can be replaced by any OOB card (As long as there is no Whitelist Bios implemented by HP)

I am very grateful for any help and advice.
 

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I am lead to believe that the wifi card on these is able to be replaced with a macOS compatible unit which would make this an interesting project.
I can not find anyone that has tried one of these with macOS yet. Perhaps @RehabMan would be able to chime in with some pointers.
 
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Adrian B said:
I am lead to believe that the wifi card on these is able to be replaced with a macOS compatible unit which would make this an interesting project.
I can not find anyone that has tried one of these with macOS yet. Perhaps @RehabMan would be able to chime in with some pointers.
Click to expand...

it is, that is why I ordered this device (for a good price, less than the current lowest spec mac mini). It comes fully build with 3 years warranty, mouse and wireless keyboard. A NUC with similar specs (like the Skull Canyon would cost much more)

In addition, the Elite Slice contains a full M.2 2280 Slot with NVMe support! (Don't know if it is supporting SATA as well). According to Wikipedia, M.2 M-Key supports both NVMe and SATA.

The device is also very energy efficient: idle: 5W load: about 25W. The Fans are very quit, by no means comparable with the noise of the Skull Canyon.
So, there are many interesting application fields for this little baby.

The major problem is my lag of deep hackintosh and coding experience. So without external support, i wont be able to make it work.
 
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Fl0r!an said:
I'd suggest to start with the generic Clover procedures and see how far you get. I don't think you'll need any advanced DSDT patches to install & enter OS X.
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Sounds promising. Could you give me a link or reference on how to accomplish that "generic Clover procedure"

Thanks / Danke
 
Good news, I succeeded to install OSX via Unibeast, without any problem! The Post-Installation is now in progress, Network, Graphics (recognised as Intel HD Graphics 530 14MB) and Sleep doesn't work so far. I will create a separate thread for this purpose :thumbup:
 
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