Hackintosh OpenCore HP EliteBook 840 G1

Hardware specs

Component	Detail
Model	HP EliteBook 840 G1
CPU	Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.60GHz
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display	14" LED-backlit HD+ @ 1600x900px
Sound	IDT 92HD91BXX
Ethernet	Intel I218-LM
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth	Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260AN 802.11 a/b/g/n (2x2) Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 combo
SD card reader	Realtek RTS5227
Smartcard reader	Alcor Micro AU9540
Webcam	HP HD Webcam (Chicony Electronics)
Fingerprint reader	Validity Sensors VFS495

Support status

OS versions

OS	Version	Works	Comment
Catalina	10.15.7	x
Big Sur	11.6.5	x
Monterey	12.x.y	?	Untested

Components

Component	Works	Comment
DisplayPort	x
VGA	x
Audio	x	Full support for output switching, internal speakers/microphone, headset mic when using the HP in/out
USB	x
Trackpad	x	Full multi-finger gesture support
Trackpoint	-	Probably needs more work on multiplexing support in VoodooPS2
Special keys	x	Hardware keys for Wi-Fi and audio work, brightness up/down works, volume up/down works
Sleep/wake	x
Ethernet	x
Wi-Fi	x	Requires HeliPort client for administration
AirDrop	-	Unsupported due to the nature of the implementation of the Intel driver. Use Broadcom adapter if needed
Bluetooth	x
Webcam	x
SD card reader	~	Sinetek-rtsx.kext disabled in config.plist. Works but has sleep/wake issues, see repo for more info
Smartcard reader	-
Fingerprint reader	-
Battery	x
Power Management	x
CPU temperature monitoring	x
Docking station	~	Partially working, for details see below

HP UltraSlim docking station

Component	Works
Power/charging	x
Power button	x
DisplayPort	x
VGA	x
Audio	-
USB	-
Ethernet	x

BIOS versions

Version	Works	Comment
01.30 Rev.A	x
01.48 Rev.A	?	Latest, untested

Usage

BIOS settings

• Advanced
  • Boot Options
    • Fast Boot
    • Secure Boot
    • Boot mode: UEFI Native (Without CSM)
      Note: UEFI Hybrid (With CSM)works but won't give you native screen resolution during boot process
  • Device Configurations
    • USB legacy support
    • USB 3.0 (XHCI)
    • Video memory size: 64 MB
    • Wake on USB
    • Virtualization Technology (VTx)
    • Deep Sleep: Auto
  • Built-In Device Options
    • Wake on LAN: Disable
  • Port Options
    • Smart Card
      Note: Optional - lacks support so why keep it enabled

EFI HFS+ driver

This repo ships with the open source OpenHfsPlus.efi EFI HFS+ filesystem driver which is still considered experimental. It is only needed to boot the installation medium (because you should use APFS anyway when installing your system and OpenCore has builtin support for APFS). In case you are having trouble installing using OpenHfsPlus.efi you can use the proprietary HfsPlus.efi (it's not included here for licensing reasons). Don't forget to disable OpenHfsPlus.efi and enable HfsPlus.efi in config.plist in this case and make sure to never have both enabled at the same time.

PlatformInfo

You will need to generate SMBIOS serial information, otherwise this will not boot. Use GenSMBIOS and update config.plist as described here.

Credits

• hshamsaldin/OpenCore-HP-840-G1-Haswel for doing all the heavy lifting
• OpenCore
• AppleALC
• IntelBluetoothFirmware
• IntelMausi
• itlwm
• Lilu
• Sinetek-rtsx
• VirtualSMC
• VoodooPS2
• VoodooRMI
• WhateverGreen