I use this machine on a daily basis, its solid as a rock. Parallels for vm's, i.e. Win11x64 and Linux -its in a business enviroment windows domain/AD. Mostly run HP hardware in office with servers and stuff so beeing able use OpenCore to escape M$ is awsome and im a mac guy since wayback. Thinking about getting a Radeon WX4100 for some gpu performance, but we all know the gpu market a.t.m.
Learn OpenCore, don't just copypasta EFI's, kexts, .plist files, pathces, when you find them on the wildweb. Open, read, put some brain's into it, learn something. You owe it to ALL creators, contributors before you.
Both fun and frustrating at times, just like kids. =)
[Dont forget to unzip "unzip_me.zip" in EFI/OC/Resources] or you wont have a nice gui at boot.
USB Ports mapped and named in USBPorts.kext, check the .plist or just run Hackintool when in OS. There are 2 ports removed to keep below the magic limit, located at the back (2 black USB2.0) I wont bother doing a writeup for that here.
- HP Z2 Small Form Factor G4
- BIOS: Q50 Ver. 01.07.00 04/28/2021
- CPU: Intel® Core i9-9900K @ 3.60 GHz processor
- GPU: Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (2 DisplayPorts)
- Memory: 4 x 8GB Samsung DDR4-2667
- Pri LAN: Asus XG-C100C 10GbE "AQC107" (en3)
- Sec LAN: Intel® I219-LM GbE (en0)
- WLAN/BT: BCM94360NG 2.4&5G WiFi Bluetooth 4.0 (en1)
- Audio: Conexant CX20632 5.1 HD Audio
- Samsung PM871 Series 128GB SSD (macOS)
- Crucial MX500 1TB SSD (vm's + stuff)
- Dual HP EliteDisplay E272q
- Logitech G305
- HP Keyboard 320K
- BT Speaker Sony SRS-XB30
- Lenovo 500 Camera
- Sennheiser USB Headset (voip)
- macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (Build 21A559)
- OpenCore 0.7.5
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Advanced -> HP Sure Recover
- All is Off
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Advanced -> Boot Options
- Startup Delay 5
- Disable Fast Boot
- Disable CD-ROM Boot
- Enable USB Storage Boot
- Disable Network (PXE) Boot
- After Power Loss Power Off
- UEFI & Legacy Boot order, is up to you.
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Advanced -> Secure Boot Configuration
- Select Legacy Support Disable and Secure Boot Disable
- Everything else unchecked.
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Advanced -> System Options
- Enable Turbo-boost
- Enable Hyperthreading
- Enable Multi-processor
- Enable Virtualization Technology (VTx)
- Disable Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VTd)
- Enable Allow PCIe/PCI SERR# Interrupt
- Everything else unchecked.
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Advanced -> Built-in Device Options
- Enable Embedded LAN Controller
- Disable Wake on LAN
- Disable Dust Filter
- Video memory size 512MB
- Enable Audio Device
- Enable Microphone
- Enable Internal Speakers
- Idle Fan Speed set @ 10%
- Enable M.2 USB / Bluetooth
- Everything else unchecked.
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Advanced -> Port Options
- Disable eSATA Port
- Everything else Enabled
- Restrict USB Devices Allow all USB Devices
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Advanced > Option ROM Launch Policy
- Configure Option ROM Launch Policy All UEFI
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Advanced -> Power Management Options
- Runtime Power Management Enable
- Extended Idle Power States Enable
- S4/S5 Maximum Power Savings Disable
- SATA Power Management Enable
- Allow waking from S4/S5 via keyboard/mouse Disable
- Unique Sleep State Blink Rates Disable
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Advanced -> Remote Management Options
- Intel Management Engine is enabled
- Everything else unchecked or greyed out.
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Advanced -> Slot Settings
- All slots enabled and auto