Running every Intel-based macOS (from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 to macOS Sonoma 14) on HP ProDesk 400 G1 (Haswell)

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Running every Intel-based macOS releases (from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 to macOS Sonoma 14) on HP ProDesk 400 G1 (Haswell)

OpenCore-based EFI

Status: Fully Working | Stable

Full Guide

For more details about this project and the full guide, please visit my GitHub repo: https://github.com/HJebbour/HP-ProDesk-400-G1-Hackintosh-every-macOS

Introduction

I was inspired to create this project when I prepared macOS installers (from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 to macOS Sonoma 14) in an external hard drive and wanted to test these installers to see if they worked properly. I tried recent versions of macOS on my daily hackintosh HP Z640, but it only supports OS X El Capitan 10.11 and above. I had an older machine (Core 2 Quad Kentsfield) but only managed to get as far as OS X Mountain Lion. I still wanted to test old Mac OS X (Tiger-Lion), and then I found this repo about running all Intel-based macOS releases on a single computer, it motivated me to do the same thing because I thought of another computer I have, HP ProDesk 400 G1 (Haswell). From here on the real fun starts, I needed to build a hackintosh capable of running all Intel-based macOS versions from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.10 to macOS Sonoma 14.5 with ONE EFI folder allowing all Intel versions of macOS to be run on the same computer.

This hackintosh is one of the most powerful Mac OS X Tiger computers, since version 10.4.4 was released in 2006 (initial Intel release) way before this hardware (2013). I've noticed that Mac OS X versions 10.6 and earlier are very snappy and responsive, and I miss the feel of the old Mac OS X and the Aqua theme.

Features

• Same hardware configuration: No need to swap GPU cards or Ethernet cards.
• Same BIOS configuration: No need to change BIOS configuration to run a specific macOS version.
• Same connectors: No need to switch video output, LAN, USB to run a specific macOS version.
• Same bootloader: No need to use different bootloader like Chameleon or Clover for older macOS versions. OpenCore covers all Intel macOS releases.
• Same config.plist: No need to have multiple config.plist to run specific macOS versions.

Hardware

These are relevant components on my machine that may differ from yours, so keep these in mind as you will need to adjust accordingly, depending on your machine's configuration.

Category	Component
Processor	Intel Core i7-4770 (3.40 GHz)
Graphic Card	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1536 MB (G80)
Storage	2TB SATA SSD, 128GB SATA SSD, and 32GB USB flash drive
Memory	8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8151GH-CG
Audio	Realtek ALC221
Bluetooth	CSR8510 A10 4.0
BIOS	2.56 Rev.A (30/04/2019)

HCL

This is an overview of hardware compatibility list for all Intel-based macOS.

macOS	i7-4770	AHCI SATA SSD	Quadro FX 5600	RTL8151GH-CG	ALC221	CSR8510 A10 4.0
Sonoma	✅	✅	5️⃣	✅	✅	✅
Ventura	✅	✅	5️⃣	✅	✅	✅
Monterey	✅	✅	5️⃣	✅	✅	✅
Big Sur	✅	✅	5️⃣	✅	✅	✅
Catalina	✅	✅	4️⃣	✅	✅	✅
Mojave	✅	✅	3️⃣	✅	✅	✅
High Sierra	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sierra	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
El Capitan	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Yosemite	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mavericks	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mountain Lion	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lion	1️⃣	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Snow Leopard	1️⃣	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Leopard	✅	✅	✅	✅	6️⃣	✅
Tiger	✅	2️⃣	✅	✅	6️⃣	✅

1️⃣ Spoof CPUID to Nehalem (0x0106A2)

2️⃣ Install Mac OS X Tiger on a USB drive

3️⃣ Install Old NVIDIA macOS Mojave from chris1111

4️⃣ Install Legacy Video Patch from chris1111

5️⃣ Install OpenCore Legacy Patcher

6️⃣ Use a USB DAC headset/speaker

Video

YouTube videos of running every macOS on the same computer

Running Mac OS X Tiger and macOS Sonoma on the same Hackintosh

Running every Intel-based macOS on the same Hackintosh

Running every Intel based macOS on the same Hackintosh (Timelapse)

Screenshots

Conclusion

This project took me exactly one month, between searching for the perfect GPU, testing on candidate computers (Kenstfield & Haswell-E), and fine-tuning the designated computer (Haswell). I built this project just to have fun and take on a new challenge in the Hackintosh world. I was lucky enough to have the right hardware for this project (except for the graphics card, which I had to buy). I wouldn't recommend this project to those who have no patience and can't afford to damage anything, in fact, I damaged my oldest Hackintosh (from the Leopard era) while installing a GPU and Bluetooth functionality on my T919 from my daily Hackintosh HP Z640.

Finally, when I finished this project and succeeded, I was very happy with the result and I don't regret the damage I did, nor the time I spent on it.