Install Monterey on the Dell Optiplex 7010 and 9010 (HD4000 patching required)

[assa92004]

Dell USFF 9010 cpu i3 3225
Success With Monterey .. Bootloader clover (Dual boot with win 11)
Everything works. incl network sound etc.

Todo. Working on getting opencore working only because the boot takes 10 to 15 seconds to get
the bootmenu with clover.
I am pretty sure this will work with 7010 (with hd4000 gpu) but I havent tested that yet.

 

[LoveAppleTimmu]

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Dell USFF 9010 cpu i3 3225
Success With Monterey .. Bootloader clover (Dual boot with win 11)
Everything works. incl network sound etc.

Todo. Working on getting opencore working only because the boot takes 10 to 15 seconds to get
the bootmenu with clover.
I am pretty sure this will work with 7010 (with hd4000 gpu) but I havent tested that yet.

Guide, guide, guide, guide, guide!!
Super!!! Great!!

 

[assa92004]

Guide, guide, guide, guide, guide!!
Super!!! Great!!

Give me an hour or so and I'll post efi and guide etc

 

[assa92004]

Give me an hour or so and I'll post efi and guide etc

Ok here as you requested. Clover EFI and the how too.
Sorry it was a little rushed forgive any typos. Syntax etc.
(if anyone works out how to install onto a 9010 directly) let someone know.
thanks.

 

[LoveAppleTimmu]

Thanks. They might want us to start a new thread for this, [Monterey on Dell OptiMac 9010]?

About your how to....I only have one hackintosh. Will this "2 computer" style approach work if computer 1 is a real Mac that can support Monterey? Also curious if you got USB 3 working, because that seems to be something that everyone with a 7010 or 9010 bumps up against when they go beyond Catalina.......

 

[Feartech]

View attachment 535226

Dell USFF 9010 cpu i3 3225
Success With Monterey .. Bootloader clover (Dual boot with win 11)
Everything works. incl network sound etc.

Todo. Working on getting opencore working only because the boot takes 10 to 15 seconds to get
the bootmenu with clover.
I am pretty sure this will work with 7010 (with hd4000 gpu) but I havent tested that yet.

Thanks. They might want us to start a new thread for this, [Monterey on Dell OptiMac 9010]?

About your how to....I only have one hackintosh. Will this "2 computer" style approach work if computer 1 is a real Mac that can support Monterey? Also curious if you got USB 3 working, because that seems to be something that everyone with a 7010 or 9010 bumps up against when they go beyond Catalina.......

I have moved your posts to a new thread in Monterey Support

 

[LoveAppleTimmu]

I have moved your posts to a new thread in Monterey Support

Can you change the title of this thread to “install Monterey”?

 

[FormerUser-400995]

Can you change the title of this thread to “install Monterey”?

The OP can change it, if he/she chooses to.

 

[Feartech]

Can you change the title of this thread to “install Monterey”?

The OP can change it, if he/she chooses to.

done

 

[trs96]

Can you change the title of this thread to “install Monterey”?

Just a quick note to all those that followed my 7010/9010 Optiplex guides for past versions of macOS.
I can't give any recommendation to use this guide/EFI on your Dell. Many problems I see that would need to be worked out, corrected first. I won't be posting any Monterey guide for the 7010/9010 models. Big Sur will work and needs no patches for HD4000 to function fully. IMO Big Sur is the end of the line for these. If you simply download and install the default Monterey Wallpaper and run Big Sur you won't even be able to tell the difference between the two. Best solution for those with FOMO or "fear of missing out" on macOS Monterey.