/Hackintosh-Optiplex-7040-micro

Hello there,

I have successfully installed MacOS Catalina 10.15.4 on my OptiPlex 7040 Micro.

You can find my EFI/Config folder in this repository.

Bootloader: OpenCore 0.6.3 /0.6.7

My Hardware

  • Intel® Core i5 6500T
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • GPU: iGPU HD Graphics 530
  • Wifi/BT: on Board

    • What works so far

  • Tested with macOS Catalina 10.15.6 and macOS Big Sur
  • Graphics: IGPU.
  • Wifi,Bluetooth via on Board WIFI-Card.
  • Audio: Working by hisself.
  • USB Working
  • Ethernet
  • iCloud
  • Application: VM-Fusion, Microsoft Teams, Citrix, WhatsAPP, Telegram,
  • Games like : CS:GO, MineCraft.
  • Sleep/Wake
  • Shutdown
  • Restart

    • Installation

    Create an MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 USB-Installer FlashDrive. Do this on a real Mac.

    Follow this Guide and Download Method: -> https://github.com/corpnewt/gibMacOS <-

  • Plugin USB-Drive with at least 16GB. My installation needed 8.30 GB.
  • The following assumes your USB stick is called "USB_NAME" Normality is "MyVolume".
  • Check that "USB_NAME"/"MyVolume" is partitioned with GUID.
  • Open the terminal and enter this command to create the installer (Replace "USB_NAME"/"MyVolume" with your USB name. In this case Untitled.
  • sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
  • At the end your USB should be named "Install macOS Catalina".

    • config.plist

    if you use my plist, don’t forget to change the serial number. Change the NEW_HERE accordingly with your serial number.

    use this tool to genereate one. -> https://github.com/corpnewt/GenSMBIOS <-

    Bios Settings

    Skip steps with setting you can’t find in your BIOS

  • ----> Disable <-----
  • Fast Boot
  • Secure Boot
  • Serial/COM Port
  • Parallel Port
  • VT-d (can be enabled if you set DisableIoMapper to YES)
  • CSM
  • Thunderbolt(For initial install, as Thunderbolt can cause issues if not setup correctly)
  • Intel SGX
  • Intel Platform Trust
  • CFG Lock (MSR 0xE2 write protection)(This must be off, if you can't find the option then enable AppleXcpmCfgLock under Kernel -> Quirks. Your hack will not boot with CFG-Lock enabled)
  • ----> Enable <----
  • VT-x
  • Above 4G decoding
  • 2020+ BIOS Notes: When enabling Above4G, Resizable BAR Support may become an available on some Z490 and newer motherboards. Please ensure this is Disabled instead of set to Auto.
  • Hyper-Threading
  • Execute Disable Bit
  • EHCI/XHCI Hand-off
  • OS type: Windows 8.1/10 UEFI Mode
  • DVMT Pre-Allocated(iGPU Memory): 64MB
  • SATA Mode: AHCI

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    Thanks to:

    https://github.com/corpnewt