Hackintosh on Dell Precision 3240 Compact PC (OpenCore) Comet-lake

What works

• OpenCore (0.8.8)
• Supported OS
  • macOS Ventura (13.1)
  • macOS Monterey (12.6)
  • macOS Big Sur (11.4)
  • macOS Catalina (10.15)
• All USB Ports at full speed (USB 3.2) (via Custom USB Mapping)
• Intel UHD Graphics 630 - 4K UHD @ 60hz (Displayport)
• Full Metal hardware acceleration
• Sleep, wake and power nap
• Audio - Internal Speaker and front audio port
• Airplay, Sidecard, Continuity, Airdrop, Facetime, iMessage and Handoff - If you have the right Wifi card (tested with BCM94360NG M.2 Wifi Card)

Installation

• Mount EFI Partition
• Copy EFI folder to EFI Partition root (/)
• Replace the following values in EFI/OC/config.plist with generated values from GenSMBios
  • PlatformInfo --> Generic --> SystemSerialNumber
  • PlatformInfo --> Generic --> MLB
  • PlatformInfo --> Generic --> SystemUUID

Bios Settings

Tested with BIOS version 1.16.0

Update the following settings in BIOS with RU.exe or bios-extraction-guide (Dell)

UEFI Variable	Offset	Value	Comment
SaSetup	0xF5	0x2	DVMT: 64M
CpuSetup	0x3E	0x0	CFG Lock: OFF

Update the following settings in BIOS:

Item	Value
System Configuration
Memory Map IO above 4GB	Enabled
Security
TPM 2.0 Security	Disabled
Secure Boot
Secure Boot Enable	Disabled
Intel Software Guard Extensions
Intel SGX Enable	Disabled
Performance
Intel SpeedStep	Enabled
C-States Control	Enabled
Cache Prefetch	Hardware Prefetched - Enabled
	Adjacent Cache Prefetcher - Enabled
Intel Turbo Boost	Enabled
HyperThread Control	Enabled
Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology	Enabled
Power Management
Deep Sleep Control	Enabled in S4 and S5
USB Wake Support	Disabled
Virtualization
Virtualization	Enabled
VT for Direct I/O	Enabled

Post Install

Power management Settings

Disable hibernation, act like a real mac

sudo pmset standby 0
sudo pmset autopoweroff 0 
sudo pmset proximitywake 0
sudo pmset powernap 0 
sudo pmset tcpkeepalive 0
sudo pmset womp 0
sudo pmset hibernatemode 0

Delete the sleepimage file and block MacOS from creating it again.

sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage
sudo mkdir /var/vm/sleepimage

Changelog

2023-01-10

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.8

2022-12-11

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.7

2022-11-15

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.6
• macOS Ventura supported (13.0.1)

2022-09-14

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.4
• Restored previous USBPorts.kext for USB Mapping. There were some USB performance issues that I noticed with the previous USBMap.kext

2022-09-02

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.3
• Changed SMBIOS to match Macmini8,1 - Testing
• Regenerated USB Map (USBMap.kext) - it's been awhile since I did this. Seems stable so far

2022-07-05

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.2
• Updated Kexts
• Removed AirportBrcmFixup (didn't notice any difference without it)

2022-06-12

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.1
• Retained NVRAM reset
• Updated Kexts

2022-06-08

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.8.0
• BIOS 1.11.0
• Mac OS Monterey 12.3

2021-12-07

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.7.6
• Added FeatureUnlock to unlock locked features (eg. AirPlay to Mac Unlock) in Monterey
• Updated kexts

2021-11-22

• Upgraded to OpenCore 0.7.5
• Removed CPUFriendDataProvider as it was causing issues with CPU fan speeds and also wake-up time. It is also recommended to install a fan control app (eg. smcFanControl) and increase to max to help decrease temps.
• Added AirportBrcmFixup.kext which seemed to fix some bluetooth issues (eg. slow cursor with magic mouse)

2021-09-25

• Updated to OpenCore 0.7.4 (2021-09-23)
• Dell BIOS 1.16.0
• Removed FakePCIID.kext and FakePCIID_Intel_HDMI_Audio.kext (HDMI audio no longer required)

Credits

• https://github.com/billzhong/dell-precision-3240-compact-hackintosh
• https://github.com/zearp/Nucintosh