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title: Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT (and 7020)
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**[PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING](../../news/safety.md),
OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE: [SAFETY PRECAUTIONS](../../news/safety.md)**
| ***Specifications*** | |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| **Manufacturer** | Dell |
| **Name** | OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT |
| **Variants** | OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT |
| **Chipset** | Intel Q87 Express |
| **CPU** | Intel Haswell |
| **Graphics** | Intel HD Graphics |
| **Memory** | DDR3 DIMMs (max 32GB, 4x8GB) |
| **Architecture** | x86_64 |
| **Original boot firmware** | Dell UEFI firmware |
| **Intel ME/AMD PSP** | Present. Can be disabled with me_cleaner. |
| **Flash chip** | 2x SOIC-8, 12MiB (8+4) (96Mbit) |
```
W+: Works without blobs;
N: Doesn't work;
W*: Works with blobs;
U: Untested;
P+: Partially works;
P*: Partially works with blobs
?: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
```
| ***Features*** | |
|---------------------------------------------------|----|
| **Internal flashing with original boot firmware** | ? |
| **Display (if Intel GPU)** | W+ |
| **Display (discrete CPU, SeaBIOS payload only)** | W* |
| **Audio** | W+ |
| **RAM Init** | W+ |
| ***Payloads supported*** | |
|----------------------------|-----------|
| **GRUB (libgfxinit only)** | Works |
| **SeaBIOS** | Works |
| **SeaBIOS with GRUB** | Works |
Introduction
============
**Unavailable in Libreboot 20240126 or earlier. You must [compile from
source](../build/), or use a version newer than Libreboot 20240126**
Official information about the laptop can be found here:
Patch
=====
Mate Kukri is the author of the original coreboot port. Thanks go to Kukri.
Kukri's patch is here:
This patch, at this revision (patchset 31), is what Libreboot uses for this
port.
7020 compatibility
------------------
7020/9020 MT each have the same motherboard. Flash the 9020 ROM from Libreboot
on your 7020, and it will work.
Ditto 7020/9020 SFF, it's the same motherboard. However, Libreboot provides
separate targets for MT and SFF.
Build ROM image from source
---------------------------
For the MT variant (7020 MT and 9020 SFF):
./build roms dell9020mt_12mb
For the SFF variant (7020 MT and 7020 SFF):
./build roms dell9020sff_12mb
It is important that you choose the right one. The MT variant is the full
MTX tower.
Installation
============
Insert binary files
-------------------
If you're using a release ROM, please ensure that you've inserted extra firmware
required refer to the [guide](../install/ivy_has_common.md) for that. (failure
to adhere to this advice will result in a bricked machine)
Libreboot's build system automatically downloads and processes these files if
you build Libreboot from source, but the same logic that it uses must be re-run
if you're using a release image.
Set MAC address
---------------
This platform uses an Intel Flash Descriptor, and defines an Intel GbE NVM
region. As such, release/build ROMs will contain the same MAC address. To
change the MAC address, please read [nvmutil documentation](../install/nvmutil.md).
Flash a ROM image (software)
-----------------
If you're already running Libreboot, and you don't have flash protection
turned on, [internal flashing](../install/) is possible.
Flash a ROM image (hardware)
-----------------
**REMOVE all power sources and connectors from the machine, before doing this.
This is to prevent short circuiting and power surges while flashing.**
For general information, please refer to [25xx NOR flash
instructions](../install/spi.md) - that page refers to use of socketed flash.
This machine is somewhat cumbersome to flash, because it has a SOIC-16 flash
for the first 8MB part, and 4MB SOIC8. You can split up your 12MB ROM image
like so:
dd if=libreboot.rom of=4mb.rom bs=1M skip=8
dd if=libreboot.rom of=8mb.rom bs=1M count=8
The side cover comes off easily, and you can find the flash ICs next to the RAM.
Here's the SOIC8 ICs being flashed:
Enjoy!
