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In this video I show how to install macOS Monterey on desktop or laptop
And here is the macOS Monterey installer
I put the download link for this file in the description
To create a bootable installer you use the software balena Ethcher
You need a USB drive of at least 16 GB to create this macOS installer
Here I use a 64 GB USB drive to create a bootable installer
Pay attention to plug the USB stick into the USB 2.0 port to install macOS
It will take about 10 minutes to complete
It took me about 2 hours to complete the installation of macOS Monterey on this computer
Next you customize the installer to suit your computer
To know what CPU this computer uses I use CPU Z to check
CPU Z tells you a lot about your computer's hardware
With CPU Z I learned that my computer uses Coffee Lake CPU and uses Intel graphics
You only need to care about CPU and graphics
After knowing the CPU model you download the loader that matches it
For each computer will use different CPU models, so you set it up accordingly
Here are loaders for different CPU models
I put the download link for this file in the description
I will download the files for Coffee Lake
Next you extract and name the folder as EFI
There are some files in this but there is a file called config.plist and you will edit it a bit
Because my computer uses Intel graphics, it is necessary to edit the config.plist file, if you are not using Intel graphics you can keep the original file.
You use the Proper Tree tool to edit the file named config.plist
You download and extract the Proper Tree tool
Proper Tree requires the computer to have Python installed so for the first time running it will ask you to install Python
If your computer already has Python installed, you won't have to wait for the download and installation
You use the Proper Tree to open a file called config.plist
Next you use the key combination Crtl F and search for the word NVRAM
Here you add the boot parameter as above
This only applies to computers using Intel graphics
Then you save the changes and close the Proper Tree
As you can see my computer uses Intel 630 graphics so I need to edit the file called config.plist
Next you add these files to the macOS Monterey installer
To access the bootable USB installer you use a tool called Explore ++
You download the installer suitable for your operating system, here I use the 64 bit version
These are the files after being unzipped
Before accessing the USB drive you use another software to assign letters to the partitions on it
This tool is called Minitool Partition Wizards
There are paid and free versions
For needs in this case you just need to use the free version
This software helps you assign letters to regions on USB drives
Minitool Partition lists the partitions on the USB drive, so which partition do you need to care about
You only need to care about the partition named EFI because it contains the macOS loader
Here I assign the letter W to the partition named EFI
Next you use Explorer plus plus to access the EFI partition
You open Explorer plus plus with admin rights
You will see in this partition there is a folder named EFI
You delete folders named BOOT and OC
You then copy and paste the files that match your CPU
I copy and paste the appropriate folders for Coffee Lake
So the installation is complete, now I will install macOS Monterey on this computer
Because this computer runs Windows 11, the hard drive has an EFI partition available
If your hard drive does not have a partition named EFI, you need to create it before installing macOS
You restart the computer and access UEFI BIOS
Pay attention to plug the USB stick into the USB 2.0 port to install macOS
I recommend that you do not use the USB 3.0 port for installation because you may get some errors that cannot be booted
The purpose is to change the computer's boot order
You set up the computer to boot from the newly created USB drive
Also you need to set up your motherboard to suit macOS such as disabling VT-d, disabling Secure Boot, disabling CSM
You save your changes and start installing macOS
Here you format the Windows 11 installation partition
Before formatting you name the partition, here I name this partition macOS
Because this partition is formatted NTFS for Windows operating system, so you need to format APFS for it
The partition has been formatted and named, you choose it to install Moterey
It will take quite a while to complete the installation
With this computer, it took me about 1 hour to complete the installation
After about an hour of waiting here are the settings for the first time starting macOS Moterey
You set up the country where you live
Followed by some other settings like Apple account, location and more
You will be asked to create an administrator account for macOS, create a new one and write down the password for future use.
Next you complete the final settings for the first boot
This is the interface we've been waiting for, press the key as a guide to make it detect the keyboard you're usin
One more thing you need to do for this computer is to copy the boot files in the folder called EFI in order to get to the beginning of the video.
If you don't do this, when you remove the USB drive your computer won't start macOS
You open Clover Configure and mount the EFI partition on both the hard drive and the USB drive
The EFI partition on the hard drive is named NO NAME
Here you delete the folders named BOOT and Windows, these are the startup files of Windows 11
Then you copy the folders named BOOT and OC from the USB drive to the hard drive
So your computer boots macOS Moterey without needing a USB drive
After copying the files contained in the EFI partition, remove the USB drive from the computer
You have done most of the work, now you restart your computer and go to UEFI BIOS
I have finished showing how to install macOS on the computer
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You set up your computer to boot from the hard drive where macOS Monterey is installed
Be sure to create an installer that matches your CPU model before you install macOS Monterey
If you want to install on a laptop, just replace the appropriate EFI folder
And this is the result after 2 hours of installation that helped me install macOS Monterey on your computer