How to Install macOS 12 Monterey on Dell Inspiron 3537 (Haswell HD 4400)

Installing macOS 12 Monterey on Dell Inspiron 3537

The Dell Inspiron 3537 with an Intel i5-4500U (Haswell) and Intel HD 4400 graphics can run macOS 12 Monterey smoothly with the right configuration.

Step-by-Step Installation:

1. Disable Dedicated GPU: The AMD Radeon R9 M200x GPU is unsupported. Use the boot-arg -wegnoegpu inside your config.plist to disable it and save power.
2. HD 4400 Graphics Patch: Haswell graphics are natively supported in Monterey. Set your AAPL,ig-platform-id to 0600260A to enable acceleration for the HD 4400.
3. Wi-Fi Card (Atheros AR9565): The Atheros AR9565 is unsupported. Replace it with a compatible Broadcom card (e.g. BCM94360CS2) or use OCLP to patch back Atheros drivers.
4. Add Essential Kexts: Add Lilu, VirtualSMC, and WhateverGreen, and SMCProcessor.kext.