Overview
Dell OptiPlex 7010/9010 SFF
OptiPlex is a computer series by Dell aimed at office workloads coming in different form factors and quality levels.
Dasharo supports the IvyBridge equipped 7010 and 9010 SFF models which share the same board. There exists also three other versions sharing most of the internals but differ a bit regarding expansion possibilities. Additionally the Precision T1650 has essentially the same board as the MT featuring a workstation grade C216 chipset.
| MT - Medium Tower | DT - Desktop | SFF - Small Form Factor | USFF - Ultra Small Form Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDIMM | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| USB 2 | 2 Front, 4 Back, 1 Internal | 2 Front, 4 Back, 1 Internal | 2 Front, 4 Back | 2 Back |
| USB 3 | 2 Front, 2 Back | 2 Front, 2 Back | 2 Front, 2 Back | 2 Front, 2 Back |
| SATA 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| SATA 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Expansion Cards | 4 full height | 4 half height | 2 half height | 1 MiniPCIe half height |
| PCI 2.3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| PCIe 2.0 | 1x4, 1x1 | 1x4, 1x1 | 1x4 | 1x |
| PCIe 3.0 | 1x16 | 1x16 | 1x16 | - |
| Height | 36.00 cm | 36.00 cm | 29.00 cm | 23.70 cm |
| Width | 17.50 cm | 10.20 cm | 9.30 cm | 6.50 cm |
| Depth | 41.70 cm | 41.00 cm | 31.20 cm | 24.00 cm |
| Weight | 9.40 kg | 7.90 kg | 6.00 kg | 3.30 kg |
Note: There also exists the OptiPlex Tower 7010 which has nothing to do with this IvyBridge series from a firmware point of view.
If you wish to build, perform initial deployment, update or recover your setup, please refer to documentation sections.
To learn more about our process and motivation for the coreboot port and Dasharo support, see references section.
History
Dasharo compatible with Dell OptiPlex 7010/9010 used to be a community-driven effort. We would work on this in our free time, since we had no sponsor for this project. To address the issue we used to host a virtual hackathon called OptiPlex Tuesday on Dasharo Matrix, almost every Tuesday.
With the release of Dasharo firmware for this platform, the event series is concluded. We would like to thank all participants, and we hope we'll meet again at future events.
Documentation
- Releases - groups information about all releases.
- Building manual - describes how to build Dasharo compatible with Dell OptiPlex 7010/9010.
- Initial deployment - describes initial Dasharo deployment methods (i. e. flashing new firmware) compatible with Dell OptiPlex 7010/9010.
- Firmware update - explains supported Dasharo open-source firmware update methods.
- Recovery - gathers information on how to recover the platform from potential failure.
- Hardware configuration matrix - describes the platform's hardware configuration used during the Dasharo firmware validation procedure.
- Test matrix - describes validation scope used during Dasharo firmware validation procedure.
- FAQ - answers to frequently asked questions.