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Upgrade to Maverick

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  • 17-04-2014 8:42pm
    #1
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Have a backup machine - 2007 Macbook

    Its on OSX 10.6.8

    Am looking at selling it and want to upgrade the OS, I need to upgrade to Lion 1st

    Anyone know where I can get this ?

    DT

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



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    Tokyo
    Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    Why do you need to upgrade to Lion?
    Upgrading from OS X Snow Leopard

    If you’re running Snow Leopard (10.6.x), update to the latest version of Snow Leopard before you download OS X Mavericks from the Mac App Store. Click the Apple icon and choose Software Update to install OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, the latest version.


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    Deep Thought
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    mike_ie wrote: »
    Why do you need to upgrade to Lion?

    Have done everything is says but it tells me it cant and then this webinfo

    I have added a screen of my Hardware aswell...

    Mine is mid 2007...so I guess it just cant

    Screenshot2014-04-17at212323_zps7a2369b3.png

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,758 ✭✭✭cython


    Deep Thought wrote: »
    Have done everything is says but it tells me it cant and then this webinfo

    I have added a screen of my Hardware aswell...

    Mine is mid 2007...so I guess it just cant

    Screenshot2014-04-17at212323_zps7a2369b3.png

    Bingo. Mavericks is simply not supported on Macbooks that old (my GF has one and they fall outside the oldest Macbooks supported by Mavericks).

    Upgrading to Lion still won't allow you to install Mavericks, but it would get you to the most recent supported OS on the machine.


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    Type 17
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    To be honest, some of the earliest machines that Mavericks does run on are slowed down significantly by it, so perhaps it's just as well that you have to stay on Lion, which is still modern and usable, but is simple enough to be quick on older machines.

    I have a 2007 MacBook Pro 17" which I installed Mavericks onto, and it was so bad that I formatted it again and installed Mountain Lion back onto it.


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