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need new Mac or is it fixable?

  • 15-11-2015 03:26PM
    #1
    etymon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 467 ✭✭


    Hi all
    Firstly I know nothing whatsoever about computers
    I have a macbook from 2012
    Model Name: MacBook Pro
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1
    Processor Name: Intel Core i7
    Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
    Number of Processors: 1
    Total Number of Cores: 2
    L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
    L3 Cache: 4 MB
    Memory: 4 GB
    Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B2A

    Going grand until a few months ago. Problems are
    1. decreasing battery life
    2. Firefox slow and inevitably freezes
    Problem started when I tried to update to newer iOS and it seemed to f&*k up the computer altogether. Now back to version 10.6.8.

    Thinking of buying a new macbook but just wondering is there any easy way to rescue this one...


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    10.6.8, wow! You are running an (relatively) ancient version of OS X which is no longer supported. The current version is 10.11.1. It looks like you never updated your OS, ever!

    Your Mac is probably fine. Just update your system software.

    Make a backup first using Time Machine to an external hard drive. Then download and install El Capitan from the Mac App Store.


  • #3
    etymon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 467 ✭✭etymon


    Cool thanks!
    Tried that

    And got this message
    Copy this application to a writable Mac OS Extended formatted disk and reopen it to continue installation.

    Help?!


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Did you download this from the App Store?


  • #5
    etymon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 467 ✭✭etymon


    Yep
    So I re downloaded it and this comes up


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Is there more than one install destination showing? Can you select Macintosh HD?

    You said you downgraded following a previous failed upgrade. How did you do this? Did you you format the hard disk?


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  • #7
    etymon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 467 ✭✭etymon


    eventually got the upgrade done with help of friend. Had to undo a partition.
    So I now have El Capitan and it's working grand, the odd rainbow circle thingy, looks like the laptop still going fairly strong. Thanks!


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