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May 23, 2014 2:48 PM in response to jstellutoby Melophage,★Helpfuljstelluto,
if your MacBook Pro has a 2.33 GHz CPU, then it’s a Late 2006 model, and it could be upgraded as far as Lion (10.7.5), but no farther. You would need the white Snow Leopard DVD, which has 10.6.3 on it, as a stepping-stone to get to Lion; after installing Snow Leopard, you can run Software Update to get to 10.6.8, at which point you will have the Mac App Store, from which you could download Lion after purchasing it. Note that if you currently use any PowerPC software, you should stay at 10.6.8, since Lion (and newer) doesn’t support running PowerPC apps.
How much RAM does your MacBook Pro have?
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by clintonfrombirmingham,★HelpfulMay 23, 2014 2:49 PM in response to jstelluto
clintonfrombirmingham
May 23, 2014 2:49 PM
in response to jstelluto
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Mac OS XAs shldr2thewheel notes, you'll need to upgrade to Snow Leopard before you can upgrade further.
Which model MacBook Pro do you have (e.g., "15-inch Late 2011") and how much RAM do you presently have? Whether or not you can upgrade to versions of OS X depends on your model and your RAM configuration.
Call back...
Clinton
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May 25, 2014 2:02 PM in response to clintonfrombirminghamby jstelluto,The model number is A1211 and it has 2 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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May 25, 2014 2:02 PM in response to Melophageby jstelluto,How would I figure out if I'm running any PowerPC apps?
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May 25, 2014 3:42 PM in response to jstellutoby Melophage,jstelluto,
anything that came with your current version of Mac OS X is not a PowerPC app. Which third-party apps do you have installed, and what are the version numbers of those apps?
Your MacBook Pro can hold up to 3 GB of RAM. You might consider upgrading to 3 GB of RAM if you want to install Lion, but 2 GB of RAM is often sufficient for Snow Leopard.
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May 25, 2014 7:35 PM in response to Melophageby jstelluto,I'm not really worried about saving anything I'd actually like to wipe it and start over if that's possible a full format would be best.
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May 25, 2014 7:41 PM in response to jstellutoby Melophage,jstelluto,
if you’d like to wipe it clean, then you can do that by booting from its grey Mac OS X Install Disc 1 and running Disk Utility from there to erase its internal disk. You can then reïnstall Mac OS X immediately afterwards, and run Software Update to get back to 10.4.11 with your fresh installation. Once you’re back to 10.4.11, you can then upgrade to Snow Leopard from the white retail DVD and run Software Update again to get to 10.6.8. You would then have the option of purchasing, downloading, and installing Lion, and running Software Update once again to get to 10.7.5.
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May 26, 2014 8:37 AM in response to Melophageby jstelluto,The problem with that is, I don't have the disc...
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May 26, 2014 8:47 AM in response to jstellutoby andyBall_uk,You can erase from the retail Snow Leopard DVD too; although Apple will usually supply original discs if you call them with the serial number. It costs around $20.
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May 26, 2014 11:35 AM in response to jstellutoby Melophage,jstelluto,
you don’t have the grey installation discs, or the white Snow Leopard DVD, or any of them? If you’d meant the grey installation discs, then I’d highly recommend that you contact Apple directly to purchase a replacement pair; along with your Mac’s original version of Mac OS X, they also hold its original iLife apps and its model-specific Apple Hardware Test.
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May 27, 2014 7:26 PM in response to Melophageby jstelluto,I don't have any discs for the original OSX or any OSX for that matter. It's my buddy's Mac and I'm upgrading it for him. Neither of us havve the discs. If I bought Snow Leopard could I format it with that disc?
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May 27, 2014 10:03 PM in response to jstellutoby Melophage,jstelluto,
yes, your buddy’s Late 2006 MacBook Pro could be formatted with with the white Snow Leopard disc. That disc won’t include the iLife apps or an Apple Hardware Test, though.