Luke Bligh

Q: Can I upgrade my A1237 to mavericks

I am on a macbook air A1237 running Os X 10.6.8 which meets all of the system requirements on the apple page. It has more than enough free memory space and enough ram so there is no reason why it shouldn't work. Every time I try it just says "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer." when it says on the apple website that I should be able to. Can anyone help or has anyone had a similar problem?

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 7, 2014 11:13 PM

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Q: Can I upgrade my A1237 to mavericks

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  • by Kappy,Solvedanswer

    Kappy Kappy Sep 7, 2014 11:14 PM in response to Luke Bligh
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    Sep 7, 2014 11:14 PM in response to Luke Bligh

    Not that model, I'm afraid.


    Upgrading to Mavericks

     

    You can upgrade to Mavericks from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mavericks can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.

     

    Upgrading to Mavericks

     

    To upgrade to Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Mavericks from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mavericks is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

     

        OS X Mavericks- System Requirements

     

          Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks

     

             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later

             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later

             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later

             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

     

    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

     

         Are my applications compatible?

     

             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

     

    Upgrading to Lion

     

    If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.

     

    You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.

     

         Lion System Requirements

     

           1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,

               or Xeon processor

           2. 2GB of memory

           3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)

           4. 7GB of available space

           5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

  • by Luke Bligh,

    Luke Bligh Luke Bligh Sep 7, 2014 11:54 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 7, 2014 11:54 PM in response to Kappy

    Thank  You very much tha was very helpful.