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Q: I have a MacBook 13 inch (Late 2008) with OS X 10.6.8 installed and every time I try to install Yosemite it tells me it cannot be ... I have a MacBook 13 inch (Late 2008) with OS X 10.6.8 installed and every time I try to install Yosemite it tells me it cannot be updated on my MacBook. Why? more
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Nov 18, 2014 1:49 PM in response to nathankoffler06by Niel,Because your computer has a 32-bit EFI; Mountain Lion and newer require a 64-bit one. This isn’t upgradable.
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Nov 18, 2014 4:11 PM in response to nathankoffler06by Lanny,Because the minimum requirement, as stated it the Yosemite specs, is for a Late 2008 Aluminum MacBook.
- MacBook – Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009
- MacBook Air – Late 2008
- MacBook Pro – Mid/late 2007
- Mac mini – Early 2009
- iMac – Mid 2007
- Mac Pro – Early 2008
- Xserve – Early 2009