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kumitekat
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Q: Trying to upgrade to Yosemite

I am trying to upgrade to Yosemite and I have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed and 2GB of memory and plenty of free space on my hard drive, but when I try to upgrade it just says, "This version of OS X 10.10 cannot be installed on this computer" with no further explanation. Any ideas?

MacBook (13-inch Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 5, 2015 9:21 PM

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Q: Trying to upgrade to Yosemite

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  • by Eric Root,Helpful

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 6, 2015 10:35 AM in response to kumitekat
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    Jan 6, 2015 10:35 AM in response to kumitekat

    It appears your computer is too old.

     

    Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite.


    To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.

     

    • MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) model number 5,1 or higher
    • MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher

  • by kumitekat,

    kumitekat kumitekat Jan 6, 2015 10:01 PM in response to kumitekat
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    Jan 6, 2015 10:01 PM in response to kumitekat

    Good thought and thanks.  I just don't understand why they can't put that specific information on the actual system requirements page. Sigh.

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Jan 6, 2015 10:19 PM in response to kumitekat
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    Jan 6, 2015 10:19 PM in response to kumitekat
    I just don't understand why they can't put that specific information on the actual system requirements page. Sigh.

    Actually, they did: http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 7, 2015 6:44 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Jan 7, 2015 6:44 AM in response to Eric Root

    You are welcome.

  • by kumitekat,

    kumitekat kumitekat Jan 7, 2015 8:10 AM in response to Lanny
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    Jan 7, 2015 8:10 AM in response to Lanny

    Lanny, 1st, the link you provide is not the same one you get from Apple when trying to install the software. 2nd, I still don't see where on your provided link the information on what specific model of "mid-2007" MacBook qualifies. According to Eric Root it must be 3,1 or higher and I have 2,1.

    Can an you tell me exactly where that info is in the link you provided? In the fine print maybe?

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Jan 7, 2015 11:15 AM in response to kumitekat
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    Jan 7, 2015 11:15 AM in response to kumitekat

    A Mid 2007 MacBook is a MacBook2,1.

     

    According to Eric Root it must be 3,1 or higher and I have 2,1.

     

    The 3,1 number is for a MacBook Pro, you have a MacBook, not a MacBook Pro. The minimum requirement for a MacBook is 5,1, as stated by Eric.

     

    See: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201608   This will translate model identifier numbers to introductory year model names.

     

    Screenshot 2015-01-07 14.13.07.jpg

  • by kumitekat,

    kumitekat kumitekat Jan 7, 2015 12:06 PM in response to Lanny
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    Jan 7, 2015 12:06 PM in response to Lanny

    So either way my computer is still too old and the model number information is still not on the spec sheet....

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Jan 7, 2015 12:47 PM in response to kumitekat
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    Jan 7, 2015 12:47 PM in response to kumitekat

    For reasons only known to Apple, they have chosen to use the model introductory date names in the spec sheets, as opposed to the Model Number Identifiers.

     

    When you click on the Apple Menu's, "About This Mac," and open the System Report, the Model Identifier is listed in the Hardware Overview. From Lion (10.7) onwards, the model introductory date names are given on the 1st screen of the, "About This Mac." I do note that is not the case with Snow Leopard.

     

    Example for Lion and beyond:

     

    Screenshot 2015-01-07 15.43.50.png