mmike121
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Q: Trying to upgrade from lion to mountain lion

THIS  is my first mac that I bought from Ebay… it has lion 10.7.5 on it, dual core 28Gb of ram and 1Tb hard drive I'm  trying to upgrade to mountain lion and i get and error saying that it is not compatible with this computer …..please help!!!! what am i doing wrong?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jul 11, 2016 6:12 PM

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Q: Trying to upgrade from lion to mountain lion

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jul 11, 2016 6:14 PM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:14 PM in response to mmike121

    Make sure the Mac meets v10.8 Mountain Lion system requirements mentioned here >  OS X Mountain Lion system requirements - Apple Support

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jul 11, 2016 6:20 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:20 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    If you have never downloaded Mountain Lion from the App Store, then you cannot upgrade to it. You must upgrade to El Capitan if your model is compatible.

     

           Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion and Beyond

     

             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.

  • by mmike121,

    mmike121 mmike121 Jul 11, 2016 6:27 PM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:27 PM in response to mmike121

    hi ..the only questioning factor is the year. where can i find it  sorry for the delay...

  • by mmike121,

    mmike121 mmike121 Jul 11, 2016 6:32 PM in response to theratter
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:32 PM in response to theratter

    ok … i downloaded mountain lion from app store got all the codes and ….error

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jul 11, 2016 6:38 PM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:38 PM in response to mmike121

    What error? Did Mountain Lion complete the download? Do you have the installer in your Applications folder?

     

    You just need to tell me the Model ID: To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right. Match that to what is shown in the preceding list to determine if your model can be upgraded

  • by mmike121,

    mmike121 mmike121 Jul 11, 2016 6:51 PM in response to theratter
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    Jul 11, 2016 6:51 PM in response to theratter

    SORRY about that its a mac pro 1.1

  • by theratter,Helpful

    theratter theratter Jul 12, 2016 3:34 AM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 12, 2016 3:34 AM in response to mmike121

    That model can only run Lion. It cannot run anything after Lion.

  • by mmike121,

    mmike121 mmike121 Jul 12, 2016 3:39 AM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 12, 2016 3:39 AM in response to mmike121

    thanks for that .... You have been very helpful. ....I wish I could go from  1.1 to 3.1 ... Can I go in and upgrade my hardware? .... Just wishful thinking 

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jul 12, 2016 3:35 PM in response to mmike121
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    Jul 12, 2016 3:35 PM in response to mmike121

    No, but you can try to sell it and buy a newer one. But were you to do that then you want a 2009 Mac Pro, not the 2008 model, if you want to keep up with OS X changes. Or switch to a recent model iMac.