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Install is crucial ssd drive

Hi guys,

I just installed a new crucial ssd to mac book pro mid 2012. Install from scratch.

it only allows me to reinstall mountain lion (very old software).

If I do this I can’t update as it gives an error 102. Catalina won’t update as OS X needed updated.

its been erased, partitioned to 1, and formatted to Apple journal.



crucial mx500

250gb

mac book pro mid 2012


help would be great to get up and running again.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 7, 2020 7:57 AM

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Posted on May 7, 2020 8:16 AM

You can not jump that far ahead.


Stair step up, upgrade your mountain lion...


How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886


download direct:

http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg


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May 7, 2020 8:16 AM in response to jimmyjo

You can not jump that far ahead.


Stair step up, upgrade your mountain lion...


How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886


download direct:

http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg


May 7, 2020 10:07 AM in response to jimmyjo

jimmyjo wrote:

Hi, safari won’t allow me to open most web pages. So I can’t get the link provided to download. Can’t log into Apple discussions on mac in its current mountain lion state.
airdrop wont work on mac.
any suggestions?


Hmm. always recommended to have an alternative browser.


You can use the Terminal.app to download, copy and paste:

curl -o Desktop/InstallMacOSX.dmg  -R http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg



Install is crucial ssd drive

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