I am running 10.6.8 along with a Boot Camp partition for Windows. I would like to add OS 10.11 in another partition. Is this possible (Capability to run either of the 3)? I have a 2009 Imac with 4 gb ram and a core 2 duo.
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Neither of the two links I was given work. Maybe I can guess what you need info on.
Model - IMac9,1
Boot Rom Version - IM91.008D.B08
SMC Version - 1.45f0
Serial Number - W8***0TG
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I don't think you will be happy with an external boot drive that on a computer o that age.
Your internal drive bus has a max transfer rate 3000MB/sec
If Apple installed a 1.5GB/sec hard drive, common on entry-level models, your max rate is 1500MB/sec
An external FireWire800 drive can transfer at up to 800MB/sec
A USB2 external drive can do no more than 480MB/sec on a good day.
I think it will work, but will be dreadfully slow.
Even so, I bought a 256 gb flash drive to try installing 10.11 on it (In order to Occasionally run Zoom and a newer browser). I get the following error:
“OS X can't be installed on your computer.
Invalid request
Stop the installation program to restart the computer and try again”
I formatted as extended journaled with Guid scheme.
Tried several iterations of the process. Next I am trying to write all zeroes on drive (several hours left yet to complete) and will make another Attempt.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
You can install OS X on one volume and Boot Camp on another, that's it.
No, it is not possible. With Boot Camp you may only have your OS X partition. You cannot add a third partition.
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What if I cleared the disk and then installed the two Mac OS. Could I theN add Boot Camp after that?
Thanks for the responses
Another question. I could use an external drive to run the second MacOS right?
Add OS 10.11 to OS 10.6.8
