HT203600: OS X Lion: Upgrading from Mac OS X v10.6 does not work with software RAID; "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again." appears

Learn about OS X Lion: Upgrading from Mac OS X v10.6 does not work with software RAID; "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again." appears
maryann_yaletown
Level 1 (0 points)

Q: Can I upgrade my MacBookPro from Leopard to Lion?

I want to use iCloud for my iPhone but my MBP OS X is Leopard and apparently I need at minimum Lion to make iCloud work.

MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 15, 2012 8:20 PM

by stevejobsfan0123,Solvedanswer
stevejobsfan0123 stevejobsfan0123
Level 8 (44,007 points)
iPhone
A:

Apparently I need at minimum Lion to make iCloud work.

Yep, 10.7.2 at minimum, to be exact.

 

Buy Snow Leopard ($29): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A

 

After you have it installed, go to the Apple menu in the upper left and then Software Update. The reason being, the disk will arrive with version 10.6.3. You want to update it to 10.6.8. This gives you access to the Mac App Store which is needed to download OS X Lion.

Posted on Jul 15, 2012 8:32 PM

Close
maryann_yaletown

Q: Can I upgrade my MacBookPro from Leopard to Lion?

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers