10.5.8 to 10.7
I am getting the Elgato Game Capure Card HD and the software for it requires 10.7.... WHERE CAN I FIND HOW TO GO ALL HE WAY FROM 10.5.8 O 10.7!!!!!!!!
GOAL: Spend as little money as possible!!!! PLZ!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
I am getting the Elgato Game Capure Card HD and the software for it requires 10.7.... WHERE CAN I FIND HOW TO GO ALL HE WAY FROM 10.5.8 O 10.7!!!!!!!!
GOAL: Spend as little money as possible!!!! PLZ!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
You will either need to buy:
Or buy Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard AND buy Lion from the Mac App Store.
Better yet, why not just wait for Mountain Lion (10.8), coming out July 25th?
How to Install OS X Updates Successfully
A. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions:
Boot from your current OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
C. Important: Please read before installing:
D. To upgrade:
Purchase the Snow Leopard Retail DVD from Apple's Online Store - $29.00.
Boot From The OS X Installer Disc:
E. Upgrade to Lion:
After today you may prefer to purchase Mountain Lion for $20.00 instead of Lion.
10.5.8 to 10.7