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Q: install 10.5.8 on a new Mac Pro

can I install 10.5.8 on a new Mac Pro 2012

 

where can I find a list of Macs and the Systems you can use

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Nov 24, 2012 4:17 AM

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Q: install 10.5.8 on a new Mac Pro

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  • by kaz-k,

    kaz-k kaz-k Nov 24, 2012 4:41 AM in response to seltmann.gmbh
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    Nov 24, 2012 4:41 AM in response to seltmann.gmbh

    You can't.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro

     

    -- kaz-k

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Nov 24, 2012 7:22 AM in response to seltmann.gmbh
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    Nov 24, 2012 7:22 AM in response to seltmann.gmbh


     

    Mac Pro

    Date introduced

    Original Mac OS X included
    (see Tips 1 and 3)

    Later Mac OS X included
    (see Tip 1)

    Mac OS X Build(s)
    (see Tip 2)

    Mac Pro (Mid 2012)Jun 201210.7.310.8 11D2001, 12A269
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010)Aug 201010.6.410.7, 10.7.2, 10.7.310F2521, 10F2554, 11A511a, 11C74, 11D2001
    Mac Pro with Mac OS X Server (Mid 2010)Aug 201010.6.410.7, 10.7.2, 10.7.3 (Server)10F2522, 11A511a, 11C74, 11D2001 (Server)
    Mac Pro (Early 2009)Mar 200910.5.610.69G3553, 10A432
    Mac Pro (Early 2008)

    Jan 2008

    10.5.1

    10.5.2, 10.5.4

    		9B2117, 9C2031, 9E25
    Mac Pro

    Aug 2006

    10.4.7

    10.4.8, 10.4.9, 10.4.10, 10.5

    		8K1079, 8N1430, 8N1250, 8K1124, 8P4037, 8R3032, 8R3041, 9A581, 9A3129

     

     

    --from: 

    Mac OS X versions (builds) for computers

     

    It appears to me that you would need a boot device with 10.5.6 already installed, and to NOT be running any Westmere features (such as 6-core processors) to have any hope. Also, drivers for 5770 and 5870 first appeared in 10.6.5, so getting your displays to work may be tough.

     

    Custom 10.6.4 or "Full Retail" 10.6.5 is much more likley to succeed.

     

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