why wont this imac update to 10.7.4

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cbarnesphoto Author

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why wont this imac update to 10.7.4

These are the specs on my machine? Is somethign preventing me from updating to Lion 10.7.4? Do I have to purchase?

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac12,2

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 4

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Boot ROM Version: IM121.0047.B1F

SMC Version (system): 1.72f1

Serial Number (system): C02FM5BWDHJP

Hardware UUID: A7B7D187-5BC9-5439-9A88-3F8EFB617B92

CB

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 27, 2013 12:45 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Jul 27, 2013 12:47 PM in response to cbarnesphoto

Buy Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store.

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Answer 2

Kappy

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Jul 27, 2013 12:48 PM in response to cbarnesphoto

Lion is no longer available. You need to purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store in order to upgrade.

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Answer 3

Jul 27, 2013 12:49 PM in response to cbarnesphoto

Yes, Lion 10.7 and Mountain Lion 10.8 are paid upgrades. You can purchase Mountain Lion by accessing the Mac App Store on the computer.

http://www.apple.com/ca/osx/how-to-upgrade/

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cbarnesphoto Author

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Jul 27, 2013 12:53 PM in response to cbarnesphoto

Thanks guys, very helpfu. First time ever in the Apple forum. Just reformatted and installed this machine and only wanted to setup iCloud and link to my phone. Didnt expect this.

All the best

-CB

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Answer 5

petermac87

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Jul 27, 2013 1:05 PM in response to cbarnesphoto

Every OSX has been a paid upgrade. Lion and Mountain Lion have been very cheap compared to previous OSXs on DVD. Future updates to each original OSX (eg. 10.7 to 10.7.2 etc) are free. Lion was taken out of the App Store when Mountain Lion was released, for some reason we did not have explained to us. There are still many machines which are capable of running Lion yet not Mountain Lion.

But you can contact Apple Customer Support and still purchase 10.7 (or 10.7.4 as that is the latest version) and pay, I think $29.95 and they will send you a download code which will take you to the site to download it. Then keep a copy of that installer on a flash drive or external drive as it 'self-destructs' (don't ask us why!) after installing.

Cheers

Pete

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