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Getting error message "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer" Learn More and Ok are the only options that I have.
Currently I'm running:
Any help from the Community would be huge.
Thanks!
Matty
Mac OS X (10.6.8), 11GB DDR2 SDRAM
DDR2 Ram says you are running a 2008 or older.
If that is a Mac Pro 1,1 from 2006 or a Mac Pro 2,1, from 2007, that is the reason you cannot run 10.9 Mavericks. You cannot run 10.8 Mountain Lion either -- your Mac does not have the required 64-bit EFI firmware, and there is no update available.
DDR2 Ram says you are running a 2008 or older.
If that is a Mac Pro 1,1 from 2006 or a Mac Pro 2,1, from 2007, that is the reason you cannot run 10.9 Mavericks. You cannot run 10.8 Mountain Lion either -- your Mac does not have the required 64-bit EFI firmware, and there is no update available.
So if I have DDR2 Ram, there is no possibility of upgrading to Mavericks?
I installed mavericks onto an external hard drive (using a backup of my early
2011 mac book pro), tried to boot it with my early 2008 macbook and
this is what the screen looks like. Hoping to install Mavericks on my early 2008 macbook too.
Any advice would be appreciated
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
Thanks, is this set in stone or is there a chance of some kind of update for the Early 2008 macbook?
There is no chance whatsoever of getting around that. Your Mac does not contain the Firmware required to run 64-bit kernel, so 10.7 Lion (running in 32-bit mode) is the end of its upgradeability.
There is a developer-level hack that can load the required firmware into RAM, but it is complex and may be unstable. Not recommended for daily use.
Good to know, thank you for clearing that up!
If you would like to verify, I believe you can restart while holding down the 6 & the 4 keys; whereupon you need to be able to see in your Activity Monitor under "Process Name", "kernel_task" shows either "Intel" or "Intel (64 bit)" under "Kind" - the latter of the two is needed.
Regards
mm~
Unable to install OS X Mavericks on MacPro
