Q: Can not upgrade to Mavericks from v.10.6.8 Snow Leopard

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IstvanFromCA

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Q: Can not upgrade to Mavericks from v.10.6.8 Snow Leopard

Please help me understand why can I not upgrade to Mavericks from my v.10.6.8 Snow Leopard. My MacPro2,1 machine is of late 2008 (I think, but I can not verify the year), she has a 3 GHz Quad-Core Xeon chip, 8 GB of 667 MHz memory and 600+ GB free space on the disk. The Apple upgrade page says that "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer", accompanied by a "Learn More" and an "OK" button.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), upgrading the OS

Posted on Mar 17, 2014 9:02 PM

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Thank you again, Niel. My only problem is that I think I have had all these requirements satisfied (including having bought a second hand Mac, two years ago ).

Posted on Mar 17, 2014 10:24 PM

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Niel Mar 17, 2014 9:11 PM in response to IstvanFromCA
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Mar 17, 2014 9:11 PM in response to IstvanFromCA

MacPro2,1

Your computer isn't fully 64-bit and cannot run Mountain Lion or Mavericks.

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IstvanFromCA Mar 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to Niel
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Mar 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to Niel

Thank you, Niel. Could you tell me in layman's terms, what steps should I make to get closer to my goal in that respect? My main reason for wanting to switch to Mavericks is that having it I could use the Autodesk Maya Student access for a while.
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Niel Mar 17, 2014 10:17 PM in response to IstvanFromCA
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Mar 17, 2014 10:17 PM in response to IstvanFromCA

Buy a new, refurbished, or secondhand Mac which meets the system requirements for Mavericks.

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sberman Mar 17, 2014 10:26 PM in response to IstvanFromCA
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Mar 17, 2014 10:26 PM in response to IstvanFromCA

As Niel says, your machine is too old.

https://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-3.0-spec s.html
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IstvanFromCA Mar 17, 2014 10:32 PM in response to sberman
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Mar 17, 2014 10:32 PM in response to sberman

Thank you, sberman. Now I was told really in layman's terms. I have read your link and it clearly states that my baby is from 2007... Now I know more than what I was bargaining for .
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sberman Mar 17, 2014 10:37 PM in response to IstvanFromCA
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Mar 17, 2014 10:37 PM in response to IstvanFromCA

Well, I hope the news ends up spinning positive for you and you can use it as good motivation for an equipment upgrade.

Enjoy your Apple gear.
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IstvanFromCA Mar 17, 2014 10:44 PM in response to sberman
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Mar 17, 2014 10:44 PM in response to sberman

Thanks again, sberman. I would never go back to PC-s. (I think I mistakenly credited myself instead of the two of you with resolving my problem. This is the first time I registered here and if there is a way to get the ten points to both of you, I would attempt correcting it).
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IstvanFromCA

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Mar 17, 2014 10:24 PM in response to Niel

Thank you again, Niel. My only problem is that I think I have had all these requirements satisfied (including having bought a second hand Mac, two years ago ).

Q: Can not upgrade to Mavericks from v.10.6.8 Snow Leopard

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