HT201364: OS X Mavericks system requirements
Learn about OS X Mavericks system requirements
Q: My processor is a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Can I upgrade to Mavericks? Also, MacBook Pro. The installation fail ... more
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Mar 21, 2014 8:15 AMby babowa,HelpfulHere are the requirements for Mavericks:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
What year is your machine (and the model identifier)?
How much free space is on your hard drive?
And, how much RAM do you have installed?
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Mar 21, 2014 9:32 AMby Eric Root,Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Check to make sure your applications are compatible.
Applications Compatibility (2)
If you can/do upgrade, I recommend you make a copy of the installer and move it out of your Applications folder. The installer self-destructs. The copy will keep you from having to download the installer again. You can make a bootable USB stick to install using this free program.
Bootable USB Flash Drive – Diskmaker X
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Mar 21, 2014 2:33 PMby barbarafromgreenwood,4 GB RAM
151.65 GB free out of 499.25 GB
Have Mac OSX Lion 10.7.5
Purchased mid-2009
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,3
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.48f2
Serial Number (system): W8******644
Hope this is enough info.
Thanks!
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Mar 21, 2014 8:39 PMby barbarafromgreenwood,OK--tried to install again this evening.
Went through download successfully, signed agreement w/password.
Closed open applications and went to restart.
Appeared to be installing. 10 minutes in went to failure with the following error message:
"OS X can't be installe on disk Macintosh HD because a recovery system can't be created.
Visit www.apple.com/support/no-recovery to learn more."
Restart to return to previous operating system.
Did that now going to bed.
Maybe another day. Will check the Apple website eventually when time.
Thanks!
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Mar 21, 2014 8:50 PMby babowa,Here is some information:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433
Since you do have Lion installed, I must say I don't understand why you'd be getting that message - you should have a recovery partition which should have been created with Lion.
