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User profile for user: Payge's aunt
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Can not complete installation of OS X Mavericks

This is what is ocurring: To set up the installation of OS X Mavericks, click continue. So I clicked continue. NEXT Select the disk where you want to install OS X. Macintosh HD, is the only option. when I click on Macintosh HD, is when I'm being told it can not be install on Macintosh HD. I had this same problem when I wanted to install LION, and so I never got the time to research the reason for the problem, and never installed Lion.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), trying to install Mavericks

Posted on Mar 30, 2014 8:33 AM

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User profile for user: Allan Eckert
Allan Eckert
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Mar 30, 2014 8:36 AM in response to Payge's aunt

It sounds like your Mac does not meet the specs for Macericks.


To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:

  • iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
  • MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
  • MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
  • Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
  • Xserve (Early 2009)

Your Mac also needs:

  • OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
  • 2 GB or more of memory
  • 8 GB or more of available space


Allan

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Can not complete installation of OS X Mavericks

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