OS X Mavericks
This Mac Pro with Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 cannot upgrade to OSX Mavericks. Attempts have error message OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer. Help!
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This Mac Pro with Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 cannot upgrade to OSX Mavericks. Attempts have error message OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer. Help!
Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, click on More Info, and check the model identifier against the following, which are the earliest Macs of each type that can run Mountain Lion and Mavericks:
iMac7,1
MacBook5,1
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookAir2,1
Macmini3,1
MacPro3,1
Xserve3,1
A computer incapable of running Mountain Lion which has a Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) or better CPU and at least 2GB of RAM can run Lion 10.7, which is available by clicking here. Neither Mavericks nor Lion support PowerPC software such as Microsoft Office 2004.
Is your Mac Pro 2008 or later ? > OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
Learn about the system requirements for OS X Mavericks.
To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mavericks