I wante to upgrade my Mac OS and learned that I need 8 GB of memory. My MacBook has 4 GB and when I tried to purchase additional memory the message says no memory available.
How would I upgrade my MacBook to run latest OS?
Thanks for any insight!
iPhone 4, iOS 4.3
4 GB is enough for any version of OS X.
Where did you get the information that you needed 8 GB?
Is your MBP capable of running Mavericks?
Allan
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
Your Mac needs:
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing.
Boot using the disks that came with your computer, the Snow Leopard DVD (if installed) or the Recovery volume (command -R) if upgrading from Lion. Use Disk Utility to Verify/Repair the disk and run Repair Permissions. Restart normally.
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.
THanks for this info - I have a Macbook Pro late 2006 model 2.1, running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Having read your reply and done a bit of research I think I have worked out that I won't be able to upgrade it to anything else? This is a shame as it has given me many years of faithful service and is still in great condition, but I guess the time has come to move on. If anyone can confirm that I can't do anything else to my baby that would be useful, but even better would be if someone has an idea of how I can move up to Mountain/Maverick.
Thank you
The MacBook Pro 3.1 is the oldest model capable of running ML or Mavericks.
You can run Lion though: http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
Also note, that even though you can install 4 Gigs of a RAM in a MacBook Pro 2.1, it can only use 3 Gigs of RAM.
You may also want to verify the identification of your model further, as the earliest 13" MacBook Pro was introduced in Mid 2009 and is a Model ID 5.5. You may have a "MacBook" as opposed to a "MacBook Pro."
Thank you, I'll give Lion a go.
Upgrading MacBook Pro 13" OS
