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hi guys! just wanna ask,,
Is it possible to update my mac os x 10.5.8 to a higher OS? I have a macbook 5.2 and I am not sure if I can upgrade this to a higher OS.. will there be any compatibility issues or system requirements for the update?? any help will be much appreciated.. please guys.. because when i'm using my mac, the performance feels outdated..
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), White
Your computer's capable of running Mavericks; back up your data, click here, and read the entire page. Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC software such as Microsoft Office 2004.
Your computer's capable of running Mavericks; back up your data, click here, and read the entire page. Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC software such as Microsoft Office 2004.
My question exactly. But it seems that upgrade to Mavericks is not available for such neanderthal Macs!
Any other ideas?
Thanks, haydn
thanks man!
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271
is important to note when updating from 10.6.8 or earlier to 10.7 or later.
@a brody
I have read the link and it seems that mavericks still have some issues going on.. i was planning on updating to mavericks.. i am now on snow leopard by the way.. do you have any suggestion on what OS is the best to use according to your knowledge and experience? or should i stick with snow leopard? I'm a NOOB about these things and I don't want to suffer any bad consequences for making a bad upgrade.. i would gladly appreciate your help..
these are my mac details:
Macbook 5,2 white (from what i know, it's from early 2009)
Intel Core 2 Duo
2.13 Ghz
now running on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 (from Leopard 10.5.8)
If you upgrade past a working functional Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to Mavericks,
you may not be able to simply revert to a previous system and in some cases
the install DVD may not work again. So, if you go there, be sure to set up an
external hard disk drive capable of booting the computer from, and make a,
Clone of the Snow Leopard 10.6.8 fully updated system before going ahead.
Once the Recovery partition is installed in the computer's HDD, it may not
allow you to go back to an earlier system; and in some MacBooks where a
firmware update may have been installed, this may also not show an older
OS X than Mavericks as an available system. This could be an issue, but in
some cases, it may not be.
{If you have to use a later iPhone or iPad, you may want to carefully look into
what OS X past Snow Leopard 10.6.8 that may require, and some upgrades
in the iOS in an iDevice cannot be reverted; so some devices used with certain
Mac OS X systems, should not be upgraded to a later iOS, if you may revert
the OS X in the computer you'd use to sync with the device. Read carefully.}
•MacBook5.2 (13-inch, Mid 2009) from http://mactracker.ca
| Introduced | May 2009 |
| Discontinued | October 2009 |
| Model Identifier | MacBook5,2 |
| Model Number | A1181 |
| EMC | 2330 |
| Order Number | MC240LL/A |
RAM upgrade capacities for the same:
| Maximum Memory | 6.0 GB (Actual) 4.0 GB (Apple) |
| Memory Slots | 2 - 200-pin PC2-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM |
If you upgrade the MacBook and need iLife, you may choose to look for an older
version of iLife on DVD suited to the OS X you select to use; and note the iDVD
is lacking from some last versions of iLife on DVD media. You could buy it or all
of them from the Mac App Store once you upgrade, if you chose to do so. In
any event, it is always a good idea to create a bootable Clone on external hard
disk drive, with its own power supply so it does not need Mac port power to run.
Good luck in this matter, & happy computing! 🙂
Is it possible to upgrade my Macbook 5.2 OS X 10.5.8?
