Q: Want to install mavericks on iMac 10.6.8 and need 2 GB of memory
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Aug 21, 2014 6:40 PMby Carolyn Samit,Click your Apple  top left in your screen.
Then click: About this Mac
You'lll see how much memory is installed.
OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
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
Read this user tip prior to upgrading > Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta! | Apple Support Communities
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Aug 22, 2014 7:22 AMby Kurt Lang,I assume you mean the Mavericks installer is giving you a message that you don't have enough RAM installed. Which means your Mac likely has only 1 GB of RAM currently installed. Get at least 1 GB of RAM from either of these two sites:
Two GB of RAM is the minimum. You will get much better performance from Mavericks if you can install a total of at least three. Four GB would be better.
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Aug 22, 2014 8:53 AMby Lanny,You have not provided the Model number or model identifier number of your iMac.
"10.6.8 iMac" is not a model number or ID, it's just an iMac running 10.6.8.
It's hard to provide specific recommendation when inadequate information is provided and no question is asked.
Click on the Apple Menu's, "About This Mac," then "More Info," System Report to find your Model Identifier number.
Review: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5951
Since your iMac didn't ship with 2 Gigs of RAM, there is a good chance that it doesn't meet the other technical requirements for Mavericks. Only you can answer that question.
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Aug 24, 2014 1:55 PMby L Short,The question raised here is linked to my enquiry. I wondered if the person who responded to the help question would respond to me - you sound knowledgable? I can't upgrade to Mavericks (only 1GB of disk space and need at least 2). I've just upgraded to Snow Leopard hoping to get Mavericks and upgrades to use general stuff like iCloud and use Skype. My model identifier is iMac 7,1. Has a L2 cache 4MB, purchased Jan 2008. Are you saying that an IMac like mine would not have started out with a memory as big as 2GB? Thanks.
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Aug 24, 2014 4:03 PMby Lanny,I can't upgrade to Mavericks (only 1GB of disk space and need at least 2).
You're confusing disk space with the amount of RAM. Your Mac most likely shipped with on 1 Gig of RAM, unless you special ordered more at the time of purchase. Two gigs of RAM is the minimum requirement for Mavericks, but you should upgrade to the maximum 6 Gigs of RAM.
The original poster never identified his Mac model, so specific recommendations can't be made.
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Aug 25, 2014 8:20 PMby Coscalle,@off topic
sorry if im trashing your topic
but i dint know how to make my own
There are allot of ddos attacks comming from my buildings
i manage the routers and i get all the logs in my mailbox
they are all targeting 17.110.228.24 (apple corporate) and i was wondering if apple would even take it serious
if i gave them the evidence of the logs, ip adresses etc etc
if so how can i inform them
