HT201364: OS X Mavericks system requirements
Learn about OS X Mavericks system requirements
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Nov 9, 2014 4:31 PM in response to art16coolioby Niel,★HelpfulChoose 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 newer:
iMac7,1
MacBook5,1
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookAir2,1
Macmini3,1
MacPro3,1
Xserve3,1
A Mac older than those listed 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 Yosemite nor Lion support PowerPC software such as Microsoft Office 2004.
The technical requirement for running Mountain Lion or newer is a 64-bit EFI.
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Nov 10, 2014 2:52 PM in response to Nielby art16coolio,Is there any way that I could get more ram or something in order to get yosemite? my MacBook is MacBook4,1 so could I do something to help it get yosemite?
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Nov 10, 2014 2:53 PM in response to art16coolioby Niel,Not on that Mac. You need a newer one.
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Nov 10, 2014 2:54 PM in response to art16coolioby stedman1,That model is not, and can not be made compatible with Yosemite.
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Nov 10, 2014 3:04 PM in response to stedman1by art16coolio,Thank you for your help, even though it's a bummer. Again thanks
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