Hi helpers I have very old MacBook Mac OS X 10.5.8 please could you tell me what operating system I should get to be able fully use my laptop as i cant use it properly anymore and doesnt connect with my Iphones etc thanks
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Josejanko,
You don't supply much info other than your machine is old, so here is some info for you to check thru.
Before doing anything you should have a back up, preferably 2, in the event something goes wrong.
You would have to start by upgrading to Snow Leopard, you would need to buy the disk for about $20 here http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Check the the requirements to see if your machine meets them.
You would then need to run the 10.6.8 v1.1 combo update to get it to 10.6.8 Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1
You can then access the APP STORE and possibly upgrade to to further OSX.
You may have applications that will not be compatible with any thing past Snow Leopard, you can check those here Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!
Office 2008 will not work with anything newer than Snow Leopard for an wxample
You may be able to upgrade to Lion or MT Lion or Yosemite, depending on your machine, from the APP STORE.
OS X Lion - Technical Specifications Lion
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion Mountain Lion
http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ Yosemite
Hope this helps you
The first thing to do is to click the Apple at very top left of the screen and choose 'About this Mac'. Check what it says for 'Processor'. If it does not say 'Intel' then you can proceed no further, and any further discussion is academic. If it says 'Intel' then it's a question of exactly which Intel processor you have: also how much RAM.
Hi,
So I installed OS X Snow Leopard and done updating the combo to 10.6.8 what else can I do? My Iphone 5 still doesnt work with my itunes.
Still I can provide you with the info of my old laptop: Mac OS X 10.6.8, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB
Thank you so much for your help as the previous recommendations really helped
Hi,
So I installed OS X Snow Leopard and done updating the combo to 10.6.8 what else can I do? My Iphone 5 still doesnt work with my itunes.
Still I can provide you with the info of my old laptop: Mac OS X 10.6.8, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB
Thank you so much for your help as the previous recommendations really helped
Open the Mac App Store and try downloading Yosemite; if you get told it's incompatible, click here and order a download code for Lion 10.7. You should install more RAM in the computer before installing Lion or above.
Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.
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Make sure that your iPhone has the latest iOS installed, also make sure that you have iTunes 11.4 on 10.6.8, (click on iTunes in the menu bar and About iTunes to check the version) You can download it here if you have a previous version. iTunes 11.4 for OS X 10.6
Also see this support article
iTunes 11 for Mac: Connect or disconnect your iPod, iPhone, or iPad
The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.
Hi helpers I have very old MacBook 10.5.8 please could you tell me what operating system I should get to be able fully use my laptop as i cant use it properly anymore and doesnt connect with my Iphones etc thanks
