my macbook a1181 cannot formatting after booting up ' international no ' sign come out

I want to upgrade OS X from 10.6 to 10.10 to my macbook model no A1181 , after boot up the process load yosemite from USB apple logo come then no sign up come out?


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I already try format hdd with another macbook

i already try installed maverick snow leopard still same problem

reset nvram

i already try take out hdd and try boot up still same


anyone can help me solve it?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Jun 23, 2015 8:38 PM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2015 9:12 PM

The oldest white MacBook A1181 is too old to run the latest Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The latest it can run is 10.6.8. Later models (also labelled A1181) have a different processor and different firmware, and may be able to run the latest Mac OS X.


What is needed is more information about your MacBook, such as the MacBook 3,1 designation, or the processor speed, or the year.


Mac OS X installs by booting up a minimal version of the system to be Installed, then using that to Install the full version.


You appear to have failed to Boot up minimal Mac OS X 10.10 Installer (because it cannot be run on your Mac) and are seeing the "Prohibitory sign" instead.

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Jun 23, 2015 9:12 PM in response to ash macnote

The oldest white MacBook A1181 is too old to run the latest Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The latest it can run is 10.6.8. Later models (also labelled A1181) have a different processor and different firmware, and may be able to run the latest Mac OS X.


What is needed is more information about your MacBook, such as the MacBook 3,1 designation, or the processor speed, or the year.


Mac OS X installs by booting up a minimal version of the system to be Installed, then using that to Install the full version.


You appear to have failed to Boot up minimal Mac OS X 10.10 Installer (because it cannot be run on your Mac) and are seeing the "Prohibitory sign" instead.

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