Hello,
I have a Early 2009 - MB535LL/A - MacPro4,1
It has 10.10 on it, but I need 10.6.8 on it (to run Logic pro 8, which I will not change due to workflow)
Is there a way to download 10.6 and have it as a boot option on an additional drive (I have three installed)?
Any help is most welcome, thanks!!
Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Insert the Mac OS X 10.6 install DVD, restart with the C or Option key held down, and specify the additional drive when setting up the installation.
Unless otherwise noted, Mac OS X 10.6 must be installed from a DVD, and isn't downloadable from the Internet.
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Niel,
Thanks a million, I appreciate it!
Depends on the GPU.. and the retail 10.6.3 DVD should work
Why not put SSD in now if you have not, a PCIe blade or SATA III along with 256GB or larger is the way to go.
Thanks Hatter,
I didn't know what a "blade" even was...
I may upgrade down the road, for now this is just a backup/redundant system for my other MacPro for my studio.
Much appreciate it guys!!
Trying a similar operation for similar reasons, but with an imac 2012 21.5' (2.7 Ghz intel core 5, has no DVD drive)
I bought the snow leopard DVD and have to install it from an mini mac via firewire/thunderbolt.
I put the imac in target mode and install 10.6 from the mini mac.
The installation is completed, but when I boot from my second partition(with snow leopard) , I get the white apple screen, and nothing else happens.
Any ideas?
Your iMac likely came with Mountain Lion and that would be the earliest version of OS X it's designed to work with.
One under-appreciated feature of Mac OS X Installation is that a stripped-down version of the incoming software is used to Install itself. If you cannot run the 10.6 Installer, that is because you cannot run 10.6 on that Mac.
For info on a blade SSD for the silver-tower Mac Pros:
SSD Blade Drive for "Classic" Mac Pro
You iMac came with 10.8.1, .2 or .3
OS X versions and builds included with Mac computers - Apple Support
To run Snow Leopard see:
I thought so. Well, I gave it a good try.
I am sorry to say that yosemite is no dope.
UGly GUi and all that. Thanks for your help.
can I setup my mac pro to be dual boot 10.6 and 10.10
