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Q: Can I install 10.6.3 to my Mac Pro I bought second hand

Hi,

 

I have just bought a second hand Mac Pro. It came installed with 10.6.3 and the seller included the install disc. Am I able to use this disc to do a fresh install of the OS, so that it is registered in my name. After doing this I intend to buy the upgrade to OS 10.7 off the Apple web site.

 

Thanks.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 8:08 AM

by Grant Bennet-Alder,Solvedanswer
Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder
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A:

Once you have 10.6.3, it takes several trips through "software Update to get to fully functioning Mac App Store in 10.6.8. be sure you keep running Software update until there are no more updates.

 

10.7 Lion is sold in the Apple Online Store. It is delivered as an access code, by email, and the process requires human intervention at their end, so it will not happen over a weekend. Instructions for applying in the code are included in the email(s). Once the code has been applied, 10.7 becomes available for Re-Download in the Mac App Store. (Note you must deal with each of the two stores to get this done.)

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 10:14 AM

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Q: Can I install 10.6.3 to my Mac Pro I bought second hand

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 28, 2016 8:13 AM in response to acphot
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    Sep 28, 2016 8:13 AM in response to acphot

    Yes as long as it is a 2006-2009 Mac Pro.

    How to identify Mac Pro models - Apple Support

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,Solvedanswer

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Sep 28, 2016 10:14 AM in response to acphot
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    Sep 28, 2016 10:14 AM in response to acphot

    Once you have 10.6.3, it takes several trips through "software Update to get to fully functioning Mac App Store in 10.6.8. be sure you keep running Software update until there are no more updates.

     

    10.7 Lion is sold in the Apple Online Store. It is delivered as an access code, by email, and the process requires human intervention at their end, so it will not happen over a weekend. Instructions for applying in the code are included in the email(s). Once the code has been applied, 10.7 becomes available for Re-Download in the Mac App Store. (Note you must deal with each of the two stores to get this done.)

  • by acphot,

    acphot acphot Sep 28, 2016 12:42 PM in response to lllaass
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    Sep 28, 2016 12:42 PM in response to lllaass

    Thank You

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Sep 28, 2016 12:57 PM in response to acphot
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    Sep 28, 2016 12:57 PM in response to acphot

    When you get the downloaded Lion 10.7 file, you could make an

    off-line installer copy that may be quite useful. The opportunity to

    do this vanishes, once you run that installer. So read up ahead of

    that choice and be ready... An 8GB USB flash may be OK for this.

    But I'd get a larger capacity. Also check on the USB read-write.

     

    • What is DiskMakerX? (note older version available ~ still free)

    http://diskmakerx.com/whats-this/

     

    Good luck & happy trails!