The model must have at least 2 gb of memory, 8 gb of hard disk space, mac os x snow leopard 10. Now its time to breathe life back into the macbook pro by using your boot drive you created in the earlier steps. Installing os x mavericks on my macbook late 2009 youtube. I also have a mid 2009 macbook pro, i tried various solutions but ended up going back to snow leopard. For example, all macs powered by at least intel core 2 duo processors were able to run os x 10. All macs capable of running os x mountain lion likely.
With more than 200 new features, os x mavericks brings ibooks and maps to the mac, includes a new version of safari, enhances multidisplay support, introduces finder. Mar 24, 2020 if your mac is using an earlier version of any mac operating system, you should install the latest apple software updates, which can include important security updates and updates for the apps installed by macos, such as safari, books, messages, mail, music, calendar, and photos. Cannot reinstall os x on a macbook pro inch, mid 2009. Cannot reinstall os x on a macbook pro inch, mid 2009 ask question. Installing osx mavericks mid 2009 macbook pro macrumors. It doesnt significantly rework the user interface like apple did with ios 7, though there are some nice tweaks. If you own a macbook laptop or a mac desktop computer, then apples decision to make os x mavericks available as a free download may have you itching to upgrade.
Hello, i have a problem with an old macbook pro of a friend. Macbook pro youll need to have either a inch from mid2009, 15inch from midlate 2007 or 17inch from late 2007 or later. Also, your 2009 macbook appears to meet the requirements of mavericks. Os x mavericks was announced on june 10, 20, at wwdc 20, and was released on october 22, 20 worldwide. How to create a bootable usb drive to install os x mavericks. Macbook white mid 2007 will not boot even on mac os x lion bootup usb. What is the best os for my 2009 macbook p apple community. If youre using an earlier macos, use the app store instead. Which os x version is best for a macbook pro from 2009.
On a newer and fresher systems, it should be a lot faster. I am touting a 2008 macbook pro 17 at present, mavericks has really shown a dramatic performance boost for me. What to do before upgrading to apples os x mavericks. It meets the minimum spec for mavericks but i am thinking that i am overstretching it. New osx comes with great features which we are longing for these days. Os x mavericks compatibility with 2009 ma apple community. All macbook airs, macbook pros, mac minis, and mac pros are accepted provided they are from 2010 or later.
Packed with over 200 new feature enhancements and refinements, it includes some very handy new features that will make a lot of mac users happy, ranging from finder tags, to tabbed finder windows, to improved battery life and power management. The white macbook and the macbook pros were running mac os x 10. Will mavericks run smoothly or should i go with mountain lion, or even lion. Mavericks os x can be run on mac pc with a minimum of 8gb of internal storage memory and 2gb of ram. I have yosemite installed and my computer runs like a snail. Tabs in finder, password chain for browsers, better notifications and more. Apple mac os x mavericks for mac free download and. The desktop software introduces a raft of productivity and security features, provides a noticeable bump in battery life and supports. Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later imac introduced in mid 2007 or later mac pro introduced in early 2008 or later xserve models introduced in early 2009. Use the mac operating system that came with your mac, or a compatible newer version if you try to use an incompatible macos, your mac might not finish starting up, or it might behave unexpectedly. Macbook 2008 or later, mac mini 2009 or later, macbook air 2008, xserve 2009 and macbook pro 2007 or later. In short, if your mac runs sierra today, then it can handle high sierra because apple has not restricted the list of compatible macs.
After getting back from the otn nordic tour 20, i figured it was time to give os x mavericks a go im currently using a macbook pro inch, mid 2009. Iirc, i did a clean install on mountain lion when upgrading from lion. Heres the full list of macs and os x mavericks compatibility. If your mac is using an earlier version of any mac operating system, you should install the latest apple software updates, which can include important security updates and updates for the apps installed by macos, such as safari, books, messages, mail, music, calendar, and photos. Trying to reinstall macos on a 2009 macbook pro ask. Mavericks surprising impact on my 2009 macbook pro s. Mavericks surprising impact on my 2009 macbook pros. Os x mavericks is the newest major operating system release for mac users, versioned as os x 10. In the last chapter you wiped your data clean from the laptop. If you try to start up your mac from a hard disk, network volume, or time machine backup that contains an incompatible version or build of macos. It asks me to agree to yosemite terms and conditions, and when inputting my or my dads apple id and.
Macbook pro wont boot with new hard drive, but a different macbook pro will. Apple announces compatibility of this os with macbooks and imacs from 2009 or later. Macbook late 2009 and later imac late 2009 and later macbook air 2010 and later macbook pro 2010 and later mac mini 2010 and later mac pro 2010 and later heres the patch tool by dosdude for high sierra, iused his former patch to do the sierra upgrade. Hopefully well find a solution to this problem soon. Jun 27, 2014 i have a macbook pro from 2009, with a 3. If your mac isnt compatible with os x yosemite, the installer will let. I need to downgrade my osx, and i am wondering what is the latest version that will run smoothly on my machine. This video is actually a couple years old hence why os x ma. The release of mavericks os x came at a time when users anticipated so much on its.
Joined nov 4, 20 messages 3 motherboard p67aud3 cpu i52500k graphics hd 6870 mac classic mac mobile phone. Mavericks surprising impact on my 2009 macbook pros performance. For some devices, like the imac and macbook pro, mavericks will reach back a fair number of years. Use the mac operating system that came with your mac, or a.
Oct 30, 20 if you own a macbook laptop or a mac desktop computer, then apples decision to make os x mavericks available as a free download may have you itching to upgrade. Mavericks surprising impact on my 2009 macbook pro s performance. On october 22, 20 announced that os x mavericks, the 10th major release of the worlds most advanced desktop operating system, is available for free from the mac app store. We had to install snow leopard because new harddrive.
I am upgrading from my early 2008 macbook pro to my moms old laptop mid 2009 and im trying to transfer stuff and set up. Oct 22, 20 over the course of the past decade, weve seen many changes to os x some iterative, some significant. I have a mid2009 15 macbook pro intel core 2 duo 2. My question is, will i notice a slowdown if i update to the latest macos. Plug and play, easiest way to testupgrade your macbook, macbook pro and mac mini. Its a little long in the tooth, but it has 8g ram and a 256g ssd, so it still performs pretty well. Macbook late 2008 aluminum, early 2009 to mid2010. To find your mac model, memory, storage space, and macos version, choose about this mac from the apple menu. Meanwhile, your mac mini will need to be the 2009 refresh or later to get on os x 10. Find out which macos your mac is using apple support. I used time machine to then restore all her data for the mountain lion install, worked like a charm. Experience music, tv, and podcasts in three allnew apps, which together replace itunes. Macbook pro ab modell, siebte generation juni 2009.
Make sure your computer is compatible with os x mavericks. Oct 26, 20 after getting back from the otn nordic tour 20, i figured it was time to give os x mavericks a go im currently using a macbook pro inch, mid 2009. Jun 11, 20 heres the full list of macs and os x mavericks compatibility. Macbook pro youll need to have either a inch from mid 2009, 15inch from midlate 2007 or 17inch from late 2007 or later. Apple mac os x mavericks for mac free download and software. Apr 05, 2019 i have a mid 2009 15 macbook pro intel core 2 duo 2. Now im trying to reinstall macos through os x utilities. Apple did make a number of changes under the hood to improve performance and efficiency, however. It really feels like theyve worked on the gpu drivers in the upgrade. Apple, of course, makes it difficult to stick with an old operating system, but there are ways around that, so i thought id ask whether its worth sticking with. Jun 17, 20 wwdc 20 apple showed their new operating system for the mac. I am planning to upgrade the 500gb hd to a 1tb hybrid. I am running mavericks on it, but i find that it can be slow when it is accessing the disk a lot, and it runs hot. Now is the time to install the operating system so your dead computer can come back to life.
Im also having similar issues like you after trying to upgrade to mavericks from snow leopard last week. It was an upgrade to mavericks on my daughters mid 2009 2. Os x mavericks was announced on june 10, 20, at wwdc 20, and was released on october 22, 20 worldwide the update emphasized battery life, finder improvements, other improvements for power users, and. If youre using macos mojave, choose apple menu system preferences, then click software update where youll find the upgrade. New mac os x named out of cat family which is called mavericks. The desktop software introduces a raft of productivity and security features, provides a. Oct 23, 20 for me, on a fairly boggeddown 2011 macbook pro, the free upgrade to os x mavericks took around 90 minutes. Jan 14, 2017 joined nov 4, 20 messages 3 motherboard p67aud3 cpu i52500k graphics hd 6870 mac classic mac mobile phone.
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