However, battery life results are impacted by settings like mail, messages and notifications. Trying to reinstall macos on a 2009 macbook pro ask different. Mac mini early 2009 or newer mac pro early 2008 or newer xserve early 2009 os x mountain lion 10. Just click the mac app store icon in your dock, purchase mountain lion and follow the onscreen instructions to install it. Time machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. The rapid rise of os x mountain lion, dan knight, mac musings, 2012. To install mountain lion, you need one of these macs. Macbook pro mountain lion, wont boot apple community.
Mountain lion will not only make your mac work better, it also makes your mac work even better with your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. The only available option was mountain lion, which was already installed. May 19, 2014 hello, i recently bought a macbook aid mid 2009 with 2 gb ram, 120gb sata and 1. Do know that the lion x os is not the same as the os x mountain lion. This 2009 macbook pro should be able to boot anything from leopard, snow leopard, yosemite to sierra. How to install os x mountain lion with pictures wikihow. Macbook late 2008 aluminum, or early 2009 or newer. How to install mountain lion on your mac the right way feature. All macs capable of running os x mountain lion likely. Click the apple button in the upper left corner of your screen. Jul 25, 2012 here are the specific mac models that are compatible with mountain lion macbook late 2008 aluminum, or early 2009 or newer macbook pro midlate 2007 or newer macbook air late 2008 or newer. With lion, apples marketing material began referring to os x rather than mac os x, but with mountain lion all traces have been eradicated.
If your mac isnt compatible with macos high sierra, the installer will let you know. Because it comes with icloud, your mail, calendars, contacts. I booted cmdr, wiped the main partition, then attempted to upgrade. However, my macbook pro overheated after some time even though i was only running basic apps like safari, mail and. I installed mountain lion over a snow leopard install mail and finder seem much faster, but i havent noticed any battery issues. Aug 23, 2014 my macbook pro of mid 2009 is running very poorly.
Trying to reinstall macos on a 2009 macbook pro ask. We also boast an active community focused on purchasing decisions and technical aspects of the iphone, ipod, ipad, and mac platforms. How to update to newest mac os high sierra from older mac. The entire outer case of the apple laptop, including the trackpad, the screen enclosure, and the keyboard base, is molded out of the same piece of plastic. Ok, so for starters, i have a mid 2009 macbook pro, 4gb of ram, running mountain lion. Jan 23, 2015 i tried mavericks on my late 2009 macbook pro 4gb memory, 2. Ready to insert into your macbook pro or macbook laptop computer, and use right away. Jul 26, 2012 but if youre not sure, heres a list of models from that support mountain lion. Oct 07, 2019 to find your mac model, memory, storage space, and macos version, choose about this mac from the apple menu.
The entire outer case of the apple laptop, including the trackpad, the screen enclosure, and the keyboard. Macbook pro newer, mac mini 2009 or newer, macbook air late 2008 or newer, macbook, imac, xserve early 2009. Installation took 45 minutes, all apps that ran in lion run well, and everything seems a little faster. How to install mountain lion on an unsupported mac youtube. There is 4gb memory installed, i have 90gb of 250gb disk space free. Nov 09, 2017 quick tutorial on how update to high sierra os from later model mac pro 20112012 with preinstalled lion x 10.
Here are the specific mac models that are compatible with mountain lion macbook late 2008 aluminum, or early 2009 or newer macbook pro midlate 2007 or. Before installing any upgrade, its a good idea to back up your mac. However, i need to keep my company macbook pro at snow leopard. Macs supported by mountain lion imac mid 2007 or newer. Upgrade install os x lion to mountain lion groovypost. These are estimates on the years of macbooks and macbook pro s that will run this macos.
Quick tutorial on how update to high sierra os from later model mac pro 20112012 with preinstalled lion x 10. Intel core 2 duo and a nvidia 9400m, i have to say that, in contradiction to what i expected, everything is faster, especially when switching desktops. Can i install mountion lion on a macbook 2,1 with ram. But if youre not sure, heres a list of models from that support mountain lion. Dec 26, 20 in this video, i will be showing you how to install mac os x mountain lion 10. Get the best deals on apple macbook pro mac os x 10. It depends on what mac os version was previously installed on the laptop. Mountain lion will not only make your mac work better, it also makes your mac work even better with your iphone, ipad and ipod touch. In this video, i will be showing you how to install mac os x mountain lion 10. As pointed out by owc, a stepbystep instruction guide has popped up courtesy of mac user jabbawok that details the steps necessary to get mountain lion running on. Apples upgrade page for mountain lion confirms that older macs.
Reinstalling mountain lion 2009 macbook p apple community. Apple macbook pro hard drive snow leopard mountain lion. Mountain lion is now available for download from the mac app store. Since a half year or so it even became difficult to open safari or another finder window but the last couple of weeks i can only close safari by forcequitting it. But there are still a few things you can do before downloading mountain lion to ensure that your mac is. More precisely than the official info, the following list of macs support os x mountain lion, provided that they have 2 gb of memory, at least 8 gb of available storage space, and are running mac os x 10. Jul 23, 2012 as pointed out by owc, a stepbystep instruction guide has popped up courtesy of mac user jabbawok that details the steps necessary to get mountain lion running on a macpro1. That translate into version numbers as anything from 10.
Apples upgrade page confirms older macs cant run mountain lion. Mar 15, 2019 mac mini early 2009 or newer mac pro early 2008 or newer xserve early 2009 os x mountain lion 10. The following mac models are capable of running mountain lion os x 10. How to update to newest mac os high sierra from older mac pro. The other day i was on a plane and decided to pass some time by working on some music i had started in logic pro. Mountain lion drops support for several older mac models. Os x mountain lion is available now as a download from the mac app store. Feb 16, 2012 mountain lion will only run on the following macs. Just click the mac app store icon in your dock, purchase mountain lion, and follow the onscreen instructions to install it. Mountain lion update page confirms incompatibility with.
How to install mountain lion on your mac the right way. I tried mavericks on my late 2009 macbook pro 4gb memory, 2. The late 2009 macbook was the first of its kind to feature the unibody design that was made from a combination of a polycarbonate or plastic and fiberglass. Apple macbook pro hard drive snow leopard mountain lion mavericks 2006 2007 2009 ebay. Macbook late 2008 aluminium, or early 2009 or newer.
Jul 25, 2012 mountain lion is now available for download from the mac app store. For example, all macs powered by at least intel core 2 duo processors were able to run os x 10. As a proud owner of one of the slowest macs that are able to run mountain lion i have an early 2009 model, 2 gb ram, 2. Mountain lion, the last of the cat versions of macos launched in july 2012 and supported the following macs.
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