Tom Skowyrski
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Best way to update 10.6.8 Mac
What's the best way to update Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 (Mid-2010) from 10.6.8 to either El Capitan or Sierra or at least something newer than 10.6.8. We do not mind doing fresh install. We have other El Capitan Mac which we could use to create an installation image. Can we just install El Capitan and will it automatically activate and not ask for licence serial number? Will drivers still be available?
Regards,
Tom
Regards,
Tom
You can't. They're not supported. The Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 (Mid-2010) can only go to Snow Leopard. It's time to retire the thing or install linux. Even Windows 7 in bootcamp would be newer. You probably can't get Windows 10 on it if you only know how to use the Bootcamp Assistant. You'll need to tweak that install manually. Depending on the exact model, you might be able to get Lion (10.7) on it, but that's also too obsolete. Linux will be best bet or just get rid of it.
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We already have Mac OS X version 10.10.5 installed on another one by previous guy, so how could he have done that? Did he manage to do that, because it was done a while ago and it cannot be done now?
Ok, I seem to remember incorrectly, or they've changed what was supported. https://everymac.com/systems/by_capability/maximum-macos-supported.html
It looks like you can get to 10.11, which is El Capitan. Unfortunately, you'll have had "purchased" it from the App Store at some point to get a free copy for yourself. Otherwise, you'll have to find someone that has it. Once you do have a copy, you can create a bootable USB and install it. Here are the instructions for each version of OS X: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
It looks like you can get to 10.11, which is El Capitan. Unfortunately, you'll have had "purchased" it from the App Store at some point to get a free copy for yourself. Otherwise, you'll have to find someone that has it. Once you do have a copy, you can create a bootable USB and install it. Here are the instructions for each version of OS X: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
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Thank you. The end user understood it and decided that should be able to do it himself with me being on the phone. We are changing HDD to SSD, so we are not going to do the backup as we can just put the old HDD back if it does not work with SSD.