You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. Your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it still meets the requirements to install Lion. You can now consider if you wish to upgrade: Once you complete the above you should find things much snappier. You can now begin the update processīy opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring yourĭownload and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. You will be running a fresh install of OS X. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the SetupĪssistant. With the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.Ĥ. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.

(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.ģ.

Partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options buttonĪnd select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended Size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.Īfter DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continueīutton. Release the key when you seeĪ small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.Ģ.

Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.Īfter the chime press and hold down the 'C' key.

Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came I would suggest that you do a scratch reinstall of Snow Leopard:īe sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will eraseġ. But this will not fix your current problem. In that case you can only upgrade to 10.7.5 Lion. I would not upgrade from Snow Leopard unless you need to.

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