I just got a new iPad mini and went to sync it with iTunes. Got a message that my iTunes is not up to date. Apparently I need to update my OS X before updating iTunes. Next problem is I read on the Apple site that I can't upgrade to Mountain Lion until I first update to Snow Leopard. Is this correct?
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OS X Upgrade
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Yes, you need the 19 USD Upgrade DVD of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from the Apple Online Store first to upgrade your Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, then use Software Update to at least update to 10.6.6, then you can use the Mac App Store (MAS) to download OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and install it.
If you want to make a bootable installation medium, you can follow these steps:
If you want to make a bootable installation medium, you can follow these steps:
Currently I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 and iTunes 10.6.3.
Here are the stats on my Mac:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Here are the stats on my Mac:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
That Mac can run OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, but make sure to at least upgrade to 4 GB or 8 GB RAM via 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM modules. They can be had for less than 50 USD nowadays.
Specs of your iMac: http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...o-2.66-24-inch-aluminum-early-2009-specs.html
Received my Snow Leopard in the mail over the weekend and completed the first upgrade step. Want to run it a few days and make sure its all ok before doing the Mountain Lion upgrade.
As far as the Snow Leopard upgrade, it there anything I need to do now as far as the old OS goes or was that all wiped during the upgrade?
As far as the Snow Leopard upgrade, it there anything I need to do now as far as the old OS goes or was that all wiped during the upgrade?
You are fine. The Snow Leopard install wipes the previous install. Same thing will happen when you install Mountain Lion. Just install it right on top of Snow Leopard also and you will be good.
You can probably use your iPad directly with Snow Leopard; I think SL supports iTunes 10.7, which in turn I think is the requirement for the newest iPads.
Can't get Snow Leopard to Install
I have an iMac running 10.5.8.
I bought a new Snow Leopard disk direct from Apple.
Each time I try to install I get same message at end "Install Failed, Restart and Try again" or something just like that.
My iMac has:
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Pro Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Pro Speed: 2.93 GHz
L2 Cache 6MB
4GB of memory
If anyone has any advice it would be a great help.
Thanks for your time.
I have an iMac running 10.5.8.
I bought a new Snow Leopard disk direct from Apple.
Each time I try to install I get same message at end "Install Failed, Restart and Try again" or something just like that.
My iMac has:
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Pro Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Pro Speed: 2.93 GHz
L2 Cache 6MB
4GB of memory
If anyone has any advice it would be a great help.
Thanks for your time.
Take a look at this article, it may provide some steps to follow which could help you:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1394
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1394