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You can then use Wikipedia to figure out what date the release was, and if it was after a specific retail release of an operating system to determine which pre bundled disc it came with, and which later retail discs the Mac could work with.Find the serial number on: Plug your serial number in at this link: Do not use third party links as they may not be secure.
Old Powerbook Mac Could WorkDo not post the serial number on this board, as that is your key to any support you may have left. Use this tip also to help figure out which portion of the Support Community to post in, as this tip explains: When you have no serial number, use one of these third party sites to find your model, production year, time in year (early, middle, late, summer, fall, winter, spring): Note: PowerMac, PowerPC, eMac, iMac PPC, iBook (Apple recycled the name iBook for its eBook application on new Macs and iOS devices), Powerbook, Classic all refer to Macs that are older than the present series of Macs. Posting in those forums about a current Mac, shows you have not researched your Mac sufficiently to get a succinct answer to your query. Apple menu - About This Mac will tell you the Mac OS version or System version you are running. The X in the version is important, and so is the preceding 10 in the version if it exists. Questions saying X.1 could refer to Mac OS X 10.13.1, 10.1. Dont truncate the version you see. There are no iOS forums specific to the operating system found on iPads, iPod Touch, AppleTV, Apple Watch, and iPhones. Old Powerbook Portable Device YouFigure out the type of portable device you are running to ask a question about that device specifically. Apple has these identifying articles as well: - MacBook Air - MacBook - MacBook Pro - Mac Mini - Mac Pro - iMac and - PowerMac G5 and - PowerMac G4 - PowerMac G3 - Powerbook G4 - eMac - Powerbook G3 - iBook Macs generally will not run an older Mac OS X operating system than shipped with them. The one exception is virtualizing 10.6 Server on 10.7 or later, which is described later. Also important to note is that the Apple App Store only has 10.7, 10.8, and 10.12, except for those who purchased in between systems, and have a Mac that shipped with in between systems. For all others if you need an in between system, and your Mac is older, contact the App Store tech support. A quick upgrade guide has been posted on Upgrade paths available to Intel Macs These dates are important for recognizing what Mac OS X will run on Macs. USB 3 and 2 look identical on the outside, use System Profiler to determine which you have) October 16, 2014 will only run 10.10 or later (10.10 is only available for Macs that shipped with it). MacBook Air 7,1 and 7,2 ( some models could only run 10.12 or later). Mac Mini 7,x iMac MF885LLA came with 10.10.2. All other 15,x came with 10.10.0 MacBook 8,x - the oldest that can run Mac OS 10.14 with this model name after installing 10.11 or later. MacBook Pro 11,4 and 11,5 October 22, 2013 will only run 10.9 or later (10.9 is only available for Macs that shipped with it). Macbook Pro 11,1 through 11,3 Mac Pro 6,x MacBook Air Early 2014 Mac Mini 6,x iMac 14,4 June 25, 2012 will only run 10.8 or later. Macs indicate machine ID found in profiler, and newer models may run some variety of 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11): MacBook Pro with Retina EMC 2557 from 2012 and 2013 and later models. MacBook Air (2013 or newer) 6,1 MacBook Air (Mid 2013 or newer) 6,1 Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer) 6,1 - the oldest that can run 10.14 after installing 10.11 or later. The oldest MacBook Air and iMac that can run Mac OS 10.14 after installing 10.11. MacBook Air 5,1 iMac 12,1 These Macs which are older can also be upgraded to 10.12 by upgrading to 10.7.5 first, and 10.13 by upgrading to 10.8 first: MacBook (Late 2009 or newer) 6,1 MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer) 6,1 MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer) 3,1. Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer) 4,1 iMac (Late 2009 or newer) 10,1 Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer) 5,1 The Macs are compatible with 10.8 and later from prior 10.8s release Mac Pro (Early 2008 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2012) 3,1-5,1 (Earlier Mac Pros are discussed on the 10.8 upgrade tip ). MacBook Late 2008 5,1 to mid 2010 7,1 with no Pro or Air in the name. July 20, 2011 will only run 10.7 or later. The model IDs (x,x) and EMC that fit this description until June 25, 2012 release of 10.8 (excluding the ones which will run only 10.8 or later earlier mentioned): iMac of an EMC of 2496; 13,x and later. MacBook 8,x and later (no Pro no Air in the name) Mac Pro 5,1 with EMC 2629 - the oldest that can be have Mac OS 10.14 installed after installing 10.11 or later, those without that EMC number came with 10.6 and can also be updated to 10.14 the same manner; 6,x and later. Note all the Macs that can only run 10.7 and later, may be able to run 10.6 Server with Parallels, if you need compatibility with an older operating system: RosettaPowerPC Applications and Lion and above Beyond this point Macs released during certain date ranges also have a maximum operating system, andor minimum retail operating system and system specific operating system requirement (when I say up to 10.9 that includes all incremental updates): Note: images shown below for retail operating system are those that have no Update, Dropin, or OEM wording on them. March 15, 2010-July 19, 2011 will only run prebundled 10.6 installer disc, and not retail, but also able to be upgraded to 10.9. Note this tip if upgrading to 10.7 or later: August 28, 2009-March 14, 2010 will only 10.6 or later up to 10.9. And will at minimum be able to use 10.6.3 retail to install 10.6. Note this tip if upgrading to 10.7 or later: During 2000 to 2009, the serial number also made it easier to identify the Macs, as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th character of the serial number referred to the week and year of the shipment date. Thus for serial numbers where x can be any letter or number, xxABCxxxxx serial numbers would refer to an A which is the last digit of the year, and BCweek of the year.
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