HT201364 Unable to install OS X Mavericks

Just bought this computer and am unable to install OS X Mavericks. I get a message telling me that I cannot install it on this computer. I'm at the point of W..T..H? A brand new MacBook Pro 15 and it won't accept Mavericks? Now what? Back to the Apple Store? A.r.g.h.h.h

Yes, I reviewed all the requirements...and yes, I have the required disk space. Frustrating experience, this is. So far, everything else seems to be working out as I expected.

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  • HT201364 Unable to install Mavricks :(

    I have a  Mac Pro with 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon running 10.7.5 and I'm unable to install Mavericks, what am I missing? I checked with all the requirements.

    Your Mac looks to be the model below, if so, it does not meet requirements.
    OVERVIEW
    Introduced     August 2006
    Discontinued     January 2008
    Model Identifier     MacPro1,1
    Model Number     A1186
    EMC     2113

  • HT201364 Problem in installing OS X Mavericks.

    why I am not able to install OS X Mavericks when my current macbook pro meet system requirement?

    You need to provide more details. What Mac is it? What does it say when you try to install?

  • HT201364 Can we install os x Mavericks on a quad-core intel Xeon ?

    Hello there,
    Unfortunately I can not install os x Mavericks. I would wonder if it's due to my computer's age. My processor is 2 * 3 ghz quad-core intel Xeon, 8 GB of Memory!
    Thank you.
    Best wishes,
    Ed

    Need to know the Model Identifier or when it was manufactured.
    It needs to have been released in Early 2008 or newer. Model Identifier 3,1 or greater.
    Yours appears to be the original Mac Pro. It doesn't have the necessary hardware (64-bit EFI) to run Mountain Lion or Mavericks.

  • HT201364 I recently installed Yosemite from Mavericks.  I find that Yosemite is slowing me down and causing havoc on my home web page.  How do uninstall Yosemite and get back to Mavericks?

    I recently installed Yosemite from Mavericks.  I find that Yosemite is slowing me down and causing havoc on my home web page.  How do uninstall Yosemite and get back to Mavericks?

    kenmac1969 wrote:
    I'm gonna jump in as I have similar issues with Yosemite.
    My two old white MacBooks run perfect with Snow leopard, but my 2011 17" i7 Macbook Pro is a dead slug with yosimite installed.
    Tried the start with C held down, also with option held down.  All it does is beeps at me three times, then again three times..... 
    I want to remove yosimite and install Snow leopard from dvd as yosimite runs worse than a Windows OS.
    Can it be done, what do I need to do please?
    Examples of faults,  even with a 1tb solid state drive and 16 gig of ram, it is incredibly slow.  Took four hours to install Logic 8 last night, I still have to reinstall logic 9 upgrade.   On the White MacBooks I got both 8 and 9 installed in under an hour and a half all up.
    Beeping on startup means failed RAM.
    Slowness is usually caused by incompatible third-party system modifications.

  • HT201364 I am unable to install OS X Mavericks on my macbook air 13" it asks me to remove items from my start up disk...how do I do that?

    How does one remove items in the start up disk....
    Thank you

    You apparently have filled your boot disk to a point where the remaining space is below Mavericks installation requirements. It is implying that you need to review your login directory for very large files, or folders.
    Open a new Finder window. In the left nav, select your short login name. Then change the View to list view. If the Size column arrow is pointing up, click it to down and your folders and files will be listed in descending storage use. The folders with an engraved emblem on them were created by the operating system, so do not remove them. Also, resist removing Apple applications found in /Applications.
    Top candidates would be huge iTunes Music or applications content, iPhoto, or video collections. Whatever is taking up your storage will stand out. Generally, you should stay out of your Library folder.

  • HT201364 Trying to install OS X Mavericks

    I have an iMac, i have v10.6.8, i have the memory and enough space available. why am i not able to install the OS X Mavericks?

    What happens when you try?
    Error messages?
    To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
    iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
    MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
    MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
    MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
    Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
    Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
    Xserve (Early 2009)
    Your Mac also needs:
    OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
    2 GB or more of memory
    8 GB or more of available space

  • Unable to install OS X Mavericks to main HDD on Mini. Help Please!

    Hello, I'm having a difficult time installing the update from Mountain Lion to Mavericks. I had no trouble when I updated to Mountain Lion. I downloaded the Mavericks update but when it comes to the point that I need to select the disk where I want to install it is where I get stumped. I try to select the main hdd but it wont let me and I get a message in a liitle box above the main hdd icon saying "This disk is used for Time Machine backups". The problem is that it's not true. I have a seperate external HDD for my Time Machine backups. Any ideas anyone? Thanks in advance for any help!!
    Mark
    Mac Mini 2.26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
    8GB Ram 1067MHz DDR3

    So if I have DDR2 Ram, there is no possibility of upgrading to Mavericks?
    I installed mavericks onto an external hard drive (using a backup of my early
    2011 mac book pro), tried to boot it with my early 2008 macbook and
    this is what the screen looks like. Hoping to install Mavericks on my early 2008 macbook too.
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  • Unable to install OS X Mavericks on MacPro

    Getting error message "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer" Learn More and Ok are the only options that I have.
    Currently I'm running:
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    Thanks!
    Matty

    So if I have DDR2 Ram, there is no possibility of upgrading to Mavericks?
    I installed mavericks onto an external hard drive (using a backup of my early
    2011 mac book pro), tried to boot it with my early 2008 macbook and
    this is what the screen looks like. Hoping to install Mavericks on my early 2008 macbook too.
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  • Unable to install OS X Maverick on iMac after download

    After downloading OS X Maverick nothing happens upon clicking download. I meet all necessary requirements from what I can tell.
    Any solutions?

    I Have the same issue with a different error msg. Gets to aboutb15 mins install then fails.
    ive tried repairing disk (judging by the log the installer does this anyway during installation).
    ive even tried booting from USB key with the installer on a separate volume, this produces the
    same error. My files are still on the disk, It just won't accept Yosemite ans Mavericks seems to not be there
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  • HT201364 I am unable to redownload OS X Mavericks on a Late 2013 new Macbook Pro 13". I get a message saying "We could not complete your purchase" " OS X Mavericks can not be installed on this computer"

    I am unable to redownload OS X Mavericks on a Late 2013 new Macbook Pro 13". I get a message saying "We could not complete your purchase" " OS X Mavericks can not be installed on this computer"
    I nee an easy way to resolve this with Apple.

    why is it this problematic to resolve?! obviously there's a valid installer image for our macs, why can we not have access to it to use on our laptops?
    I do not understand, nor accept the explanation given before - about it being a newer model... it doesn't make sense... how does that translate to "no download available".
    also, if it was a valid point - we would have had that download with the release of 10.9.1 - which we don't.

  • Since installing OS X Mavericks I am unable to open Adobe CS5 software such as Photoshop CS5 etc

    Since installing OS X Mavericks I am unable to open Adobe CS5 software such as Photoshop CS5 etc

    Check out the Adobe / Mavericks support page >  OS Compatibility and FAQs for Mac OS Mavericks (v10.9)

  • Office Jet Pro 8600/Mavericks/ unable to install

    When downloading the most current software and driver from the HP site and trying to install ,I encounter an error 90% of the way throught the install. The HP installer closes without notice and prompts me to start again . The following error screen appears:
    Process: HP Installer [7990]
    Path: /Volumes/VOLUME/HP Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/HP Installer
    Identifier: com.hp.Installer
    Version: 3.3.0 (2)
    Code Type: X86 (Native)
    Parent Process: launchd [137]
    Responsible: HP Installer [7990]
    User ID: 501
    Date/Time: 2014-09-17 06:14:52.450 -0400
    OS Version: Mac OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
    Report Version: 11
    Anonymous UUID: 941C7BE8-E4F1-51DD-FEBF-9B465619D6DF
    Sleep/Wake UUID: 356C86AA-4E1B-4A73-B8A4-666580E051EA
    Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
    Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
    Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000000000070d
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    Hi @jfdevinejr,
    Welcome to the HP Forums! 
    I understand that you are unable to install the HP Officejet pro 8600 software on Mac OS X 10.9.4. I am happy to help with this installation issue!
    Please visit this website, HP Officejet Pro 8600 series Full Feature Software and Driver- OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Scroll down the page, and I would like you to hold down the control button, and click on the .dmg file, then save it to your desktop. Wait until it is fully downloaded, and then try the install again.
    Hope this helps, and have a good day!
    RnRMusicMan
    I work on behalf of HP
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  • I have a iMac 5,1 made b/t 7/23/07-7/29/07 but have OS X 10.6.8 w/ 2GB mem but unable to install Maverick, Garage band and iPhoto.  Please help.  Thanks!

    I have a iMac 5,1 made b/t 7/23/07-7/29/07 but have OS X 10.6.8 w/ 2GB mem but unable to install Maverick, Garage band and iPhoto. Would installing Snow Leopard 10.6.8 make it possible to install Maverick?  Please help.  Thanks!

    The highest OS X version you can install on your model iMac is OS X Lion 10.7.5.
    To get to this! you would need to purchase the retail OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD, first.
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
    OS X 10.7 Lion is no longer available, directly, from the Mac App Store. You need to contact Apple at 1-800-MYAPPLE and ask for retail software sales and tell them you would like to upgrade your Mac to OS X 10.7 Lion and they will give you a special download code to download it from the Mac App Store.

  • HT201364 do you have to have an administrator password to install OS X Mavericks

    Do you need an administrator password to install os x mavericks.  I am trying to dowload and it is asking me for  password?

    Yes

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