My Late 2008 Mac Pro won't update to Yosemite, even though it has the Mac OS X 10.6.8.

I'm trying to update my Late 2008 Mac Pro to Yosemite. I've checked for updates, and it says I don't need any. I'm running OS X 10.6.8. Any suggestions?

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4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
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