I can't install OS X Mountain Lion

I have OS X Mountain Lion installation file but when i try to start it in the first screen i click on "continue" button and then a message error appear saying that "it cannot find information about this computer". I tried many times but the result doesn't change. I have a MacBook 13" late 2008 in aluminum with 4GB of RAM and more than 70GB of free space on the HD. What's the problem?

Depending on the capacity of the startup disk, make sure there's at least 15% available disk space.
Example: A 500GB drive would need 75GB free space minimum.
If necessary, you can use Safe Mode to free up space.
Step by Step to fix your Mac: Apple Support Communities

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I can't install OS X mountain Lion to my macbook pro. It says when I'm trying to choose the disk, (This disk is used for time machine backups'. What can I do about it? thanks!

I can't install OS X mountain Lion to my macbook pro. It says when I'm trying to choose the disk, (This disk is used for time machine backups'. What can I do about it? thanks!

From the Finder's Go menu, choose Computer:
Double-click your hard disk icon. It is usually named "Macintosh HD":
Look for this folder:
Drag it to the Trash.

Can't install mac os mountain lion uising

can't install mac os mountain lion uising cd

Mountain Lion doesn't ship on any media and is too large to fit on a CD.
You must purchase it using the App Store and it downloads over the Internet.

Can i install os x mountain lion in another macbook air with my apple id?

Can i install os x mountain lion in another macbook air with my apple id?

It depends. If you purchase an OS upgrade it can be installed on up to 5 devices that are registered with your ID. However if you purchase a computer with that OS you cannot install it on other computers you own. The OS that comes with your computer is tied to the computer and not your ID.

Can i install OS X Mountain Lion on my MacBook (Mid 2007)?

Hi all,
Can i install OS X Mountain Lion on my MacBook (Mid 2007)?
thanks

No, your MacBook must be one of the following models:
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
Read these articles
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57470261-263/older-64-bit-macs-out-of-the-p icture-for-mountain-lion/?tag=mncol;txt
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57387846-263/will-your-mac-run-mountain-lio n/

Can i install os x mountain lion in apple retailer store instead?

I live overseas and i don't have broadband internet access.
Can i just simply bring my macbook pro late 2011 to apple retailer store and ask them to clean install OS X mountain lion?
i have backed up everything that i need though..

you can most definitely walk into your Apple Retail Store and use their internet! Apple is very cool about those things. I've seen some people just stand and browse the internet for hours while I'm getting something repaired or buying something there. They really don't care. They want you to be in there.
make an appointment to see if they can't assist you further, be sure to bring an 8gb storage device if you want to do a clean install.
if you are using time machine, make sure you verify your backups by holding option and clicking the time machine icon in the toolbar and then selecting Verify Backups.
Be aware that if you plan to just migrate your former backup to ML that a clean install is unecessary and you can just do a regular installation ontop of your system as it is now.

Can i install os x mountain loin on my pc?, can i install os x mountain lion on my pc?

i have a pc thats running windows 7 64bit and i was wondering if i could install OS X Mountain Lion on it?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X can only be installed in Macs because it's designed to work only with hardware included in Macs. Also, the OS X Terms of Use doesn't allow it

Can't install Boot Camp - Mountain Lion

I had previously installed Windows XP running under Parallels. When I updated to Mountain Lion I uninstalled Parallels. I decided to just run XP in Boot Camp, as I need it only once in awhile. I downloaded Boot Camp 3.2 which says it's compatable with XP. When I try to download the Windows Support Software to install XP, it will not load. It says that it is not available on the server. Is there a solution for this? Thanks!!!

It takes awhile, but this seems to work…
Make sure you have:
* Wired USB Keyboard & Mouse
* Snow Leopard CD
* WinXP CD
* 16GB Thumb Drive
* Everything on your system backed up... just in case
* Lots of time set aside
In the unlikely event of a water landing, make sure you have backed up your system prior to attempting this!*
Connect your wired USB keyboard & mouse and Install SL to the thumb drive (This part is like watching paint dry.) then reboot your Mac. Hold down the option key right when you hear the boot chime and select the thumb drive as your boot device. Once SL boots up, you can then use the boot camp assistant to create the BC partition and begin WinXP installation. Note: the WinXP installer will tell you it doesn't recognize any of the partitions and will ask you if you want to delete & repartition as MBR... DO NOT REPARTITION WITH THE XP INSTALLER. If you do, the XP loader will get confused on where your windows installation is. Select the Boot Camp partition and format NTFS**.
After install make sure you run the BC driver setup so all your devices will play nicely. You might also need to run apple software update to get the last supported XP drivers (which I believe is BC v3.2) as well as download/install the latest video drivers directly from nvidia or amd/radeon. Once everything is up to date, you should be able enable bluetooth to setup/use your wireless keyboard and mouse.
Another thing to note: the BC icon in the windows control panel works like a champ, however the one in Mountain Lion does not acknolegde you have boot camp installed... so to get to your XP partition you have to hold down the option key on boot and select it by hand... or you probably could install a boot manager.
Did I leave anything out? Oh....Good luck!!
* Back everything up before attempting the rest of these steps.
** Again... everything should have been backed up waaay before you get to this step.

MacBookPro3,1 runs well with 10.6.8 but can't install Mavericks or Mountain Lion

I have an old "Santa Rosa" MBP from August 2007. It runs 10.6.8 perfectively well but I thought I'd install Mavericks to see what the future is like. Unfortunately it failed midway through the install with a "hardware issue" message and a request for reboot. Fortunately it hadn't changed the OS on the hard disk so all I had to do was go into Startup Manager and boot the old installation.
I then tried to install Mountain Lion onto a USB drive and it gave the same hardware/reboot message. Curiously I can safe-boot into Mountain Lion.
I ran the Apple hardware tests and everything passes. The top of the kernel panic file in /USB/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ reads:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1097 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    C1ED3F67-A747-6CE7-96A7-E79CDE3F77A8
Tue Dec 10 08:15:34 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f85f55281): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00002500: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80833d2000 0x084700a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
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This model is supposed to run everything up through Mavericks. Is there anything obvious I've missed?

You can check here for MT Lion
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
Make sure your iMac will run MT Lion:
OS X Mountain Lion system requirements - Apple Support
Keep in mind that if you have older PPC apps, or other older applications they may not work with MT LION.
You can check compatibility here:
Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!
http://roaringapps.com/apps

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I just bought and downloaded Mountain Lion on my Mac. Now I'm trying to upgrade but seems to fail.
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Can i install OS X mountain lion on the same computer as yosemite (mac pro late 2013)

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HT1338 S.M.A.R.T errors can't install OS X Mountain Lion

I tried to download OS X Mountain Lion but all I get is a message reading .......... This disk has S.M.A.R.T errors. This disk has a hardware problem that can't be repaired. So what is a S.M.A.R.T error ? Can it really not be reparied ? What shall I do now ? No sence in paying $19.99 if I can't use it.
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A SMART error means the disk is flagging the user that it is failing. SMART is monitoring technology built into the disk. It cannot be repaired. Backup any data immediately. You will need a new hardrive, regardless of your operating system. Sorry.
S.M.A.R.T.

Can I install OS X Mountain Lion on my AMD based PC?

Hi guys,
I was just wondering,
If I were to purchase a copy of OS X Mountain Lion, would it be compatible with my PC (currently running Win7 x64, will partition or get an additional hard drive) which is built using an AMD processor?
Here are my specs;
Motherboard: ASUS M4A8GTD PRO
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (3.4Ghz Quad Core)
RAM: 2x4Gb Corsair Vengeance
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6870
PSU: Corsair TX650
Thanks,
JPiiONEFOURONE

No. OS X only works on Macs with Intel CPUs.

I installed Maverick It turns off for no reasons, makes Safari a miserable experience, and more. How can I get back to Mountain Lion?

Maverick is a mess, well up to MS at its best. i installed it over Mountain Lion on a base Air that initially came with Lion. The worst is when the screen suddenly goes blank. After a few times, i found tha tsimpy pressing the power button brought up the welcome screen which - after the password - took me back to where I was with no loss, bu tthe first time was horrible. Then WORD for MAC started behaving strangely, with normal operations simply not working - shading to copy or cut out, for instance. Click again and again, no shading - then suddenly it workds! Safari has similar issues. So too with other software downladed earlier. simply nothing works as well as all did under Mountain Lion.
So, I want to deep six Maverick and get back to Mountain Lion. I assume that if I use CONTROL R I will simply reload Maverick. Can I download Mountain Lion from the App Store and then ??? All the copying and such - a half day lost. Is there are easier way?
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It's Command-R, not Control-R. You won't lose your files or settings if you reinstall 10.9 this way. Why don't you give that a go before reverting to 10.8.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13871
Enjoyed the Sarah Palin crack, btw.

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