I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.7 do I have to go to Snow Leopard before going to Lion?
If I'm not running on Mac OS X 10.6.7 , do I have to purchase and install Snow Leopard first before I can install Lion?
You need to have Snow Leopard, but I think 10.6.7 is Snow Leopard. You should run software update before downloading Lion (I think that will take you to 10.6.8). You should also check that you do not have old PPC software (see "About this Mac" under tha Apple menu). You should clone your hard drive to an external drive so that if something does go wrong you can revert to Snow Leopard. Having said that, I had very few problems and all were very minor.
Hope that helps.
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Problem
High running Temperature
Specification
iMac 27 inch
Mac OS X Includes Software Snow Leopard upgraded to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.03 (1278)
251 GB Flash Drive
2 TB Sata disk
Processor 3.4 Ghz Intel Core I7
Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6970 2048 MB
Video: Software Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8
I use the imac mainly for editing Video which when doing so it has reached temperatures of near to 60° C which causes the program to become unstable and needs to be cooled down to operate correctly.
An Apple technician (by phone) advised me to download an smcfancontrol. This allows each individual fan to increase speed and also advises the current temperature at °C. The smcfancontrol has been downloaded but this has not resolved the problem. By increasing the speed of the fan more heat is generated and creates additional noise.
I have since taken the iMac to an Apple Store for examination as suggested by APPLECARE when the fans were found to be working correctly. An Apple Store technician carried out a test, but not whilst working under the pressure of FINAL CUT PRO when the iMac generates a high temperature.
The Temperature Specification for this model is
Operating Temperature 20 °c to 35°C
Storage Temp.47°c
Clearly the temperature my iMac is operating at is excessive and could cause the computer to break down prematurely. Has anyone experienced this problem.
Frank HowellWhen was the last time you cleaned/vacuumed out all of your iMac's vents, slots and ports.
You need to do this with the iMac powered down, disconnected from power and everything disconnected.
Lay your iMac, screen down, on a soft surface, like a heavy towel. Use a small electronics vac, or portable or full size vac with hose and a crevice tool attachment and carefully and slowly vacuum every vent, slot and port on your iMac.
Then reconnect everything up, power up and download and install iStat Pro. Start working, then report the temps of your iMac after this has been done.
When using SMCFan Control, it is important not to run the fans at too high an RPM. This doesn't generate heat on its own, but will suck in more dust, lint and dirt into your iMac, and that will be the cause of additonal increases in heat.
I run my fans in the range of 1400-1600 RPMs. You can go as high as 1800 RPMs but it is important to keep the RPM range below either 1800 or below 2000 RPMs.
I, also, run a very small desktop fan pointed toward the upper back of my iMac to keep temps down even further. -
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How do I upgrade to Snow Leopard to upgrade to Mountain Lion?
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How do I upgrade to Snow Leopard to upgrade to Mountain Lion?
Your machine is likely too dated to run 10.8 at all , or if it does will run slow.
It won't run your PPC based software or hardware drives for external hardware.
10.6 will run your PPC software and likely is best for that machine performance speaking, Software Update to 10.6.8 and stay there.
You better do your research first.
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How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
or this
How to revert your Mac to Snow Leopard
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Any chance of being to install Snow Leopard via bootcamp in Lion?
I can't use some programes anymore.Depending on the model, you may or may not be able to install and run it on a second partition or external drive. If you're willing to pay for a copy of Mac OS X Server 10.6, you can run it in emulation through a product such as VirtualBox.
Boot Camp is for setting up Windows. The Disk Utility can create a partition for other purposes.
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What machine are you running on?
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I installed Snow Leopard when it first came out but now my mac says it has os x 10.5.x. Where did snow leopard go?
Hi, after a little more looking, I think your response might lead me to a solution. It looks like the Snow Leopard install package is on my MacBook Pro hard drive but apparently something isn't right because I'm still running 10.5. I found something called 10.6 Install Package or something like that and clicked on it. It asked me where I wanted to install it and I said on the MacBook Pro hard drive in a new folder called Snow Leopard. It told me the installation was successful. I then restarted the computer but it is still using 10.5. Any suggestions on what to do now?
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http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/15/how-to-check-if-applications-are-incompatible-wit h-mac-os-x-lion/ -
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