I own a mid 2007 white macbook. it currently runs os x 10.5.8. Can i go any higher with the poerating system
Can i upgrade from 10.5.8 to a giher operating software on my Mid 20077 Macbook?
The computer would need to be upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6
by use of retail DVD from Apple, then updated by use of the
downloaded Combo update 10.6.8 v.1.1 for Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
After that, you'd run software update in the computer so it could
look online at the Apple servers for any additional newer parts,
then you could see about going to the Mac App Store, the App
Store, the iTunes Store and other online upgrade or software
update options to include later OS X versions suited to you Mac.
According to several information databases, your older white MB
13-inch mid 2007 model can run as new a system as Lion 10.7.5.
This would be a purchase from the Mac App Store and a code
would be sent to your email to be able to download the Upgrade.
Any older software from the earlier era of PPC that had been able
to run in your OS X 10.5.8 Leopard system may not work after this.
Some old earlier Intel-based MacBooks do best when upgraded to
Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and their memory (RAM) chips upgraded as
well, to the maximum allowed by the computer architecture.
The maximum RAM appears to be 3GB, so that could be a combination
of one- 1GB chip and one- 2GB chip; or two- 2GB chips and you don't
see much use of that additional capacity of 1GB over the 3GB max.
Based on MacBook 13-inch Mid 2007 model spec RAM upgrade:
Maximum Memory
3.0 GB (Actual) 2.0 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
2 - 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
{information from http://mactracker.ca database application}
The upgrade of a computer needs to take additional hardware upgrades
into account, usually before a system software upgrade to a new level.
Hopefully this helps.
Good luck & happy computing!
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