Installing Mavericks on new MacMini

Hey I just received my new MacMini and want to install Mavericks because Yosemite won't let me use the Final Cut Server work around that I use. But when I want to install Mavericks I keep getting a message that it can't be installed on my system. In the system requirements it just says "
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)". Has anyone also had this problem? Thanks Lilian

Mavericks is too old to run on that Mac, except inside a product such as VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, or VMware Fusion.
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Installing Maverick on new HD

I am Installing Maverick on new HD where i can CC it over to my main computer. I would like to start fresh.
My snow leopard has iphoto and itunes with a TON of 'stuff'.
Now i found out Maverick doesnt come with either.
Anyone know how to get these appications without having to buy them again??

Install your old Snow leopard system (Full Backup with all application) on your new HD, when Upgrade to maverick its free.

How i can install Mavericks on new HDD because my mac hdd broken

i have macbook pro A1286 hard disk damage . i buy new HDD and fix it on my mac , then how i can install Mavericks ?
i try many times but i cant finish this problem because i cant access to disk utilities or recovery mood because already the hdd is new&empty .
Please Help
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Thanks

It's going to be impossible to install Mavericks unless you have a working Mavericks-USB-installer or an "install OS X Mavericks.dmg" that YOU have downloaded from the App Store in the past.
You should use a Snow Leopard install DVD to install 10.6.8 Snow Leopard on your Mac. From there, you can use your "install OS X Mavericks.dmg" to install Mavericks. If you don't have that, you can download and install Yosemite from the Mac App Store instead.
If you don't have either a Snow Leopard install DVD or a custom made Mavericks-installer-USB, you should call Apple and buy a Snow Leopard install DVD from them. They're still for sale.
The other option is to use another, still functioning, Mac and connect the two using a firewire cable. Then you can use Target Disk Mode to install Mavericks or Yosemite on your Mac http://support.apple.com/nl-nl/ht1661

Clean install Mavericks on new hard drive

Hello,
I have a Early 2009 Mac Pro that is currently running Mavericks (10.9.1). There are currently three hard drives in it:
2-1 TB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 (1 as Boot drive & 1 as secondary storage, both from factory)
1-3 TB Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH16 (being used as a Time Machine Drive)
I want to replace the boot 1 TB drive with a second 3 TB Seagate ST3000DM001. I understand the process for clean installing Mavericks. I know that I'll have to reinstall all my apps and such. Will the cleanly installed Mavericks on the new drive be able to recognize the 2nd 1 TB storage drive as-is? Also, will Time Machine restore my iMovie projects back in place as they are now? And also, not exactly a huge issue if it would arise, but would my VirtualBox VMs be restored to where they are (I know I'll have to re-add them back into VB, that's not a big deal.
I just want to do this as "cleanly" as possible (even though though i know that probably won't be the case, never is with computers).
If I need to provide any more information I would be glad to. Thank you for any help in advance!

Make A Bootable OS X Mavericks USB Install Drive With DiskMaker X
Monday, December 23rd, 2013 | Author: OWC Jarrod and OWC Joseph
Last week, Apple released its Mavericks update with the 10.9.1 version of the operating system – which we hope fixes a few bugs that we saw in the first iteration released Oct. 22.
And if the latest update has you finally looking to upgrade your Mac to the new version of the operating system, it’s worth noting that like its predecessors – beginning with OS X 10.7 – Mavericks is only available for install via download from the Mac App Store.
This means those who previously relied on DVD installs will be unable to do so with this version. Luckily, DiskMaker X helps fill the void by allowing you to make a bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB install drive.
What’s really great about this software is like OS X Mavericks, the DiskMaker X software won’t cost you a thing (however, donations are accepted). All you need is an 8 GB (minimum) USB thumb drive, a USB, FireWire, or Thunderbolt drive or an SD-Card, the OS X 10.9 Mavericks Installer from the App Store, and the DiskMaker X application.
DiskMaker X is fairly straightforward and will guide you through the process of making your install drive. It should be noted that DiskMaker X erases the volume or the drive you chose, according to the options you chose. So don’t forget to backup your data first!
http://blog.macsales.com/21911-make-a-bootable-os-x-mavericks-usb-install-drive- with-diskmaker-x?APC=XLR8YourMac13

Can't do a fresh install on my new MacMini!

Hello... After trying out my new MacMini and installing software and all I decided to make a fresh new installation of the OS. Unfortunately when i put the dvd in and boot from there or run the installer and the computer restarts it always gets stuck at the "Stars" or "space" screen and does not continue with the installation. Waited for about 30 minutes but nothing... Have tried this many many many frustrating times. Some info about the configuration of the computer.
-The MacOS dvd's are the ones that came with the computer.
-The computer is set up with a logitech cordless desktop keayboard and mouse but tried it also with a normal USB mouse and keyboard and the same thing happened.
- Got an external disk connected with firewire cable but also i disconnected it when trying to do the clean install
- Also i had the network cable removed as well in case it affected the fresh installation..
- Checked the hard drive permissions etc as well...
Could someone help as it really bugs me and somehow i expected these things to be easier on a MAC...

jbouro wrote:
Also the other DVD with the bundled software gives me the same result when i try to do the hardware check from it (stops in the "space" screen).
I do not understand what you mean by this. The Apple Hardware Test does not start up with the "Aurora" space desktop background but instead displays a very minimal all-blue background & a window that is essentially all text except for a few tabs & a progress bar. You do not seem to be running the AHT but something else, probably just the regular startup disk's copy of Leopard.
If so, (& your other comments suggest this) it seems likely that your difficulties involve some incompatibility with your keyboard that prevent it from sending the startup key combinations to the Mac at startup time. Your best bet is to try using an Apple branded, wired keyboard to test for this. If your friend does not have one, you may be able to take the Mac to the store you purchased it from & use one of their keyboards for the test.

Install Maverick on new Ext disk, says "Disk is Locked"

Hello everyone, new here. So my late '09 imac 21.5" running Maverick has been running incredibly slow lately (before installing Maverick), like moving the cursor across the screen and it has to load for a few second before it catches up, multiply that by a thousand anytime I use a program such as Safari, and forget about Garageband. I used to regularly use Garageband with up to 8 tracks with no problem so this has only been recently. I bought a new external hard drive, the WD My Passport Studio formatted for Mac, with intentions of backing up my HD and installing Maverick on the external, then when I can get a new internal HD to swap out for the dying one.
So I backed it up no problem, moved the install file to the new HD, restarted computer and held the option key. Was able to get to the install file no problem but when asked where to install it showed my current HD's smart status as failing (as I expected, even with multiple verifys and no issue reported), but my new external HD as being locked. I can get around a computer alright, but when I come to a problem I'm lost. So I googled it a bit and found a few threads on how to unlock a WD passport, but the problem is every thread I found was prior to Maverick and every one was saying there were glitches on Maverick not letting the WD utilities work as intended. I installed both utilities but did not use them. I opened the security app but did not set up password. The threads were saying to delete the apps, which I did. I've reformatted the new HD and rebacked it up again and still no luck. I've gone into Disk Utility to turn off encryption but it's greyed out, held option key and clicked it and nothing happened. Went back to install, still locked.
I've updated the HD firmware, verified the disk, tried firewire, every usb port, read countless threads, and nothing has worked yet. I've installed OS X many time before on many different macs as well as installed many different HD's with formatting all without a single problem, this is my first so I guess it was bound to happen eventually.
So I apologize if this is vague, I'm not sure what information I should include or anything else you guys may need to help me.
Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me.

NTFS format Mac OS X built-in support for writing is not easy. If you formatted it NTFS, your NTFS addon for support of writing may need updating. See my tip on formatting:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3003
Note changing the format will usually require an erase. So if you did an NTFS format, that may be the issue.
Otherwise, you will need to check with the hardware vendor if there is any built-in backup software on the drive, that can be removed, and how.
These frequently get incompatible with updates. Only use Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, Disk Utility, or Superduper for backup.
Others may work, depending on operating system update.

How to install Maverick on new HDD before replacing current Without Original OS X Disk

Hello Community,
I am looking for some advice / help.
I have a Mac mini Early 2009,
I want to replace 120GB Drive with a new larger drive, how do I setup Maverick on the new drive before swapping out.
I do not have my original OS X Disk,
I have purchased OS X Mavericks from App Store.
Is there a way to install on new drive (Via external adapter) before replacing old hard drive?
I have relevance experience and tools to perform task,
I have upgrade the Memory to 6GB previously.
Are there any further upgrade that I can do to my Mac as it is a great little machine and do not currently have funds to purchase one of the new beauties
System Spec
Mac mini
Early 2009
Processor 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 6 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB
Software OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5911
I have no experience with the Mini but I thought that normally you could only upgrade the Memory.

Installed Maverick on new IMac and printer will not print

I purchased a new IMac in December after always having PCs so there has been a learning curve for me. A few days ago I installed the Maverick update. So far, so good except my printer no longer will print. I have a new Canon MC7120 printer/scanner. I am still able to scan, but not print. When trying to print, I have received a popup telling me to install software.
Would you be able to walk me through what I am suppose to do? I am assuming I am to install software again that I installed when I purchased the printer. Being new to Macs, I don't want to do something I shouldn't. Your help would be appreciated. Thank you

The printer is not listed as supported on this page:
OS X: Printer and scanner software available for download
You may be able to get it to work with the software from here:
Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : PIXMA MG7120

Can't install Mavericks on new HD. It restarts and starts all over again.

Good morning,
I have recently replaced my iMac's HD and have been trying to install the OS. For I lost the Snow Leopard install DVD that came with my Mac, I decided to plug in the old HD in through a USB dock to use the recovery partition (the only one that still works). It boots into it normally, the Disk Utility works like a charm, but when I attempt to install the OS, it loads a little, but then restarts without the bar being complete, and when it comes back up, it starts from the beginning, asking me for a default language. I do it all again, and it restarts too early indefinitely.
I've tried resetting it through the power cable, resetting the PRAM, but neither seem to work. I've also checked whether the partition I'm installing the OS to was already bootable, but it isn't. I'm not sure what it's wrong. Any input is appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
Amanda

It is always best to have the original system discs that came with any Mac computer. At some point you will need those discs. In this case even if you are successful in reinstalling Mavericks you won't have the originally included iLife Apps without having to buy them from the Mac App store and not all of them are still offered.
I suggest you contact Apple by phone and ask to speak to someone specifically to order a Replacement Set of Original System discs. You will need the serial # of that iMac and there is a small charge for them. But in the end you NEED Those Discs.
As noted they may not help in your present situation.
I must ask why did you replace the drive? Did you need more space or was the drive starting to fail?
Since it looks like there is a cable going from the drive to the logic board.
Photo from iFixit.com
If your original drive stopped working when installed inside the iMac but you can boot from it when in your SATA to USB Dock then it might be that the cable is bad and that is why the original drive stopped working and you are having problems installing OS X on the new drive.
amandagiglio wrote:
Ugh, just to think I refused a Seagate offer because I thought I'd better use the same HD make the Mac originally had..
It's a mid-2010 21.5" EMC 2389. It did come with the drivers and OS X Snow Leopard install CD, that is now lost because I lent someone. Should I try to get a replacement for that? Are there more chances of it working without me having to tear it all apart again?

How to install Mavericks on a Macmini that shipped with Yosemite.

Just purchased a new Mac mini and I need to load Mavericks on it. This is not for personal use and security software doesn't allow to run Yosemite yet. Any suggestions?
Thanks

You could try & get a 'new-old-stock' model, at times recently there had been a few
on the Apple Store (US) refurbished and clearance web pages, in online store only.
They come and go. There were none day before yesterday in Mini, in either page.
If there aren't any listed in the Clearance section, where the original kit would still
have the included version of software (10.9.0 w/ Mini 2.3GHz quad-core server)...
You could see if this product, new stock, from another vendor could work. This
is a Server version quad-core from Late 2012, and so did not ship with Yosemite:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/897214-REG/Apple_md389ll_a_Mac_mini_Deskto p_Computer.html
They had the regular Mini for sale (Late 2012) some time ago; these both are the ones you
can add RAM & upgrade to 16GB, unlike the newest Oct 2014 model where you can't.
After Oct 2014, the MINI in the Apple Store online was the newest, with Yosemite...
A few real stores may have had a clearance, on say, black friday sale, etc.
{The Late 2012 MINI originally shipped with Mt Lion 10.8, in Oct 2012; the ones you
may see now were built in 2014, and shipped with Mavericks 10.9.0. There is a slim
chance these may work with 10.8.5, though they had 10.9 installed. But maybe not.}
I'd considered one there, and looked into RAM upgrade, plus AppleCare at the same time.
At a fair discount, when available. The quad-core server had 4GB RAM, two 1-TB HDDs,
was 2.3GHz per core, and shipped with display adapter, power cord, in little box w/ Mini.
So maybe you could get a different computer, as you have up to 14 days to change your
mind; & if you do, contract Apple directly (main 800#) to get return authorization set so they
know you've considered a return. -- Even if you change your mind, this works to advantage.
In the US, you get 14 days after you get a return authorization if you contact Apple main.
Be sure you clarify details with Apple main/online store, not a local one in this matter.
That may be the only way you could still get a New computer that would run Mavericks.
Not sure if you could count on any official Refurbished model to ship with less than 10.10.
On that matter, you'd have to call Apple Store (800#) and maybe they can't tell you either.
Good luck & happy computing!

New MacMini and Linux

I'm trying to get Linux to install on my new MacMini but the monitor driver doesn't not appear to be correct. I've tried Edubuntu and Mint so far. Each time the installation will proceed until the monitor stops and goes into sleep mode because the Mini isn't sending a signal. I've tried both the analog and digital (HDMI) monitor outputs.
I know the new Mini is very new and is significantly upgraded. Has Linux not caught up yet?
The graphics card is a NVidia GeForce 320M
Does anyone have this kind of setup working?

Thanks for the suggestion. The issue is that I can't get Ubuntu or Mint installed (the screen goes dark long before the install is completed) so updating the nvidia driver for Linux isn't possible. nVidia doesn't post Mac drivers so that's not an option either.
I'm trying to set this up as a triple-boot (Mac, Windows 7, and Linux). I've done this many times on other Macs but am stuck on this Mac Mini. This is a training lab and I need all of these operating systems in their native environment (not through Parallels or similar).
Thanks for your help!

After installing Mavericks,it get shutdown frequently

Hi ,
Once i install Mavericks in my MacMini,it get shutdown frequently.

Hello,
Bootup holding CMD+r, or the Option/alt key to boot from the Restore partition & use Disk Utility from there to Repair the Disk, then Repair Permissions.
Also...
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed. Or an errant process eating up RAM.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons

I had installed Maverick on two computers. The first one is a Mac Mini a new one and it gave me Keynote and Number for free. The other computer is a iMac and if I want Keynote and Number I must pay 19,99$ each. Why do I have to pay on the iMac?

I had installed Maverick on two computers. The firs one is a new MacMini that my husband purchased last week. When I had installed Maverick the applications Numbers and Keynote were free and installed on his computer. When I do the same on my iMac, I had to pay 19,99$ for each applications. We have two differents Apple ID. Why I do pay for these applications when those were free for the iMac and in the add Apple say it's free? Or, is somebody can tell me how to installed those for free.
Thank you.

They are only free via the account orginally purchased or if they came pre installed on the computer. Depending on what you have purchased already us the one account for the app store - saves headace and hassel in the future thus not double buying software. Do you have iwork installed on your imac? meaning the iwork 09? if you do your should be able to to to the store and update it. Worked fine for me since i bought the DVD version of iwork 09 and Aperture 3. I did not want to have to rebuy them so the app store noticed i had them installed and changed the update via the app store.

Installed new HD on Mid-2009 MBP, installed Mavericks, now getting "error code -50" after being on for a while.

So I had the stock 320gb drive that came with my machine. It started crashing, so I pre-empted the loss of data and installed a spare Western Digital 500gb Scorpio Blue drive, installed Mavericks, and restored my data. Almost immediately I began having sporadic issues with the machine being unable to write to the disk, giving me "error code -50" after being on for about a day or so. I usually just restart and it will work for another day or so, but this is getting very tedious, and I'm a bit worried it might be straining the machine, since I can only hard restart (holding power button) when this happens. Usually, right after restarting, I repair the disk permissions, and this seems to fix things.
Is this maybe a bad OS install? Maybe I should back up and try it all again? Or is there a software issue I'm not seeing a solution for anywhere? Most people who are getting the "error code -50" messages seem to be getting them on external drives. Is it just a compatibility issue and I need to seek a new drive?

Thank you for the tips!
OGELTHORPE wrote:
I would check to see if the WD HDD has its own Sudden Motion Sensor. If so, it may be coming in conflict with the one in the Mac. If that is the case, I suggest disabling the SMS in the Mac.
WD5000BEVT does indeed have it's own protection:
ShockGuard™ - Leading-edge ShockGuard technology combines firmware and hardware advancements to protect the drive mechanics and platter surface to meet the highest combined shock tolerance specifications required for mobile and notebook applications.
Source: http://www.wdc.com/en/company/pressroom/releases/?release=3cd471a1-66be-46ba-9f6 7-e15298b0f8a0
Even though I read about it I had not touched any SMS settings in OS X since I did not have any problems before. I disabled SMS in Mac, let's see now.
Melophage wrote:
this could be indicative of a faulty internal SATA cable. /.../
Reteep,
you could try the same thing as well.
In my case I doubt it is the problem because it worked fine before Mavericks, although forcing restart may have done something. I hope disabling SMS helped.

Installing Maverick on my Mac lost almost all of the calendar entries. They are still on my iPhone and new entries move freely to both devices via iCloud. How do I get the entries from my iPhone to iCloud without losing them from iPhone?

Like many others after I installed Maverick I found that all the calendar history has been lost and most of the forward info has also been lost. Also in order to get calendar, contacts and notes to sync with the iPhone I have had to move to iCloud. Contacts and notes sync fine. new calendar entries sync ok. My iPhone has all the calendar entries that were on the Mac before I installed Maverick. So far iCloud has not overwritten them nor have they synced onto iCloud.
How can I get all the entries from my iPhone onto iCloud, without losing the only copy of my calendar from my iPhone?
Thanks Apple for deciding to take over my privacy. I do not want this data stored on a US based server. Fortunately Mail still syncs via my own email provider. I guess Apple will find a way to stop that soon too!

Greetings Nefertiti72,
It seems you are experiencing an issue with contact syncing and management. It seems you've removed an email account which contained a number of contacts that are not associated with your iCloud account. I have linked to a knowledge base article which provides more information about iCloud contacts syncing:
Get help using iCloud Contacts - Apple Support
Learn what to do if you’re having issues using iCloud Contacts. For example, you might make changes to Contacts that don't update across all of your devices.
You may want to consider importing the contacts from the email account you removed. You can do it easily by following the steps in this article:
iCloud: Import a vCard
You can import an electronic business card, also called a vCard, into iCloud Contacts. If the vCard contains contact information for more than one person, each contact becomes a separate entry.
In iCloud Contacts, choose Import vCard from the Action pop-up menu , which appears at the bottom of the All Contacts list or a list of group contacts
Select a vCard to import.
The contacts from the vCard are added to the All Contacts group in Contacts. You can add the contacts to any other group by dragging them to the desired group.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Bobby_D

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