1st hurdle seems to be that I cannot download sierra presumably because my machine is masquerading as an IMac 13.1. My install uses chimera boot loader and I have not seen instructions on how to change to say 14.2. Please provide a link on how to do this. Are there any issues I need to be aware of in doing this upgrade when I can finally download sierra, e.g. Is there any need to change boot loader to clover which most people seem to be using nowadays. Hope someone can help.
None of the info I have seen seems to cover this. Thanks in advance. 1st hurdle seems to be that I cannot download sierra presumably because my machine is masquerading as an IMac 13.1.
Also you don't need any kind of DVDs as the upgrades are fully free. If you're talking about Sierra, I will assume here that your Mac is fully compatible for Sierra. Jun 20, 2018 - You will need at least OS X Lion v10.7 to get Mac OS X Sierra. However, the upgrade will not be free for you- since you will first have to pay to.
My install uses chimera boot loader and I have not seen instructions on how to change to say 14.2. Please provide a link on how to do this. Are there any issues I need to be aware of in doing this upgrade when I can finally download sierra, e.g. Is there any need to change boot loader to clover which most people seem to be using nowadays. Hope someone can help. Outlook for mac calendar how to see every invited to an appointment. None of the info I have seen seems to cover this.
Thanks in advance. 1st hurdle seems to be that I cannot download sierra presumably because my machine is masquerading as an IMac 13.1. My install uses chimera boot loader and I have not seen instructions on how to change to say 14.2. Please provide a link on how to do this. Are there any issues I need to be aware of in doing this upgrade when I can finally download sierra, e.g. Is there any need to change boot loader to clover which most people seem to be using nowadays.
Hope someone can help. None of the info I have seen seems to cover this. Thanks in advance. Is your system SPECS the same as the one in your Profile? What video card are you planning to use? I have GA-Z77X-UP5Th Socket 1155 that supports Sierra up to the 10.12.3. 2010 microsoft office for mac. But I use an add on Video card.
Is your CPU i5 3570 K? If it is 3570 K it must be SSE4.2 and should support Intel HD 4000 I guess. My guess is your system can install Sierra.
In my system I have installed System Definition 14.2 Since you have Mountain Lion on Chimera and in Sierra [most of us who follow Tonymac Guide] we use CLOVER as the boot loader. My suggestion will be to set aside the current ML system disk and use a blank SATA HDD or SSD to install Sierra.
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You may be able to download the macOSSierra 10.12 Installer file in your current system. But don't Install it Right away to the Disk. Instead Create a Sierra Installer Disk using a Flash Disk formatted through Disk Utility in GUID partition Map and MacOS Extended (Journaled) format scheme and follow all the steps in the Tonymac Sierra Guide. I suggest creating in UEFI mode ( MoBO has UEFI) not in Legacy as the board can support that. Hope this helps to start your project. Is your system SPECS the same as the one in your Profile? What video card are you planning to use?
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I have GA-Z77X-UP5Th Socket 1155 that supports Sierra up to the 10.12.3. But I use an add on Video card. Is your CPU i5 3570 K? If it is 3570 K it must be SSE4.2 and should support Intel HD 4000 I guess. Paragon ntfs for mac 1. My guess is your system can install Sierra. In my system I have installed System Definition 14.2 Since you have Mountain Lion on Chimera and in Sierra [most of us who follow Tonymac Guide] we use CLOVER as the boot loader.
My suggestion will be to set aside the current ML system disk and use a blank SATA HDD or SSD to install Sierra. You may be able to download the macOSSierra 10.12 Installer file in your current system. But don't Install it Right away to the Disk. Instead Create a Sierra Installer Disk using a Flash Disk formatted through Disk Utility in GUID partition Map and MacOS Extended (Journaled) format scheme and follow all the steps in the Tonymac Sierra Guide. I suggest creating in UEFI mode ( MoBO has UEFI) not in Legacy as the board can support that.