To get the latest features and maintain the security, stability, compatibility, and performance of your Mac, it's important to keep your software up to date. Apple recommends that you always use the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
I have the Mac Pro 'Quad Core' 2.66 (Original): Model identifier: 1,1; Ram: 32 GB; Graphics Card: GeForce 7300 GT; Hard Drive: 750GB HDD Seagate; I have the Mac Pro currently running Mac OS X Lion and would like to update this to Mac OS X Yosemite or Mac OS X El Capitan if possible. Aug 03, 2021 Yeah, I know all that. I already have another hard drive on the same Macbook Pro 2012 running Mojave, no issues. What I wanted to know is where dan I download OS X El Capitan 10.11.1. Not 10.11.2 or.3 or.4 or.5. Solved Installing El Capitan on Surface Pro 2. Hi All, I'm trying to install El Capitan on my Surface Pro 2. I downloaded the latest (3346) Clover to my USB drive and put the kexts and drivers to 'kexts' and 'drivers64UEFI' folders as follows: Code: kexts/Other: FakeSMC.kext (RehabMan's OS-X-FakeSMC-kozlek.
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Check compatibility
The version of macOS that came with your Mac is the earliest version it can use. For example, if your Mac came with macOS Big Sur, it will not accept installation of macOS Catalina or earlier.
If a macOS can't be used on your Mac, the App Store or installer will let you know. For example, it might say that it's not compatible with this device or is too old to be opened on this version of macOS. To confirm compatibility before downloading, check the minimum hardware requirements:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 hardware requirements
- macOS Mojave 10.14 hardware requirements
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 hardware requirements
- macOS Sierra 10.12 hardware requirements
- OS X El Capitan 10.11 hardware requirements
- OS X Yosemite 10.10 hardware requirements
Download macOS using Safari on your Mac
Is My Mac Compatible With El Capitan
Safari uses these links to find the old installers in the App Store. After downloading from the App Store, the installer opens automatically.
- macOS Catalina 10.15 can upgrade Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks
- macOS Mojave 10.14 can upgrade High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 can upgrade Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
How To Install El Capitan
Safari downloads the following older installers as a disk image named InstallOS.dmg or InstallMacOSX.dmg. Open the disk image, then open the .pkg installer inside the disk image. It installs an app named Install [Version Name]. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system.
Mac Pro 1.1 Specs
- macOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion
- OS X El Capitan 10.11 can upgrade Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard
- OS X Yosemite 10.10can upgrade Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard