Mid2009 15 mb986lla macbookpro5,3 a1286 2325 it has a 64 bit architecture and therefore should be able to take sierra. Is there any way for me to either make a rescue disk or osx dvd image or something similar within windows 7 pro so i can reinstall osx on his macbook pro. Mac book pro charger, replacement 60w magsafe 1 power adapter ltip magnetic connector charger for apple macbook pro 11 and inch 2009mid 2012 4. This 2009 macbook pro should be able to boot anything from leopard, snow leopard, yosemite to sierra. How long has this been going on with your macbook pro. While the hardware has become difficult if not impossible to upgrade yourself, apple has worked on extending the macbook pros life by making sure its operating system, macos, runs on models going back many years. Find out what version of macos or mac os x your mac can run with our. To my amazement the macbook pro started to boot the windows machine. It lets you do things you simply cant with other computers. Find out which macos your mac is using apple support. The problem is on the macbook pro a1286, when i press the option button, it does not take me to the boot manager. Joined nov 4, 20 messages 3 motherboard p67aud3 cpu i52500k graphics hd 6870 mac classic mac mobile phone. Installing macos sierra on an unsupported mac 2009.
Saw a comment online speculating its to do with which os it shipped with. The mac technician will be able to walk you through that. I was expecting apple wont drop the support of mojave for macbook pro 2010 model, at least not for this time. Also, we are upgrading the battery and hdd to an ssd, can, which or how should we go. Mid2009 mb990lla macbookpro5,5 a1278 2326 all macbook pro inch models all 2009 models dynamically compare this mac to others. What is the best os for my 2009 macbook p apple community. It works hand in hand with icloud to keep photos, documents, and other. Thats because its designed specifically for the hardware it runs on and vice versa.
Macbook introduced in 2009 or later, plus macbook inch, aluminum, late 2008 macbook air introduced in late 2008 or later macbook pro. The usb drive works ok, as i tested it on a macbook air. When i click it, only a circle with a slash through it shows up on the screen, then the computer shuts off. Ive tried all sorts of things to repair it, as well as replacing the hard drive with a crucial mx500 ssd but nothing is working properly. The macbook pro 2009 has what looks to me like the same specs as the late 2009 macbook but the mbp 2009 wont run sierra. Mid2009 15 mc118lla macbookpro5,4 a1286 2324 all macbook pro 15inch models all 2009 models dynamically compare this mac to others. How to reinstall osx on macbook pro 20092010 solutions.
The person that sold it to her deleted the os from the drive. Macbook pro mid 2009 wont boot, detect usb and cant. How to install mac os sierra on a macbook pro mid 2009. The tricky bit is, my mate threw away his box which wouldve included some sort of recovery disk i would assume. Installing os onto new ssd macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2009. The macbook pro sometimes unofficially abbreviated as mbp is a line of macintosh portable computers introduced in january 2006, by apple inc. Upgrade to latest os on macbook pro mid 2009 macrumors forums. Upgrade to latest os on macbook pro mid 2009 macrumors. Macbook pro a1286 mid 2009 will not boot from usb apple. Unibody macbook pro mac os x and windows compatibility.
And your comment about macos being the slowest os on earth. The macbook pro has had a long life thanks to frequent operating system updates. Macbook pro mid 2009 wont boot, detect usb and cant reinstall os on new ssd by spiceheady3h0y on oct 18, 2019 at 07. In short, if your mac runs sierra today, then it can handle high sierra because apple has not restricted the list of compatible macs. It is the higherend model of the macbook family, sitting above the consumerfocused macbook air, and is available in inch and 16inch screen sizes. A 17inch version was sold from april 2006 to june 2012.
For the macbook pro mid 2009 i havent find anything yet but, as far as i know, it has got very similar hardware to the macbook late 2009 that is supported actually they have same processor and same gpu so hopefully should be simple to find a solution to run mac os sierra on it. But then so does my early 2009 macpro and i had to do a firmware hack to make it think it was a 2010 before i could install. Restoring your macbook pro is useful when you want to reinstall os x or restore the original factory settings so you can prepare the computer for a new owner or resolve problems associated with viruses and corrupt files. Apples new macos mojave doesnt support the old macs prior to 2012. Trying to reinstall macos on a 2009 macbook pro ask. What operating system os are you running on your macbook pro. All macbook airs, macbook pros, mac minis, and mac pros are accepted provided they are from 2010 or later. Apple said that would run happily on a late 2009 or later macbook or. New 8210814a replacement hdd hard drive cable for macbook pro inch a1278 laptop 2009, 2010, 8210814a, 9229062 hdd hard drive cable can not be used for 2011 version 4. Original box, manuals, cds, charger, power cord complimentary. Apple magic mouse, ihome notebook cooling pad in perfect condition with very very minor scratches on the back only. Macbook pro 17inch, mid 2009 macbook pro 17inch, early 2009 model identifier. Apple announces compatibility of this os with macbooks and imacs from 2009 or later. The macbook pro 17inch, early 2009 shipped in a single comfiguration, with a 2.
Mac updates its macos previously mac os x desktop and laptop. This video was edited from the macbook you see in this video. If you ask about reinstall macos that would mean macos sierra, at least, strictly speaking, older versions of the macintosh operating system are called mac os x. Hi, my uncle has a mid2009 macbook pro and it wont let him upgrade to the latest version of the osis there a way around this. Boot into open firmware shut down your mac start it up while holding down the command, option, o and f keys command option o f you will now have a command line promp.
It worked very well, except it took a while to render. In the case of catalina that includes all the oldstyle mac pro models, pretrash can. How to install macos mojave on old unsupported macs. I have an old, not for me actually, macbook pro which i purchased at the end of 2010. I have a macbook pro mid 2009, its no longer booting properly from the existing hard drive and just gets stuck at the loading screen and eventually reboots in a loop. If it shipped with snow leopard or later it will get sierra. If your mac is using an earlier version of any mac operating system, you should install the latest apple software updates, which can include important security updates and updates for the apps installed by macos, such as safari, books, messages, mail, music, calendar, and photos. The macbook pro inch, mid 2009 also included the integrated battery introduced with the macbook pro 17inch, early 2009. The macbook pro can be restored by erasing your computers hard drive and performing a clean install of os x. Many of the tests were very close, with the macbooks photoshop, cinebench, itunes, and.
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