OS X Mountain Lion :: Not Compatible With Computer When Downloading New Software
Sep 12, 2014
I purchased OS X Mountain Lion for my Mac. I currently have 10.6.8 installed on my mac, but when I went to reedem and download the new software, a message pops up saying that Mountain Lion is not compatible with this computer. How can I fix this?
I have had a lot of conflicting answers to my question, so here goes.Would the imac (as sepcified below) be compatible with mountain lion?
Model Name: iMac 20" Info retrieved from "when was you mac born" Model Number: MA589 Group1: iMac Group2: Intel
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Other Info:Model Identifier: iMac5,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 3 GB Bus Speed: 667 MHz Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B09 SMC Version (system): 1.9f4 Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2D4501C
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