This article explains how to install Windows 10 on an old MacBook running El Capitan. Apple made sure to make our lives difficult but installation is still doable.
Sep 24, 2021 Os x el capitan (10.11) on unsupported macs macos extractor, macpostfactor apps guide through patching, installing os x el capitan (10.11), yosemite (10.10), mavericks (10.9), or mountain lion (10.8) on older mac. Thread focuses on os x el capitan. To download Mac OS X El Capitan from the App Store, follow the link: Download OS X El Capitan.
OS X Yosemite on Unsupported Macs OS X Hackers macOS Extractor and MacPostFactor are apps that guide you through patching and installing macOS Sierra (10.12), OS X El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks(10.9), or Mountain Lion (10.8) on your older Mac. Mac Osx El Capitan On An Old Mac Pro 1 1 2 1 Works Great Macrumors Forums. Hi, i have prepared a usb key boot 16 gb install mac osx el capitan 10.11.6 on my old mac pro 1.1 i bought in 2006. If you are interested in getting the new usb key, you can contact me (email protected) and i can help you by sending it to you along with easy accurate explanations. First you will need to download the restore disk image of El Capitan (10.11.6) which you will need to install onto your hard drive of the 1,1/2.1 Mac Pro. To get the image click here. Now that you have the restore image it needs to be restored to your Mac Pro. There’s a few ways to go about this. This is how to install Mac OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' on an unsupported Mac Pro. In this video, I use a Mac Pro 1,1 (that has been flashed to 2,1 firmware).
Download the Windows 10 .iso file from your preferred location (MSDN, torrentz etc) and place the .iso file on the desktop.
Insert a USB drive in one of the Mac’s ports. This USB drive will be formatted so make sure that all its contents are backed up.
Launch the Disk Utility, select the USB drive from the list, then press Erase on the top of the window and make sure MS-DOS (FAT) format is selected. Then click Erase button to start the process.
Once formatting is complete, launch Boot Camp assistant and click Continue. Make sure all three options are selected as per below screenshot.
If the first option “Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk” is missing, please follow the article of the link to make it appears before continuing the process on this article.
Then click Continue again. If the .iso file is placed on the Desktop and the USB drive is FAT formatted, Boot Camp Assistant will automatically detect them as per screenshot below.
Click Continue again to manage the size of the Windows partition and then the installation process will initiate!
Once Windows 10 are installed, you will notice some key mac features like right click of the Track Pad are not working.
In order to install Boot Camp drivers, please follow the article “Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model“.
Question :
I read somewhere that it is possible to install the latest version of OSX 10.10 Yosemite on my Mac, even though the official installer refuses to install.
Can you give me any directions ?
Answer :
Installing newer versions of OSX on slightly older Macs that do not meet the official system requirements can be done using MacPostFactor (MCPF).
MacPostFactor also supports installing OSX versions up to OSX 10.10 Yosemite on older Macs. And a new version that supports installing OSX 10.11 El_Capitan is in the works.
For more info (and downloads), go to the info page on MacRumors.com :
or see the (less readable) official page of the MacPostFactor team :
…in short :
!!! THIS IS FOR (RATHER) EXPERIENCED MAC-USERS ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE DONE ON YOUR ‘ONE AND ONLY’ MAC !!!
!! REMEMBER : DO FOLLOW THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE : MacPost Factor info page on MacRumors.com
…that should be it !
enjoy !
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