Installing Mac Os X 10.9

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Hi,

I want to install mac os x mavericks 10.9 on a macbook Intel processor. Now I have tried to launch it through the start up disk through a bootable usb and it launches but requires I think 10.6.8 to be installed before you can install 10.9

What I wanted to know was to get passed those requirements can I erase/format the HDD then install 10.9 without that requirement?

So like a totally clean install on a blank HDD?
 
Assuming the MacBook meets the specs, the official way is to install 10.6.8, then download and run the installer from the App Store.

You don't need 10.6.8 installed, you can clean install from a USB pendrive or similar. One gotcha is you need to use Disk utility from the Utilities menu to partition a new drive, the installer doesn't create a partition automatically on a blank drive like say Windows 7.
 
Assuming the MacBook meets the specs, the official way is to install 10.6.8, then download and run the installer from the App Store.

You don't need 10.6.8 installed, you can clean install from a USB pendrive or similar. One gotcha is you need to use Disk utility from the Utilities menu to partition a new drive, the installer doesn't create a partition automatically on a blank drive like say Windows 7.

Thanks will.give it a try later on.
 
You do need the Install OS X Mavericks.app from the App Store to be able to make a bootable USB drive though. (which requires 10.6.8, 10.7 or 10.8 to begin with)
 
I just did this over the weekend when I fitted an ssd to my 2010 MBP

Make a recovery usb, you need 8gb or larger. Created the stick using an app, fitted ssd, formatted ssd via recover mode, installed OSX from usb

runs much smoother :D
 
It may seem like a long way round, but it's probably worth putting 10.6.8 on it first so you can make your installer USB drive.

That way you've always got it for reinstalls etc later.

You can still obviously perform and erase and install so you get a clean 10.9 image afterwards.


Also, it might be worth noting, if you haven't currently got OS 10.6 or above on the Mac already...it's going to be a pretty old Mac and you might find 10.6 will be the best performance for that hardware. There's only a few Mac models that support 10.9 but shipped with something earlier than 10.6.

Edit: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5842 System requirements for reference.
 
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