Installing Mac Os X 10.9

[3DNow!]

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?

 

[3DNow!]

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.

 

[3DNow!]

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)

Hi,

can it be done through another method?