#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd ram upgrade upgrade
Is it worth it to upgrade the old MacBook Pro?ĭefinitely yes, it is! It definitely runs a lot faster now. I did research and found out that OS X Catalina is the latest version that works on the MacBook pro mid-2012 so I downloaded it from the app store and updated it.
#Mid 2012 macbook pro ssd ram upgrade install
If you want you can also install a newer version. After that, you can start the installation progress again.Īfter some minutes you get a fresh installation of OS X El Capitan and it should be a lot faster than before. If you can’t see your SSD there then you first need to format it as MacOS Journaled (in the navbar on top you will find the disk utility tools). The installation process will ask you for choosing the volume you want to install it. Select the Install os x file and proceed with the steps to install. Hold the Option (Alt) ⌥ key when starting the MacBook till you see the window with the bootable volumes. Step 7: Install OS X from usb flash driveĬonnect the USB flash drive with the bootable os x. Wait till you see the message “Install media now available at /Volumes/Install OS X El Capitan” When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Enter. The terminal will prompt you to put in your administrator password. Sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolume -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app Open the terminal and put in the following line and hit Enter: After that, you can plug in your USB drive. Ĭheck if this file is visible in the Applications folder. The Install file with the name Install OS X El Capitan will be installed in your “Applications” folder.
So just open the downloaded DMG file and open the. You can download the older versions of os x here: Īfter downloading it you need to install the installation (no worries – it does not get installed right now – it just unpacks the installation file. The 2012 MacBook pro does not support the newest os x versions so i downloaded a os x El Capitan Installation file. Format the USB drive to MacOs Journaled and name it MyVolume
If you need all your files and settings like before then you need to do a backup first!īefore you start replacing the parts you should create a bootable installation file of OS X on a USB flash drive (minimum 8GB!). Step 1: Preparation: Create a bootable installerįirst of all: in this case, I wanted to have a fresh install of os x.
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