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    Is it possible to flash the 5,2 firmware onto a 4,1 MacBook?

    Hey, I have a 2008 4,1 black polycarbonate MacBook Core 2 Duo with 4gb of RAM and a 250gb SSD, and I wanted to ask if it’s possible to update the firmware to the 5,2 firmware, so it’s possible to install El Capitan on it. Would this even be possible? I would thank for every answer :3
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    Mac Post Factor not working with mac os 10.8 on Macbook 4,1

    So i am trying to install MacOS X 10.8 on my macbook 4,1 because MacOS X 10.9 dosen't have graphics acceleration but i tried with both versions but none of them work it is staying at: Veryfing if installation can be applied. Does anyone know another method or something that can fix this and let...
  3. KingCornWallis

    Unsupported OS Recommendations for MacBook 4,1

    Hello, I have an older Black MacBook 4,1 that my sister uses for YouTube and school work that I would really like to get Disney Plus running on. The browser/OS requirements are: Safari 11+ is supported on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and later Chrome 75+ is supported on macOS 10.10 and later Firefox...
  4. Riwam

    Resolved Need help: No Dock and Solid Black Desktop!

    I run Yosemite in my MB 4.1 early 2008 during several years thanks to TMRJIJ and MacPostFactor (first issue). For unknown reasons suddently it stopped working. :mad: Any booting of Yosemite either from the inner drive or from one of the bootable Yosemite clones I had made from time to time (...
  5. nadation

    Can't install Mountain Lion on an unsupported MacBook

    First of all, I'd like to mention that I'm not an advanced user but I manage quite fine Well, I have this old machine that has been running perfectly on MacOS X Leopard for years now and which I have upgraded to MacOS X Snow Leopard and then to MacOS X Lion but I want to go further, this is...
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    • intel core 2 duo mac os mac os x macbook 4.1 macpostfactor mountain lion old mac old macbook
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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    High Sierra on MacBook 4.1

    Hi! I sucessfuly installed High Sierra on my MBP Mid 2008 and now it's time to get it work on Macbook 4.1 (early 2008). Sadly when I checked dosdude1 web page there's an info that my MacBook will not work with that "hack". I'm thinking why? It have Intel C2D Penryn (42nm with SSE4 support) so...
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    Mavericks on a early 2008 Macbook 4.1

    **Not sure if this is the best place to post this question... ** Yes, I have newer Apple devices. I, in fact, bought this Macbook because i like the look of the black edition. I'm going to be upgrading it to 6 GB ram and a 500 GB SSD. I have read that Mavericks can be hacked onto the Macbook...
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    Macpostfactor External Install Drive

    Guys i was trying to install Mavericks on my Macbook 4.1 but macpostfactor won't create an imstall drive. And when i create an installer in an internal partition i can't see it in select startup disk setting. What i can do to solve it? (Sorry if my English is bad)
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    • macbook 4.1 macpostfactor mavericks mavericks macpostfactor
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  9. mario_bros_tech

    Can't install Windows on MacBook using BootCamp

    Hello all, I have a MacBook 4,1 from Early 2008 (specs can be seen here) My built-in DVD drive is unfortunately creating hairline scratches on DVDs (I don't know what's causing it, but it's probably the insertion mechanism, which very forcefully accepts DVDs). While trying to install Windows...
  10. thes&mman

    I have an Old MacBook 4,1 and want Itunes 12.5 so i can connect to ios 10.3.1 iphone 7

    Hello everyone, I have a MacBook 4,1 A1181 EMC no.2242 [which I got for free] currently running os x 10.6.8. I am in the process [haven't actually spent any money at this time] of upgrading my ram to 4G via two 2G PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM @ 667 MHz as I only have the 1G installed as two 512MB...
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    • hard drive advice hard drive upgrade help please iphone 7 itunes 12.5 jailbreak ios 10.1.1 macbook 4.1 os x 10.6.8 os x 10.9 ram upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook
  11. MOJUMUJO

    Utilising Macpostfactor to install Mavericks into a macbook 4,1 and 2,1

    Could someone please kindly guide me if there is any possibility that i can install Mavericks into my macbooks 4,1 and 2,1. As i read the guide from macpostfactor they have said that it is not recommended to install OSX Mavericks or Yosemite into these machines because of the GPU (GMA X3100...)...
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    • a1181 macbook 13" macbook 2.1 macbook 4.1 macpostfactor maverick os mavericks
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook
  12. iBoss101

    Need help! MacBook 4, 1

    Hello everyone. I need some help on account of my MacBook. It's a MacBook 4, 1 with 2GB RAM, and a 2.5GHz intel core 2 duo. It works fine, except for one thing. I read about installing mac os x mountain lion on 'unsupported' macs. Mine meets the requirements. The tool Im using is MLPostFactor...
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    • core 2 duo dmg files installesd.dmg mac app store macbook 4.1 mlpostfactor
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook
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