OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
'''So what to do??'''
Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it!
Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
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To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.
=== Update (05/25/2020) ===
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@mayer - Apple tries to push you to the download image . But, you can still ask for the disk version too. I still have the USB version!
[image|2118498]
It’s been awhile since I've needed to order one for someone (asking for disk kit for a system which didn’t offer it), Apple tried hard to make it a download option only. Too many people bitched not having the media!
=== Update (05/25/2020) ===
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You hit the expired certificate issue! Here’s more on it [https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/10/24/if-youve-got-an-old-macos-install-image-it-will-probably-stop-working-today|If you've got an old macOS install image, it will probably stop working today]
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You can hit the expired certificate issue with the older OS installers! Here’s more on it: [https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/10/24/if-youve-got-an-old-macos-install-image-it-will-probably-stop-working-today|If you've got an old macOS install image, it will probably stop working today]
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So we need to send your system back in time! Walk into my way-back machine so we can get your older installer to work. Now set the way-back machine to the year the OS was introduced plus one year (as an example: Yosemite came out in 2014 set the year to 2015).
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So we need to send your system back in time (or the system you are running the installer on)! Walk into my way-back machine so we can get your older installer to work. Now set the way-back machine to the year the OS was introduced plus one year (as an example: Yosemite came out in 2014 set the year to 2015).
OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
'''So what to do??'''
Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it!
Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
[image|2118410]
To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.
=== Update (05/25/2020) ===
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@mayer - Apple tries to push you to the download image . But, you can still ask for the disk version too. I still have the USB version!
[image|2118498]
It’s been awhile since I've needed to order one for someone (asking for disk kit for a system which didn’t offer it), Apple tried hard to make it a download option only. Too many people bitched not having the media!
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=== Update (05/25/2020) ===
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You hit the expired certificate issue! Here’s more on it [https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/10/24/if-youve-got-an-old-macos-install-image-it-will-probably-stop-working-today|If you've got an old macOS install image, it will probably stop working today]
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[image|2118403]
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So we need to send your system back in time! Walk into my way-back machine so we can get your older installer to work. Now set the way-back machine to the year the OS was introduced plus one year (as an example: Yosemite came out in 2014 set the year to 2015).
OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
'''So what to do??'''
Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it!
Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
[image|2118410]
To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.
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=== Update (05/25/2020) ===
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@mayer - Apple tries to push you to the download image . But, you can still ask for the disk version too. I still have the USB version!
+
+
[image|2118498]
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+
It’s been awhile since I've needed to order one for someone (asking for disk kit for a system which didn’t offer it), Apple tried hard to make it a download option only. Too many people bitched not having the media!
OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
'''So what to do??'''
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Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it! Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
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Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it!
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Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
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[image|2118410]
To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.
OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
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So what to do?? Sadly you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it! Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
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'''So what to do??'''
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Sadly, you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it! Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.
OK your system had 10.5.x Leopard which uses the older HFS file system you couldn’t upgrade it higher without first converting the file system first to HFS+.
The highest this system can go is 10.7 Lion so when you jumped to 10.9.x Mavericks it is not able to run your system!
So what to do?? Sadly you need to find the original grey CD’s that came with the system or you’ll need to get a CD from Apple [https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion|OS-X Lion (10.7)] Make sure you get the media not the link to download it! Or, from Amazon/eBay make sure you get one that looks like the image of Apples real retail version of the CD.
To get the stuck CD out of your drive press the trackpad when rebooting.