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mid2007 iMac w/ OS X El Capitan (version 10.11.6, 2GHz Intel Core 2 duo processor, 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM); how can I upgrade to Catalina? do I need an external memory card to provide sufficient SDRAM?

My mid2007 iMac w/ OS X El Capitan (version 10.11.6, 2GHz Intel Core 2 duo processor, 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM); how can I upgrade to Catalina? do I need an external memory card to provide sufficient SDRAM?

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 8:55 AM

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Posted on Nov 30, 2019 8:59 AM

El Capitan is the last operating system that your 2007 iMac can install. Use any iMac manufactured in 2012 or later to install Catalina. See How to upgrade to macOS Catalina.

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mid2007 iMac w/ OS X El Capitan (version 10.11.6, 2GHz Intel Core 2 duo processor, 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM); how can I upgrade to Catalina? do I need an external memory card to provide sufficient SDRAM?

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