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If you upgrade the firmware of a 2009 Mac pro you can install High Sierra on it.

Thanks for that information, TheStickman.

17 posted on 09/25/2017 1:09:56 PM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you racist, bigot!)

To: Swordmaker; TheStickman

If you upgrade the firmware of a 2009 Mac pro you can install High Sierra on it.

The problem with 2009 model is the bluetooth and WiFi. There are upgrades available to fix that. Actually the WiFi module for an iMac will bring you up to snuff but you will need some antenna wire extensions.

You may be able to take the Bluetooth and Wifi modules out and replace them with USB versions. I have a couple of 2009s and one 1012 model but have not rushed into the upgrade as yet.

TheStickman have you upgraded the Bluetooth and WiFi on your 2009?

20 posted on 09/25/2017 3:02:20 PM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)

Hi Sword,
Finally decided to purchase a new 2017 Macbook running Sierra 10.12.6 now. It runs beautifully. However, at the end of the night, the laptop doesn't detect my wifi signal. It shows it's running in System Prefs-Internet. So I restart it and it works. I'm wondering if I changed a setting without realizing it? Rather an odd bug. Any clue?
Thanks for all the help you gave me, and others here at FR, while I puzzled just which way to go between Mac and PC, desktop and laptop.
Also was able to transition years of Quicken from my PC to the Mac without problem. Whoever purchased Quicken has worked hard to upgrade it. Unfortunately for those with privacy issues, Quicken now saves all your data to its own cloud, no choice offered. The old version allowed the user to backup data to a hard drive. No more. Privacy—a thing of the past.
TW

23 posted on 09/25/2017 5:21:44 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education and the forests!)

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