Tag: apple

  • OS X El Capitan downloaded but is not installing – how to fix it?

    OS X El Capitan downloaded but is not installing – how to fix it?

    When upgrading one of our MacBook Pros today we found that El Capitan downloaded but did nothing else, still showing “download” in the App Store: Clicking on the “Download button here does nothing. Selecting theĀ  “Updates” tab shows this: Not super handy. However, assuming that it downloaded correctly we can kick off the installer from…

  • What CPU socket does Apple’s Mac Pro use?

      This is a question we have been asked a few times; to date Apple have used two different Intel sockets for their Mac Pro line. For the Mac Pro 1,1, 2,1 and 3,1 models (Mid-2006 to eatly-2008) it was Intel’s Socket 771, and for the 4,1 and 5,1 models (Early 2009, Mid 2010 an…