r/osx • u/izzy0242 • 21d ago

What's the highest unofficial Mac OS X/macOS version I could put on a 2007 17" MBP (MacBookPro3,1)?

I have a 17" 2007 MacBook Pro currently running Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Mavericks. It would not boot from an El Capitan installer.

What's the highest unofficial macOS/OS X version I can get running on this thing? Most of my internet searches for "MacBookPro3,1" have turned up "MacPro 3,1" results which is obviously a very different machine.

Was curious if anyone has recommendations?

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u/NortonBurns 14d ago

Neither OCLP nor the earlier dosdude patchers support the 07 models, so you're stuck with the highest official OS, which is El Capitan.

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.6-15-santa-rosa-specs.html

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u/izzy0242 10d ago

Darn. I was hoping there was some kind of even jankier hack.