Some 2010 27' iMac models might work with Fusion 10 provided its CPU belongs to the Westmere Clarkdale family. EDIT: Some 2010 27' iMac model won't work with Fusion 10 because its CPU belongs to the Nehalem Lynnfield family. So are "Unrestricted Mode" and "Unrestricted Guest" two different features? I guess that is where I thought it might have a chance. 2010 17' MacBook Pro 2.8GHz works with Fusion 10 because its CPU is i7-640M which belongs to the Westmere Arrandale family. Aside from the marketing hype, this looks like what the real pass/fail is: I pulled the following info out of my vmware.logs on both machines. So it looks like the real issue here is more specific than "All Macs launched in 2011 or later are supported". I would appreciate everyone sharing their thoughts on this. So apparently Fusion 10 can run on a 2010 Mac, but which ones? It currently has Mavericks with Fusion 7.įusion 10 is not suppose to work on it either, but I can not play around with that one like I can this MacBook Pro.
#2010 macbook pro processor upgrade upgrade
My end goal is to upgrade my 27" 2010 iMac to High Sierra, but I have to have Fusion on it. So here is my question: Why did it work if it isn't suppose to? Specs on the machine: 17" Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 6,1 CPU 2.8 Ghz I7 4GB Ram Original 500GB Seagate HD 5000 rpm macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
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It went through the normal install/reboot cycle and booted back up as expected.
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#2010 macbook pro processor upgrade update
Windows Update downloaded and installed the December rollup and their malware updates, totaling about 300 MB. I was able to use it, reboot it a few times, and run Windows Update. Needless to say, I was both shocked and pleasantly surprised when it booted one of my Windows 7 Pro VMs. I downloaded the Fusion Pro 10 Trial and installed it on my 2010 MacBook Pro on a whim just to see what would happen, since it wasn't suppose to work on this year model.