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        Updating to OS X El Capitan

        Compatibility and Transition Guide

        From finding out OS X El Capitan compatibility with your hardware and software, to learning about new features Apple has added to its latest OS, OWC is the best single source for all of your information needs.
        El Capitan on Apple MacBook Pro Retina
        OS X El Capitan can run on the following Mac models:
        • iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
        • MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, Early 2009, or newer)
        • MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
        • MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
        • Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
        • Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
        • Xserve (Early 2009)
        Here's a list of all Intel Macs and the maximum version of OS X they can run.

        All testing was completed using: 10.11 Developer Preview 7 & 8 builds and Gold Master RC.
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        Hardware Compatibility with OS X El Capitan


        Accessories
        Compatible
        NewerTech
        NewerTech Bluetooth Aluminum Numeric Keypad
        ✓ yes | More Information

        Networking
        Compatible
        ATTO Technology, Inc
        FastFrame NT11 Single Port 10GBASE-T PCIe 2.0 Network Adapter
        ✓ yes
        FastFrame NT12 Dual Port 10GBASE-T PCIe 2.0 Network Adapter
        ✓ yes
        FastFrame NS11 Single Port 10Gb Ethernet PCIe 2.0 Network Adapter
        ✓ yes
        FastFrame NS12 Dual Port 10Gb Ethernet PCIe 2.0 Network Adapter
        ✓ yes
        FastFrame NS14 Quad Port 10Gb Ethernet PCIe 2.0 Network Adapter
        ✓ yes
        ExpressSAS H680 Low-Profile 8-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        ExpressSAS H6F0 16-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        ExpressSAS H644 Low-Profile 4-Internal/4-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        ExpressSAS R680 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Host Adapter
        ✓ yes
        ATTO ThunderLink NS 2101 SFP+ 20Gb/s Thunderbolt (2-port) to 10Gb Ethernet (2-Port) Desklink Device
        ✓ yes
        ThunderLink NT 2102 20Gb/s Thunderbolt 2 (2-port) to 10GbE (2-Port) Desklink Device
        ✓ yes
        ThunderStream SC 3808D 10Gb/s Thunderbolt (2-port) to 6Gb/s SAS/SATA (8-Port) RAID Desklink Device
        ✓ yes
        ThunderLink SH 1068 10Gb/s Thunderbolt (2-port) to 6Gb/s SAS/SATA (8-Port) Desklink Device
        ✓ yes
        ThunderLink NS 1101 (SFP+) 10Gb/s Thunderbolt (2-port) to 10GbE (1-Port) Desklink Device
        ✓ yes
        Celerity FC-82EN Dual-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        Celerity FC-84EN Quad-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        Celerity FC-81EN Single-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel PCIe 2.0 Host Bus Adapter
        ✓ yes
        Incompatible
        NewerTech
        MAXPower 802.11g/b/n Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
        X Incompatible | More Information

        Storage
        Compatible
        Areca
        ARC-8050T2 8-Bay Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID Storage Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ARC-5028T2 6-Bay Thunderbolt+USB 3.0 RAID Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ARC-5026 4-Bay Thunderbolt+USB 3.0 RAID Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ARC-1882ix-24 28 Channel 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Adapter
        ✓ yes | More Information
        CineRAID
        CR-H236 Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator & USB 3.0 Dual Hard Drive Docking Station
        ✓ yes
        FirmTek
        SeriTek/Q6G | 4 Port 6Gb/s eSATA PCIe Host Adapter
        ✓ yes
        SeriTek/6G2+2 | 6Gb/s PCIe to 2.5" SATA/eSATA Host Adapter
        ✓ yes
        NewerTech
        AdaptaDrive 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Converter Bracket
        ✓ yes | More Information
        eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter (NWTADESATA6USB3)
        ✓ yes | More Information
        eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter (NWTADESATAUSB3)
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 [MIRROR] eSATA, FireWire 800+400, USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Guardian MAXimus mini Portable FW800&400+USB2+eSATA
        ✓ yes | More Information
        MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        MAXPower USB/eSATA 2x2 AHCI
        ✓ yes | More Information
        MAXPower PCIe 4-Port eSATA 6G RAID Controller with port multiplier support
        ✓ yes | More Information
        MAXPower RAID mini-SAS 6G 1e1i
        ✓ yes | More Information
        MAXPower RAID mini-SAS 6G 2e
        ✓ yes | More Information
        miniStack Classic FireWire 800 & USB 2.0 SATA Solution with integrated rear USB 2.0 powered hub
        ✓ yes | More Information
        miniStack MAX Storage & Optical Drive Enclosure w/ USB hub, & SD card reader. FW800 / FW400 / USB 3.0 / eSATA.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        miniStack Storage Enclosure with FW800 / FW400 / USB 3.0 / eSATA
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Voyager Q- Quad Interface FireWire 800/400/USB 3.0/eSATA Docking Solution
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Universal Drive Adapter - connects any 2.5", 3.5" or 5.25" drive via USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Voyager S3 'SuperSpeed' USB 3.0 Interface SATA 6Gb/s Drive Docking Solution
        ✓ yes | More Information
        7 Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Voyager Q- Quad Interface FireWire 800/400/USB 3.0/eSATA Docking Solution
        ✓ yes | More Information
        OWC
        Data Doubler Optical Bay Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Solution for all Apple MacBook & MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models; all MacBook Models 'Late 2008' and Later.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Data Doubler Optical Bay Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Solution for Mac Mini 2009. Compatible with 2009 Mac Mini & 2009-2011 iMac models.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Data Doubler Optical Bay Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Solution for Mac Mini 2009. Compatible with 2009 Mac Mini & 2009-2011 iMac models.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        'Data Doubler' 2.5" Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Kit for Mac mini 2011, 2012 & Later Models.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Elite Pro mini USB 3.0/eSATA 6G
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy Pro mini
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy Pro EX
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy Pro PCIe
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy Pro USB 3.0 Portable SSD Solution, Upgrade kit, Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy USB 2.0/3.0 Enclosure for data transfer/continued external use of Apple MacBook Air 2010/11 SSD
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Envoy USB 2.0/3.0 Enclosure for data transfer/continued external use of Apple MacBook Air 2012 SSD
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Express 2.5" Portable USB 2.0 Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Express 2.5" Portable USB 3.0 Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Helios Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Helios Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chasiss
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Helios 2 Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Quad eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB 2.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 eSATA,FireWire 800+USB 3.0 4-Bay SATA Desktop RAID Storage Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Performance FW800 & USB3 Dual Drive RAID
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Pro FireWire 800 & USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB 3.0 & Thunderbolt RAID Storage Solution
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury On-The-Go Thunderbolt
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury On-The-Go Pro FW800/USB3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury On-The-Go Pro USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | | More Information
        Mercury Pro Firewire 400/USB 2.0
        ✓ yes | | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro eSATA, FireWire 400/800 & USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite PRO Multi-Interface Dual Drive eSATA/FireWire 800/400+USB2.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro mini 2.5" Portable FW800&400+ USB3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro mini 2.5" Portable USB3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini bus-powered FireWire 800 & USB 3.0 RAID Storage Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury AccelsiorM mSATA PCIe Controller
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro USB 3.0 Enclosure Kit - For all 3.5" SATA Hard Drives
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro mini 2.5" Portable FW800&400+ USB2+eSATA
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini bus-powered Multi-Interface RAID Storage Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 eSATA,FireWire 800+USB 2.0 4-Bay SATA Desktop RAID Storage Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Elite Pro eSATA Dual Drive External Pro 'RAID READY'
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Pro USB 2.0, FireWire 800, & FireWire 400 Enclosure kit for 5.25" SATA Optical Drives
        ✓ yes | More Information
        SSD/Flash PCIe Carrier
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Accelsior S
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Accelsior_E2 PCI Express SSD with two eSATA Expansion ports
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Accelsior
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Rack Pro 4 Bay 1U Rackmount Hardware RAID Solution eSATA w/ Port-Multiplier capability, FW800, FW400 & USB 3.0
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Rack Pro 4 Bay 1U Rackmount RAID Ready Solution with SAS Interface.
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury Pro USB 3.0, FireWire 800, & FireWire 400 Enclosure kit for 5.25" SATA Optical Drives
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury On-The-Go FW800/USB 3.0 External Enclosure for 2012 Apple Retina MacBook Pro Flash Storage
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Mercury On-The-Go USB 3.0 External Enclosure for 2012 Apple Retina MacBook Pro Flash Storage
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Slim Portable USB 2.0 External optical drive
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay 4 four-bay drive enclosure with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, RAID Ready
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay 4 four-bay drive enclosure with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, RAID 5
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay 4 RAID mini
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay 4 mini
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay IV four-bay drive enclosure with dual Thunderbolt ports, RAID Ready
        ✓ yes | More Information
        ThunderBay IV four-bay drive enclosure with dual Thunderbolt ports, RAID 5
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Thunderbolt 2 Dock
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Dual USB Flash Drive
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Value Line USB2.0/1.1 Enclosure kit for 5.25" SATA Optical Drive
        ✓ yes | More Information
        SuperSlim SuperDrive USB 2.0 External Enclosure
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Value Line Slim USB 2.0 5.25" Enclosure Kit for 12.7mm SATA Laptop Optical Drive
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Compatible With Some Issues
        OWC
        Mercury Elite Pro RAID 0+1 (Stripe w/ Mirror) eSATA/FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0
        More Information
        Incompatible
        FirmTek
        SeriTek/e6G | 2 Port 6Gb/s eSATA PCI Express Host Adapter
        X Incompatible

        Video
        Compatible
        NewerTech
        USB to DVI / HDMI / VGA HD Video Display Adapter
        ✓ yes | More Information
        USB 3.0 to HDMI / DVI HD Video Display/Audio Adapter
        ✓ yes | More Information
        USB 3.0 to DVI/HDMI/VGA HD Video Display/Audio Adapter
        ✓ yes | More Information
        Headless Mac Video Accelerator
        ✓ yes | More Information

        Software Compatibility with OS X El Capitan


        CD, DVD, Blu-Ray
        Compatible
        Roxio
        Toast Titanium 14
        ✓ yes
        Toast Titanium 14 w/Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring Plug-in
        ✓ yes

        Productivity Software
        Compatible With Some Issues
        Microsoft
        Office 2011 Home/Student
        More Information
        Office 2011 Mac Home/Business
        More Information

        Utility
        Compatible
        Alsoft
        DiskWarrior 4.4
        ✓ yes
        Diglloyd
        Diglloyd Tools Utility Suite for OS X
        ✓ yes
        Intech Software
        SpeedTools 3 Professional
        ✓ yes
        SpeedTools Test Suite for Mac and PC
        ✓ yes
        Prosoft Engineering
        Data Rescue 4
        ✓ yes
        Data Backup 3
        ✓ yes
        Picture Rescue 2
        ✓ yes
        Drive Genius v3.2.x
        ✓ yes
        Version 3.2.5 and later are supported
        SoftRAID, Inc.
        SoftRAID
        ✓ yes
        SoftRAID Lite
        ✓ yes

        Virtualization
        Compatible
        Parallels
        Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac
        ✓ yes
        Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac
        ✓ yes
        Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Retail Box
        ✓ yes

        Important Applications and Support Information


        Flash from Adobe:
        While not a part of the install, Flash is still fully supported and can be downloaded from Adobe.

        Java's Runtime Environment:
        Java is a universal programming language that allows software and utilities to be compatible across a wide variety of devices. OS X El Capitan will present a prompt to download Java if an application needs Java to function correctly.

        Rosetta:
        Rosetta is a program that allowed PowerPC apps to run on an Intel based Mac, and was last supported in OS X Snow Leopard v10.6. Apps that require Rosetta to run will not work in OS X El Capitan. If you run older software or believe a software program you use relies on Rosetta you can check with the software developer before upgrading to see if you'll experience an issue, or if an upgrade is available.

        General Application Support:
        RoaringApps has the broadest coverage of application compatibility with various Mac OS X versions: http://new.roaringapps.com



        OS X El Capitan
        New Features

        • General Notes Introduction
        • Look and Feel Look and Feel
        • Mail and Safari Mail & Safari
        • Spotlight Spotlight
        • Notes App The Notes Application
        • Disk Utility Disk Utility
        • Under the Hood: Metal Under the Hood: Metal
        • General Notes General Notes
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