I have a MBP 2011, with high sierra now. I remember not being able to use the web recovery mode so i had to re-install lion using an external bootable usb with lion on it and upgrading via the app store all the way up to yosemite and sierra. I am no expert but you could do the same with mavericks in your ssd and upgrade from there. High Sierra Installer Support More Hardware (Including AMD): High Sierra Installer Supports a far range of Hardware, most audio, wireless and ethernet drivers will be installed automatically. Post Installation is Easier: Just like windows, you have to install drivers to make macOS perfect, which is pretty hard for beginners. Download macOS High Sierra. At the very beginning, you need to Download macOS High Sierra from App Store using your Apple ID on any Mac or functional computer running Mac Operating System. Launch App Store and click on the Feature tab then look at the right-hand side for macOS High Sierra. Click on Download button and type your Apple. The name 'High Sierra' refers to the High Sierra region in California. Like with Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion and El Capitan, the name also alludes to its status as a refinement of its predecessor, focused on performance improvements and technical updates rather than user features.
Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, macOS Mojave 10.14.6: 12 Nov 2020: macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 (Advisory includes security content of macOS Big Sur 11.0 and macOS Big Sur 11.0.1).
SD Memory Card Formatter 5.0.1 for SD/SDHC/SDXC
The SD Memory Card Formatter formats SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card (respectively SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards) complying with the SD File System Specification created by the SD Association (SDA).
It is strongly recommended to use the SD Memory Card Formatter to format SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards rather than using formatting tools provided with individual operating systems. In general, formatting tools provided with operating systems can format various storage media including SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards, but it may not be optimized for SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards and it may result in lower performance.
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SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards have a “Protected Area” for SD Card security purposes. The SD Memory Card Formatter does not format the protected area in the SD/SDHC/SDXC Cards. The protected area shall be formatted by an appropriate PC application or SD host devices that provide SD security function.
The SD Memory Card Formatter doesn’t support SD/SDHC/SDXC Card encrypted by the “BitLocker To Go” functionality of Windows. Please format the SD/SDHC/SDXC Card after it has been unlocked.
System Requirements
Operating Systems:
SD/SDHC/SDXC | |
Windows | Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1511 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1607 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1703 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1709 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1803 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1809 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1903 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 1909 (32/64-bit) Windows 10 Version 2004 (32/64-bit) |
Mac | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra macOS 10.14 Mojave macOS 10.15 Catalina |
Important Notice:
Administrator Rights is required for Windows and Mac OS/macOS to execute SD Memory Card Formatter.
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SD Interface Devices
The following interface devices can be used to access SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards:
- SD Card slot on PC
- USB SD Card reader for USB2.0, USB3.0, USB3.1 & USB-C
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Always confirm that the device is compatible with the SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card before formatting.
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