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  1. W

    Bootcamp single partition on separate drive?

    Hey guys, I am trying to install windows 7 via bootcamp on its own internal drive (Mac Pro 4,1/5,1). Problem is, bootcamp utility wants to partition the available drive to have an OS X partition as well. Currently I have OSx installed on an M.2 via PCIE slot, not sure if that has anything to do...
    • wiski15b
    • Thread
    • boot camp mac pro windows 7
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  2. PollenKidney

    MacBook Pro completely unresponsive after windows 10 dual boot

    Hi, after successfully going through boot camp and installing windows 10 on my MacBook Pro (13 inch late 2013 256GB, macOS Sierra public beta) I turned down the brightness of the display to zero and went to bed (leaving windows on with the display off). When I woke up the next morning, I tried...
  3. R

    Resolved Bootcamp trouble on refurbished MP'09 (Radeon HD7950)

    My mid-2011 Mac Mini server's hard disks suddenly broke due to old age so for now, I had to simply clone the whole OS disk to my new computer so I wouldn't have to panic that much. I got a refurbished Mac Pro with a 2009 motherboard, 2 x 2.4 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon, 16GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 7950...
    • Riku7
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    • boot camp drivers graphics card mac pro mac pro 2009 radeon windows 7
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Issue installing Win7 via Boot Camp

    Hi everyone, I have a problem installing Win7 on late 2006 iMac 20''. After BootCamp have splitted a disc onto two partitions, and system displayed information, that it started installation from the DVD, the whole process crashes. The screen becomes suddenly black, then white, and I lose...
  5. M

    Cannot install Win7 via BootCamp

    Hi I have a problem installing Win7 on late 2006 iMac 20''. After BootCamp have splitted a disc onto two partitions, and system displayed information, that it started installation from the DVD, the whole process crashes. The screen becomes suddenly black, then white, and I lose control over the...
  6. Mejenborg

    Unable to boot to OS X from Windows 10

    Hi Having a kinda strange problem. I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (upgraded to 5,1) and two drives - one drive with OS X El Capitan installed, and one with Windows 10 installed. I used Boot Camp Assistant to install windows 10 which created 2 partitions an EFI and a Bootcamp. When installing Windows I...
  7. djrelentt

    I am in DESPERATE need of HELP! (Boot Camp Problem)

    Hey everyone, I always use Windows 7 on a Boot Camp partition on my MBP. I am running OSK 10.9.5. For some reason I started my Macbook Pro today and my partition was gone. It shows in Disk Utilities but it is greyed out (See image here -...
    • djrelentt
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    • boot camp boot camp assistant bootcamp encryption mac macbook pro 15 late 2013 retina macbook pro 15 retina problem retina macbook pro windows 7
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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    I can't boot into windows after having resized my mac partition

    any help would be greatly appreciated diskutil list sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
  9. Darth-Talis

    BootCamp Win 10 Display and keyboard and Touchpad problem

    Hello, i have 13 inch MacPro late 2011 (El Capitan/10.11.04) and I just upgraded to Win 10 from 7 on my Boot Camp partition. I ejected a usb drive but it was under the apple keyboard and trackpad drive category, so when i ejected i lost the ability to use my keyboard and trackpad. I restarted...
  10. C

    Windows 7 on 2010 iMac with Broken SuperDrive

    I'm trying to instal Windows 7 on my 2010 iMac after having to replace the hard-drive. I have an ISO (legally obtained), as well as two install DVDs burned from that ISO. However, my SuperDrive will no longer recognize the files on DVD-Rs (it thinks all of them are blank DVDs, yet can read other...
  11. Riwam

    "Winclone Pro" and "Camptune", 2 useful tools

    :)I found out 2 tools very useful for those, like me, who installed Windows in a part of their HD, (in my case in an aged MacBook 4.1 early 2008 with a new 256 GB SSD and 6 GB RAM). Since mac users count to use Windows just occasionally, if, like in my case, they have a not too large HD, they...
  12. Computers!

    Rename FAT partitions on SSD and now it wont mount

    Hello!, So I renamed my a third FAT partition, on my internal SSD drive from "Untitled" to something more professional (because I have clients that work over my shoulder). The partition was intended to be used for bootcamp. I ended up temporarily having to put some files on it. After renaming...
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    Boot Camp Windows 10 Issue

    I have a 2015 MacBook Pro Retina 15" and I downloaded the Windows 10 iso from the website. I ran Boot Camp Assistant and after it got almost all the way done it froze so I cancelled the Windows Support Drivers install and went back into OSX and loaded the Boot Camp Assistant again to wipe...
  14. T

    Can not undo a partitioned hard drive

    Recently, i just partitioned my hard drive to make room for a windows side. Now that i need to re bootcamp it, i can not un partition the hard drive. It does not even show that there is 50 GIGs missing. I can not remove it through boot camp or disk utility. Apple told me that the only way that i...
    • Tech Taco
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    • boot camp mac book osx el capitan partition
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  15. bmac89

    Bootcamp Windows 10 from External Drive?

    hello, I am wondering whether it is possible to install and boot windows 10 preview from an external hard drive? The external hard drive is running Yosemite. You can boot OSX from an external so I though maybe bootcamp might work too. However from my attempts it seems an internal drive...
  16. J

    External display strangeness (conditional lag)

    I've noticed other people in these forums with external display problems on their MacBook Pro. I am one of these people, but this is a strange one... I'm running Boot Camp / Windows 10 on an early 2013 15" MacBook Pro with all the trimmings, maxed out with everything I could buy at the time...
    • jhorrocks
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    • boot camp cc 2015 choppy cinematic display external display lag macbook pro 15" photoshop slow
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    windows 10 won't boot shows black screen

    My windows 10 installed via bootcamp was working fine till yesterday when I turned my macbook off and than when I tried to boot in torder windows 10 later the windows won't boot just shows the black screen and nothing else and it's not the laptop turned off black it's like the grayish black when...
  18. Jonathan Thamrin

    Proper Way of Installing Windows on Mac

  19. Dj64Mk7

    Installing Apple Drivers on Windows 7 Causes Never-Ending BSoD Boot Loop

    Hi! I have recently installed installed Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro (13 inch, mid-2009) using BootCamp. The installation goes well and Windows works fine, until I install the Apple Support Software. The installation itself goes fine, but once I restart, Windows becomes unusable, as I am put into...
  20. SnarkyBear

    EFI partition preventing installation of Windows 7 on Yosemite?

    Greetings All! I am attempting to install Windows 7 on my 2011 iMac running Yosemite. I had just finished a clean install of Yosemite on a freshly installed brand new hard drive. Running Bootcamp, I got the error "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition". Using...
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