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  1. R

    Install Win7 using Bootcamp using HDD

    Hi all Can I get the steps for installing Win7 on iMac using bootcamp by using HDD. I did follow some videos on youtube and some information on google but apparently I'm stuck at black screen which there's error " no bootable device." my currently iMac specs: iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) macOS...
  2. andrew5494

    Dual-boot MacOS and Windows on External Drive?

    Hey everyone! Is this possible? I have a nice speedy 512GB SSD with MacOS on it already, but there are some programs that I would like to run in bootcamp. I dont want to use my slow internal HDD. Any ideas? Thanks :)
  3. 0

    How much storage should I partition for my MacBook Pro?

    Hi, I have a MacBook Pro 13" Early 2015 with 256GB of storage, and I am unsure about how much storage should I partition for Bootcamp Windows 10. I am planning to use this for programming in Visual Basic (Going to install Visual Studio 2017 Community). I think the sweet spot is 50-55GB but what...
    • 0n3Appl3
    • Thread
    • 0n3appl3 256gb of storage apple bootcamp macbook pro 13" early 2015 school student visual basic visual studio 2017 community windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  4. Antoine Nedelec

    Bluetooth mouse pairing between macOS & Bootcamp partition

    Hello, I have a little problem that is becoming more and more annoying through time. For work, I have to switch between both my macOS and Windows bootcamp partition several times a day. The problem is: my bluetooth mouse is only recognised on the last partition i paired it. So if i paired it...
  5. Roningumi

    Help : HDD system desappeared after attempting to install Windows10

    Hi Guys I need help I own a macbook pro mid 2012. The hdd is replaced with a 256 GB ssd (sierra installed). I tried to install Windows10 so I launch bootcamp and prepared a usb with the Windows ISO, than I created a 50 GB bootcamp partition for Windows10. The machine restarted and I started...
  6. J

    Gaming off an external Bootcamp SSD?

    So I'm looking to run Windows for the occasional bit of gaming, and am just wondering if anyone has a rough idea of how much of a performance hit I'd be taking by putting Bootcamp on a USB-C SSD rather than on my 2017 iMac SSD (i7, 580)? I have other libraries I could probably offload onto the...
    • JVNeumann
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    • 2017 bootcamp external drive imac ssd
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  7. W

    Macbook pro 2016 problem with GPU performance under bootcamp

    I am the owner of macbook pro 2016 with radeon pro 460 and 2,6 base processor option. After installing windows 10 via bootcamp I've noticed poor graphic performance comparing to what I saw in internet for same macbooks with radeon 460 so I've run a 3DMark06 and the results was terrible...
  8. X

    Windows VPN on Mac - please help!

    Hi all, I bought a new iMac 27" 2017 top spec, I love it! Migrating over from Windows. What a revelation, took me a couple of weeks to get used to it. My issue is that I need to log in to my Windows server at Work. VMWare Fusion 8.5.8, Trialled this for free for a month with Windows 10 64...
  9. Tesla1856

    Seeking the ultimate Image-based backup solution for my Mac with Windows-10 BootCamp

    Is anyone else interested in a one-step, whole-system, Image-based backup solution for their macOS system with a BootCamp Windows-10 partition? If you have been around computers for a while, you know drives can fail at any time. Backups are mandatory. I additionally like whole system...
  10. Tesla1856

    Is Paragon's Rescue Kit v.14 for Mac OS-X any good?

    Is anyone using this? Do you find it useful? https://www.paragon-software.com/home/rk-mac/ For some reason, I can't even get the USB flash-drive to create (I just get an error). I've tried different USB ports on the back of my Mac-Mini, as well as several different new 8gb/16gb Lexar and...
    • Tesla1856
    • Thread
    • bootcamp mac paragon rescue kit
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. R

    5.1 upgrade path - Diminishing returns?

    2010 5.1 3.46Ghz W3690 CPU OWC 3x8GB 1333Ghz Memory EVGA 980ti Hybrid (ext Corsair RMX550 power supply) Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD in Sled 1 2x6TB WD Black in Sled 2&3 1TB WD Black (backup) in Sled 4 Bootcamp Windows 7 x64 El Capitan MacOS Any way to squeeze more from it whilst awaiting the new...
    • rahaney
    • Thread
    • 2010 5.1 accelsior bootcamp kingston owc pcie ssd
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  12. ascender

    2016 MBP - Can't install Bootcamp due to disk errors

    I need to install Windows on my MBP (13" TB, 16GB RAM) for some resource-hungry software which I can't run in a VM. However, every time I go to partition my disk within Bootcamp, I get told there's errors which need to be fixed with Disk Utility before I can proceed. Reboot in Recovery Mode...
  13. WhiteKnightMac

    DualBoot MacOS

    I have a 1TB internal startup disk installed into my Mid-2011 iMac. I would like to do a clean install of the original OS shipped with this system (Lion) and have a partition for the most up to date OS (Sierra) which will be my day-to-day usage. Is it possible to run a DualBoot system with two...
    • WhiteKnightMac
    • Thread
    • bootcamp dualboot lion macos sierra
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  14. meyek00

    Bootcamp Driver ? - MacBook Pro (, 15-inch, non-retina 2012)

    hi i have bootcamp window 10 along mac os sierra , i would like to know which bootcamp driver version should i install as most i have tried it said its incompatible with this machine.thanks
  15. B

    MacBook Pro (13 inch, mid 2012) Bootcamp issues

    Hi, I recently reformatted my MacBook Pro because I had been having issues with Bootcamp. Whenever I try to boot Windows (Bootcamp) holding the Option key to select the drive it takes like 2 min until the drives show up but then the Windows partition boots just fine, my problem is after that...
  16. montanaco

    BootCamp question

    Hey! My new iMac just came in today (5k, i7, pro 580, upgraded to 16GB RAM) , and the windows ISO file for bootcamp is taking AGES to download...is this normal? Its only 5gb but its taking forever to install. If anyone has any insight or tips for installing windows that would be awesome!
    • montanaco
    • Thread
    • bootcamp iso windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  17. F

    iMac late 2013, Fusion Drive lost partition after BootCamp fail

    Hey everyone, so, I had to use my iMac for a project and I had to install Windows on it to run some software. Fired up bootcamp, downloaded all I had to, but once it restarted everything got stuck (I let it run for about 4 hours). So I had to reboot it, and that's what probably caused the...
  18. joshnapoli

    iMac/Windows bootcamp logs in but flickers and goes to black screen

    Hey guys so I've been using Windows on my Mac for a few months now with bootcamp and it's been going great, I love it. However today I was doing some graphics work using photoshop and I kept getting notifications about memory and that I should close photoshop to free up memory and not lose my...
    • joshnapoli
    • Thread
    • apple black screen bootcamp imac mac memory windows windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  19. theundad

    World of Warcraft on low end 5K 2017 iMac

    Hi, Just wondering if anyone with the new low end 2017 iMac is running World of Warcraft? Retina 5K Display 3.4GHz Processor 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor/ Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz 8GB 2400MHz memory, configurable up to 32GB 1TB Fusion Drive1 Radeon Pro 570 with 4GB video memory...
  20. Tipsy McStagger

    Can't create parallels VM from bootcamp

    Hi all, I have been running windows 10 in bootcamp and have had a VM from parallels for some time. It's been working well until recently I tried to boot the VM and it gave me an error (don't remember what it was). I deleted the VM thinking I'd recreate it but now I don't have the option to...
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