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bootcamp

  1. haralds

    VMware Boot Camp install fails under Fusion 11.5, use v10 to create VM config

    I had some disk issues and ended up replacing my BootCamp installation by backing it up with Winclone, installing a new disk and restoring. I just used Disk Utility to create a GUID exFAT disk making sure I had a hybrid MBR, since my Mac Pro 5,1 runs best with BIOS boot. After I got Windows 10...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Cannot boot into Windows 10 with RTX2060

    Hi guys, I'm using my old Mac Pro 5.1 2020 with an RX580 as a gaming desktop and using Windows 10 only - MacOS isn't even installed any longer, apart from the recovery stuff. Today I received an RTX2060 and popped that in but now Windows doesn't boot at all. All I see is a white screen...
  3. O

    Bootcamp/Win 10 corruption - MacOSX freezes/reboots.

    Here is my scenario: I've had a Macbook Pro Retina 2015 for a while. I recently upgraded to Catalina I decided to give bootcamp a try after wanting to do this for a long time! So i go through the procedure with a few hickups. I partitioned my existing 1 TB SSD to 500/500. I installed Win 10 on...
  4. J

    Running oldish Windows Games

    Hi! My MBP pro is listed in signature as I notice other people do that I guess to save time typing it all out all the time. I am not a hardcore gamer, and anyway own an Xbox One and PS4 for gaming. But that covers new games, I get the urge to play old games I played growing up. Now I have a...
  5. S

    MP 1,1-5,1 5,1 question

    Hi guys, Quick question, I am a student that wants to buy a 5,1 Mac Pro and I noticed that the 2010's have the 5,1 identifier and so do the 2012 models. Looking at the market I can see that the 2010 dual CPU models(which is what I am looking for) are cheaper than the 2012 dual CPU models, is...
  6. suleimanzero

    Unable to Boot MacOS again

    I have an issue with my MacBook mid 2012. After deleting my Ubuntu partition, I lost my principal partition of macOS x. When I restart the MacBook and pressed option, nothing appeared. I tried to fix with Disk Utility on cmd+r, but it did not work. Next, I installed macOS on the Ubuntu partition...
  7. onujpt

    GPU Crash

    Hello, Wondering if anyone can help me out with an apparent Graphics Card Crash on my new MacBook Pro. I purchased a 16" MacBook Pro / 64GB RAM / 8GB AMD 5500 Graphics Card / 2.3GHz 8-core i9 and installed BootCamp / Steam to play one of my favorite games (Planet Coaster). Super graphics...
  8. lumchai

    16" Macbook Pro Thermals

    Howdy, I recently bought the base i9 16" Macbook Pro and use it mainly for MacOS for rendering and Software Dev. I also have bootcamp running mainly for some medium-heavy gaming and have Mac Fan Control installed alongside Throttlestop. I have turbo boost disabled in Throttlestop and custom...
  9. adnan.salah84

    WiFi Network Adapter is missing under Windows 10

    Hi folks, I am using IMAC. I just installed windows 10 on external drive with bootcamp and setup windows support from usb flash. Everything goes well but I cannot see my WiFi network adapter under windows 10 and WiFi setting is missing too. May be it looks like windows does not recognise...
  10. G

    Bootcamp: MacOS loads even when Windows selected

    Hey all. I’m having an issue with Bootcamp and looking for suggestions. If I reboot and hit the option key the normal screen appears giving me the choice between macOS and windows. Even when I select Windows, however, macOS immediately loads. No error message or anything. Attempts to enter...
  11. imrazor

    Windows support in an ARM future

    Recently rumors have been heating up that Apple will move Macs to the ARM architecture next year (2021.) What does that mean for Windows support on Macs? Will there be a few high performance Macs that still use Intel chips? (I'm looking at you, Mac Pro.) Will Apple offer some kind of emulation...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Minimum Windows Support Software without BootCamp

    I recently installed WIN10 CSM Legacy on its own SATA SSD. I'm using OC and rEFInd chainloading to boot, and I haven't bothered to install any BootCamp drivers so far. I wanna know: What are the minimum drivers I need, or Windows Support Software I should be installing to make WIN10 work...
  13. Carl Jón Denbow

    MacBook Air Late 2010, with Snow Leopard & WinXP Bootcamp, upgrade possibilities

    I've just installed snow leopard on a Late 2010 MBA with 4 gig RAM. I did this so that I could install WinXP in Bootcamp. Now my question: what's the newest OS that I can update to that will preserve my WinXP bootcamp? Thanks for any information you can provide. -- Carl
  14. D

    Boot Windows 10 on external ssd for a new MacBook Pro

    I installed windows 10 on an external ssd using bootcamp assistant around 2 or 3 years ago and I still use it on my 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro whenever I need to use windows. I am currently thinking and waiting to get the new MacBook Pro 13 inch refresh next month. Can I use the same external...
  15. M

    Bootcamp Assistant trouble with Startup disk

    "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows." Can anyone help me solve this? I have looked for a couple hours...
  16. T

    Mac Pro 2009 Windows 10 clone

    I have a 2009 Mac Pro with a 640GB HDD running Windows 10. I don't have a HDD with OS X, so I only run Windows on this machine. I bought a 240GB SSD to replace the old HDD. I cloned the HDD to the SSD using Todo EaseUs software. When I try to boot up from the SSD it will show the Windows logo...
  17. G

    MP 7,1 AMD Radeon Pro 580X + LG 10bit HDR issues

    Hi all, I've bought a Mac Pro 7.1 with the Radeon Pro 580X. I've installed Windows 10 Pro and I want to use the Radeon Pro 580X thunderbolt 3 ports with my LG 5Kx2K 10 bit monitor. My monitor is the model LG 34WK95U-W HDR10-HDR600 compatible. Unfortunately the Radeon Pro 580X has a lot of...
  18. N

    Macbook Pro 16" Bootcamp 4k Display Gaming performance

    I have been trying to play Division 2 on a 2019 16" Macbook Pro (i9, 32gb ram, AMD 5500) running Bootamp / Windows 10. I am also running an external 4k display at 60hz, which SHOULD be fine... but the performance is abysmal. The performance is better when i use the regular laptop display...
  19. GoGrater

    Support and complexity of running Boot Camp (bootcamp) on a Mac Pro 5,1

    Hello, I have a Mac Pro 5,1 and I'm exploring what direction to head when support for macOS Software Updates ends (either with Mojave or Catalina). Unfortunately, I'm not the target audience for a 2019 Mac Pro. I prefer a tower and am considering a PC. However, since my Mac Pro is running fine...
  20. D

    I tried to install Windows 10 Pro using BootCamp and now the EFI boot screen is blank (black)

    I am using a Mac Pro 2013 6-Core 3.5GHz 64GB RAM Dual D500 machine with a fresh install of macOS Catalina 10.5.3 which was working like a charm (flawlessly) until I tried to install Windows 10 Pro (64 bits) using BootCamp, everything went fine until macOS asked to reboot the machine to continue...