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Laptop runs too hot under Windows, despite fan control
Goodday everyone For quite some time I've had Windows on my Macbook for some fairly light gaming, all fine and dandy. I learned early on that Windows on Mac tends to run pretty hot, so I got myself a fancontrol program. After Lubbo's didn't work quite as well as I hoped I got Mac's Fan Control...- IngevR
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- bootcamp cpu temperature windows 7
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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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... -
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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... -
How to create SSD image with Mac OS X and Windows ?
Hi: On a MacBook Pro I have a 240gb SSD and 1TB HDD drives. The SSD disc is partitioned as follows: #1 - EFI #2 - Mac Os X (Mac Os Expanded) #3 - Mac Recover #4 - Windows 7 (NTFS) The HDD is partitioned as a single NTFS patition. I need to create an image file from the SSD disc and save it... -
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Resolved Windows installation fail (iMac 27 mid-2011)
Hi Guys, Problem: Im trying to install windows 10. Since superdrive is failing, i change it to SSD. So installing Windows trough superdrive ODD/ the easy way (bootcamp) is not possible to install. My mac : Model no : A1312 iMac 27 i7 3.4ghz 8gb Ram (4+4) osX - El Capitan AMD Radeon HD 6970M...- adi_zaqwan
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- 27-inch black screen blank screen boot camp assistant boot fail boot problem imac 2011 mid-2011 windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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iTunes 12.4.1.6 Bug
Hey guys, when my iPad Mini 1 is not connected to my computer running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1, iTunes auto detects the iPad mini 1 being connected and keeps on happening since previous versions of iTunes like in 2014 and has never been fixed by Apple engineers. Also when I was trying to...- birthdaybrian
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- ipad mini 1 iphone 5s itunes windows 7
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- Forum: Apple Music, Apple Pay/Card, iCloud, Fitness+
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Use iMac as secondary display for a windows laptop
Hi, I have a HP laptop (windows 7) and would like to extend my display towards my imac, late 2013 (Yosemite) I'm using a thunderbolt cable to do so. I tried: 1. connecting the two while they are both awake and running - no luck 2. connecting them when they are both closed - no luck 3... -
Removing Windows 7 Key for reuse
I'm currently running Windows 7 on a 2012 MBP and I am considering upgrading my MBP so I would like to reuse the W7 key on my new laptop. It has been about 3-4 years since I last deleted the partition (had to increase the size back then) so I'm a little rusty on how I go about retrieving the...- WordsmithMR
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- bootcamp macbook pro uninstall windows 7
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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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
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- 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)- tinguy
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- boot camp disk utility el capitan mac mac os x os x os x el capitan partitioning windows windows 7
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Please Recommend a Flatbed Scanner, Not very expensive
I want to scan small things to sell at eBay such as Badges, stickers, small point of purchase, food wrappers, bottle caps, etc, etc, Compatible with Mac OS Yosemite, El Capitan and Windows 7, 8 and 10. Please keep in mind that I do not live in the United States, I live in Mexico and some store...- camelia
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- el capitan flatbed scanner mac mbp 13" windows 10 windows 7 windows vista yosemite
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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How to install OSX El Capitan on a Mac running Windows
Okay, so my relative wanted to wipe an old Macbook Pro so that my Dad could use it, but said relative forgot to reinstall the OS. So, after much frustration, I have managed to get Windows running on the Macbook Pro (since I had an Installation Disk sitting around, I had to delete all the...- SeanLMH
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- efi boot el capitan installation macbook pro windows 7
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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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...- Clarinet Hawk
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- boot camp windows 7
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Please help keyboard and mouse does not work on windows 7 installer screen on macbook pro
Hi there, I have a MAC probook 13'inch late 2013 retina display(OS Version - OS X EL CAPITAN) . I am trying to install windows on mac with out boot camp. I have created a bootable usb of win 7, when i try to install windows from start up on mac Windows installer comes up were i have option...- AVG13
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- installers mac probook 13'inch late 2013 mouse keyboard does not work os version - os x el capitan windows 7
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Reinstal OS X on iMac that is running Windows 7(not bootcamp)
Hello, I received 2 older imac computers that both are running windows 7 (not bootcamp or dual boot) I would like to install OS X back on these machines. I have a bootable USB with OS X ready to install but I can't seem to understand how to actually do it. I have tried press and hold "c"... -
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Making a RAID0 to share between Win7 and 10.7
I am running 10.7, if that makes a difference, and wish to make a RAID0 out of two internal drives I have in my '06 Pro. I have an SSD as my main system drive, but I don't think that makes much difference. I want to get an additional SSD for a Win7 install for a future project on the same '06... -
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Mac Pro 1,1 and switching from Win7 to OSX
Hey everybody, i read and tried a lot about this but since I haven't succeeded, I am turning to you knowledgable folks :) Alright so here it is: I am running a Mac Pro 1,1 (MP) with El Capitan (EC)(pike boot.efi) and Windows 7 via bootcamp. I have a non-osx card GTX 660 in the MP which works... -
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El Capitan Skin on Windows 7?
Unfortunately I'm stuck using Windows 7 at my office. I'm sick to death of it. I've seen two ways of making Win7 look and feel like OSX, both of which require some overwriting of windows system files. Has anyone tried and used (successfully) with Skinpak El Capitan OR El Capitan Transformation...- sladey
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- el capitan windows 7
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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Ethernet cable not being detected
I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed on my iMac. Ethernet connection worked just fine, but from one day to another it just stopped working. I thought it would be a drivers problem or something related to Windows. However, when I switched back to OS X, I noticed the ethernet connection wasn't...- barberogaston
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- connection ethernet not working windows 7
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- Forum: iMac
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Black screen when trying to install windows 7
Hey all, I'm trying to install a trail version of windows 7 on my 2012 Mac book Pro. I've used bootcamp to create a Usb disc and partitioned my drive giving windows 80GB worth of space. When Bootcamp restarts my computer it presents me with a black screen and doesn't take me to to the windows...