About to install a new hard drive and want to install boot camp + win xp.

[DavidCL23]

I just got a new core duo2 macbook pro

I have on order a Hitachi 7k100 100gb drive. I plan on installing boot camp + windows on the machine.

Is there a specific order I should follow of installing OS's?
ie, XP first or OSX first?

Also do I need to format the partitions seperatly? Can osx load on an ntfs so I just make one large ntfs partition? If not, can I eventually change the sizes of the two partitions down the road?

TIA!
-David

 

[timswim78]

The guide at Apple's site walks you through this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572

As an FYI, don't plan on resizing partitions down the road. It is a potentially disastrous practice.

 

[DavidCL23]

thanks buddy I will only do 20gb then for windows enough for a few game installs.

 

[timswim78]

thanks buddy I will only do 20gb then for windows enough for a few game installs.

Just keep in mind that Windows likes 15% free space, or else its defragmenter won't work. If you want my advice, it would be to do 25GB for Windows.

 

[Agurri]

Yea, if you can have more than 20gb ... it would be nice. I have 20 gb, and a couple of games installed ... and i only have 1gb left .... And also think you won't be able to make your partition bigger if you ever miss some space in the partition...

 

[DavidCL23]

Maybe I should make the windows partition (if possible) fat32 so apple can read it? This way I can store all my mp3 on the windows partition and if windows ever needs more space I can just move the mp3s back to the mac partition. I would then make a 60gb apple/40gb windows partition

 

[timswim78]

Maybe I should make the windows partition (if possible) fat32 so apple can read it? This way I can store all my mp3 on the windows partition and if windows ever needs more space I can just move the mp3s back to the mac partition. I would then make a 60gb apple/40gb windows partition

I'd stick with NTFS for Windows. FAT32 has file size limitations and some other issues.

But that's just my opinion.

 

[Agurri]

My 20gb windows on my macbook is FAT32 and I have never seen a problem with large files. (~1 GB). But i love the fact Mac Os can read fat32...

 

[DavidCL23]

My 20gb windows on my macbook is FAT32 and I have never seen a problem with large files. (~1 GB). But i love the fact Mac Os can read fat32...

Sweet, so 60gb/40gb (windows + mp3's + games + misc)

 

[eluk]

Just keep in mind that Windows likes 15% free space, or else its defragmenter won't work. If you want my advice, it would be to do 25GB for Windows.

With only a few games on it why would you want to defragement?

 

[eluk]

Sweet, so 60gb/40gb (windows + mp3's + games + misc)

With that much for the dark side do you really need a Mac?

 

[DavidCL23]

With that much for the dark side do you really need a Mac?

heheh, cute

Mostly music.

 

[timswim78]

My 20gb windows on my macbook is FAT32 and I have never seen a problem with large files. (~1 GB). But i love the fact Mac Os can read fat32...

If you deal with any movies or other video files, you may start to run into problems. I think that Fat32 doesn't like files larger than 2GB or 4GB?

 

[e12a]

I have 15GB Windows partition with Company of Heroes installed. 5gb free

 

[DavidCL23]

Good new guys! the hitachi 7k100 drive install went smooth thanks to the diagrams at ifixit.com

I decided to hold off for two weeks on the windows install as vista should be released by then. Then again I know windows xp runs well, shoud I skip vista?