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blindpcguy

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So anyways i get os x el capital on the pro put the 650 in and find out lion doesn't work to partition after updates ok so no big restore my main partition over this is pre updating so i update y main install and boot into the other one fix my main install and then update the other one and what do you know update installs then it doesn't load up and i have no access to boot menu due to my pc 650 so what do i do to fix it load my custom windows 7 disk delete the partition and what do you know it boots but then i can't re partition the un located space in disk utility so i use it with less space for a while and end up putting the old 7300 gt back in the pro to boot into a snow leopard dvd and use disk utilityy there to format the drive now iv got the 650 inside again an can't get an os x installer to load tried mavericks from the soft tool witch sowed up in the option menu b4 switching cards any ideas
 
So anyways i get os x el capital on the pro put the 650 in and find out lion doesn't work to partition after updates ok so no big restore my main partition over this is pre updating so i update y main install and boot into the other one fix my main install and then update the other one and what do you know update installs then it doesn't load up and i have no access to boot menu due to my pc 650 so what do i do to fix it load my custom windows 7 disk delete the partition and what do you know it boots but then i can't re partition the un located space in disk utility so i use it with less space for a while and end up putting the old 7300 gt back in the pro to boot into a snow leopard dvd and use disk utilityy there to format the drive now iv got the 650 inside again an can't get an os x installer to load tried mavericks from the soft tool witch sowed up in the option menu b4 switching cards any ideas

Use proper syntax if you're asking for help, will be easier to all of us who use paragraphs and periods. I didn't even read what you wrote, cause of this brick of letters.

I installed OS X El Captain on my Mac Pro and installed my GeForce GTX 650, only to find out that Lion cannot be used to partition the drive after updates. Not a problem; I restored my main partition prior to updating, then update the main install. I then boot into my secondary install and update my main. Unfortunately, that seems to have stopped it from booting. I also have no access to the boot menu, due to the fact that I am using a PC-version GTX 650. So what do I do? I load my custom Windows 7 disk, delete the partition, and then it boots! Unfortunately, it seem that I cannot create a new partition in the newly-unallocated space. I decide to deal with it and live with having less space for a while. Later, I reinstalled the original 7300GT, booted off a Snow Leopard disk, which allowed me to format the drive.
I have since reinstalled the GTX 650 once more, and am having issues getting any OS X installer to load. I have tried Mavericks from the soft tool; that showed up in the boot menu when I had the older 7300GT installed. Any ideas?

Source - I am a high school reading teacher and am quite used to poor grammar. Also, take it easy on the poor fellow; maybe English isn't his native language.
 
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actually english is my main language but when I'm online i don't worry about tat kind of stuff i actually typed that up at 2 in the morning and forgot to click submit lol
 
actually english is my main language but when I'm online i don't worry about tat kind of stuff i actually typed that up at 2 in the morning and forgot to click submit lol

Actually, English is my primary language. When I'm online, I don't worry about things such as proper grammar. I actually typed up my first post at 2AM and forgot to submit it. Haha!

Seriously though, as has been stated, if you're looking for help it's best to take a few moments to ensure that you're communicating in a way that most people can understand. Just a friendly tip :)
 
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