MP 1,1-5,1 Trying to move Bootcamp partition from an HDD to a SSD but Bootcamp Assistant doesn't start.

[Jegriva]

Hello, how are you?

Since it's 2021 I thought to finally go SSD on my old trusty Mac Pro 5,1. Since I use 2TB for my Mac partition (HDD and just 1TB for my Bootcamp partition/HDD, I decided to upgrade Bootcamp before Mac. I bought a Crucial 1TB SSD on Prime Day.

My Mac uses all 4 hard drives bays: Slot 1 has the Mac partition, Slot 2 is Time Machine, Slot 3 is Bootcamp (Windows 7 originally, later upgraded "in-Windows" to Windows 10 Legacy) and Slot 4 is a backup for Windows. For this operation, I temporarly took out the Windows Backup.

First of all, I tried to simply clone the partition with Disk Utility (via the function "Restore from disk") and an USB-C to SATA cable. The cloning took 4-5 hours, and went smoothly.

I took out the old Bootcamp HDD and put the SSD inside, with the special tray OWC makes for SSD.

I turn on the Mac, wait for Mojave to boot up (I have a non-flashed RX 580, so not boot screen) and then I select the Bootcamp SSD for the next boot. But, when I try, I get a black screen that says the volume is "not bootable".

I the think "maybe I have to set it up with the Bootcamp Assistant".

And here is the BIG problem.

When I click on the Bootcamp Assistant software, I get a pop-up that says my Mac doesn't support Boot Camp.

Is it because my Mac Pro is from 2010 and I use Mojave? That means I won't be able to install a Bootcamp partition ever again?
Do I have to spend 60€ on Winclone? It is just a simple matter of "try to reset the PRAM"?

Thanks in advance for all the help you can offer.

 

[Macschrauber]

you may simple DD the Windows Disk to the SSD if it has same size.

example (transfer disk numbers, take care not to wipe the wrong disk):

diskutil list


/dev/disk1 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                119.7 GB   disk1s2


/dev/disk9 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk9
   1:                       0x27                         21.5 GB    disk9s1
   2:               Windows_NTFS ACER                    309.3 GB   disk9s2



sudo dd if=/dev/disk1 of=/dev/disk9 bs=512k

if=original, of=copy

if resource busy then unmount the disk.

 

[Jegriva]

There is no chance of using Bootcamp Assistant anymore, after Mojave.