Windows 10 1511 Update, Mac Pro

[AkuskaUK]

Hi all,

Ive started the Windows 10 update, once it passes the first install procedure and restarts I am welcomed to the screen being black with only the logo present. This has not changed or done anything else for the past hour. Can anyone help with this?

*Extra information. On installing Windows 10 for the first time, I had to removed all hard drives apart from the Windows drive, would this be an option for now too?

Thanks.

 

[AkuskaUK]

UPDATE:

Removed all hard drives apart from the Win10 drive, its installed fine.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

I had no issues with 6 drives installed.

 

[AkuskaUK]

I had no issues with 6 drives installed.

I wonder why I had such a problem then :S, did you upgrade or fresh install?

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

I wonder why I had such a problem then :S, did you upgrade or fresh install?

I have done both

 

[AkuskaUK]

Weird, when I tried to upgrade it kept failing unless I removed all the other HDD's. What did you do differently?

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

Weird, when I tried to upgrade it kept failing unless I removed all the other HDD's. What did you do differently?

It's just luck and bad luck

 

[AkuskaUK]

Ah, the Winblows luck!

 

[Mejenborg]

Weird, when I tried to upgrade it kept failing unless I removed all the other HDD's. What did you do differently?

I too had to remove all other drives.

 

[IowaLynn]

Windows and GPT FAQ

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn640535(v=vs.85).aspx

 

[AkuskaUK]

I too had to remove all other drives.

Glad im not alone! I wonder why some people didnt have to?

 

[h9826790]

May be EFI vs Legacy boot.

I can install / boot Windows 10 without any problem in Legacy boot (SSD via SATA 2 port).

But I can't even boot from the CD if I choose EFI. Didn't try to remove all drive yet. May be it's somehow affected. But I only use it for gaming, which boot doesn't matter. I only want the one that give me less trouble. At this moment, BIOS win

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

May be EFI vs Legacy boot.

I can install / boot Windows 10 without any problem in Legacy boot (SSD via SATA 2 port).

But I can't even boot from the CD if I choose EFI. Didn't try to remove all drive yet. May be it's somehow affected. But I only use it for gaming, which boot doesn't matter. I only want the one that give me less trouble. At this moment, BIOS win

I could install using EFI mode but after that nothing. Not even one boot after the installation was done.

 

[AidenShaw]

I could install using EFI mode but after that nothing. Not even one boot after the installation was done.

Doesn't Windows require UEFI?

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn387089.aspx
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-system-requirements,28798.html

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

Doesn't Windows require UEFI?

Some people say they can get it to work on a cMP. Apple's support document states that a Mac must have at least EFI 2.0 for Bootcamp to work in EFI mode. So I don't know how people got it to work on a cMP that has EFI 1.5(?)

 

[Renzatic]

Doesn't Windows require UEFI?

If you're talking about in general rather than bootcamp, no, it doesn't. You can install Windows 10 on old BIOS equipped Core 2 Duo Vista machines without any problems.

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

If you're talking about in general rather than bootcamp, no, it doesn't. You can install Windows 10 on old BIOS equipped Core 2 Duo Vista machines without any problems.

That's Legacy mode. He means EFI mode with Boot Camp.