Do NOT order 3TB iMac for Bootcamp. Does not work!

[EPiCDiNGO]

Originally Posted by brock2621

Can somebody PLEASE tell me someone is creating a way to run Windows from an external thunderbolt/USB3 SSD???

I have asked this question before and got mixed results, some say yes others say no I googled around and found out that apparently it is not possible unless you do some messing around with terminal and other things. It did sound complicated for me and as I am kind of new to OS X I decided against it for now and will just put up with slow booting from windows on a Fusion drive, that is unless I find a easy tutorial or guide for this somewhere.

[MatthewAMEL]

Originally Posted by brock2621

Can somebody PLEASE tell me someone is creating a way to run Windows from an external thunderbolt/USB3 SSD???

Give this a read...
http://refit.sourceforge.net/

[brock2621]

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

Give this a read...
http://refit.sourceforge.net/

Sigh... This looks a little risky/complicated :/. Has anyone on here successfully been able to boot (completely) from an external drive?

EDIT:Thank you tho, I will look into this in the coming week

[aerobyravol]

Sorry for this stupid question, but...

... with my 3TB Fusion Drive, I guess I won't have any issue to run Windows 32bit on a VM (VMWare), right?

[justperry]

Originally Posted by aerobyravol

Sorry for this stupid question, but...

... with my 3TB Fusion Drive, I guess I won't have any issue to run Windows 32bit on a VM (VMWare), right?

No.
VM is not bootcamp, it runs in OS X.

[aerobyravol]

Originally Posted by justperry

No.
VM is not bootcamp, it runs in OS X.

OK - thanks.

And once Apple has fixed bootcamp on 3TB HDD issue, do you know whether there's a way to migrate my (Fusion) VM on bootcamp?

[jido]

Originally Posted by aerobyravol

OK - thanks.

And once Apple has fixed bootcamp on 3TB HDD issue, do you know whether there's a way to migrate my (Fusion) VM on bootcamp?

Just copy your Windows disk to the new partition, then install the Bootcamp drivers.

In fact, don't the latest VMware and Parallels support graphic acceleration? You should be able to do at least /some/ gaming in a VM.

Or if you want to use Boot Camp right now, just partition your drive the right way (I saw posts on this forum with instructions).

You can also boot MacOSX from an external drive and Windows from the internal drive if you want.

[aerobyravol]

Originally Posted by jido

Just copy your Windows disk to the new partition, then install the Bootcamp drivers.

You mean, copy the vm ?
And how do I install Bootcamp drivers, then?
I guess, running my Mac, there are options to select the partition?

[justperry]

Originally Posted by aerobyravol

You mean, copy the vm ?
And how do I install Bootcamp drivers, then?
I guess, running my Mac, there are options to select the partition?

Copying won't work, I know you can import an existing windows machine into Parallels but exporting it?

It might be possible mounting the disk in OS X and then use Disk utility to restore that image to a bootcamp partition.

I did not respond to you before because I don't have Parallels so I can't give you advise on this, I do know though that you can not copy the image, that is pure nonsense and won't work.

Other's can probably answer this question better than me.

You could also do research yourself, for instance : MRoogle

[jido]

Originally Posted by justperry

Copying won't work, I know you can import an existing windows machine into Parallels but exporting it?

It might be possible mounting the disk in OS X and then use Disk utility to restore that image to a bootcamp partition.

I did not respond to you before because I don't have Parallels so I can't give you advise on this, I do know though that you can not copy the image, that is pure nonsense and won't work.

Other's can probably answer this question better than me.

You could also do research yourself, for instance : MRoogle

Right, copying the image will not work. You need to copy Windows inside the image to the new partition. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[Hexley]

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

Windows 8 support and GPT support have nothing to do with each other.

Boot Camp will be updated with drivers for Win8, it will never be re-written to support GPT.

Why is GPT not supported? Not that knowledgeable with Windows 8.

[MatthewAMEL]

Originally Posted by Hexley

Why is GPT not supported? Not that knowledgeable with Windows 8.

Because when Boot Camp was introduced, no Windows PCs could support EFI/GPT, so Apple used an industry trick called 'MBR emulation'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_%28software%29

[Hexley]

Then why do I get a lot of search results relating to 3rd party instructions to use Boot Camp to facilitate the installation of Windows 8.

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

Because when Boot Camp was introduced, no Windows PCs could support EFI/GPT, so Apple used an industry trick called 'MBR emulation'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_%28software%29

[b0redom]

Is there any reason if you order a 3TB fusion drive you can split it into SSD and HDD, and then install Windows to the SSD and OSX to the HDD?

Like this:

http://www.macworld.com/article/2015...ion-drive.html

[mihai.ile]

As replied on another thread, using the graphical interface probably no. But using the command line terminal I do not see one reason why it should not work really....
Delete the virtual fusion drive, create a windows partition on ssd and then create the fusion back using the remaining space on ssd and the hdd.

[b0redom]

Well I'd probably just use the whole 128GB, and if I want to fusion it up use and external Thunderbolt SSD anyone see a problem with that?

[MatthewAMEL]

Originally Posted by Hexley

Then why do I get a lot of search results relating to 3rd party instructions to use Boot Camp to facilitate the installation of Windows 8.

I don't understand your question.

MBR/GPT disk layout has nothing to do with any specific version of Windows.

[Westacular]

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

I really want you to be right.

However, I doubt Apple's commitment to Boot Camp. 3TB drives have been around since 2010. All 64-bit versions of Windows (except Win Server 2003) support booting from GPT. They have had 2+ years to develop a fix. At the very least, the configuration for the current model iMac has been set for 3-6 months. They couldn't get a Boot Camp update ready for release?

Apple used Boot Camp as bait during the PowerPC/Intel switch. Now they have far less motivation for providing their competitors operating system to run on their hardware.

Virtualization has improved dramatically. Excepting games, of course, VMWare and Parallels provide a good experience using Windows.

Finally, Apple realizes how small the user base is for Boot Camp. 17 million Macs sold in 2011. How many of those use Boot Camp? I would be shocked if it's 10%.

That's fair. Those are all good points, and it would be quite like Apple to decide that Boot Camp has run it's course and quietly let it die. I suppose one counterpoint is that Apple makes most of its money on the initial sale of the hardware, not from your use of OS X. It's incentivized to make the hardware as versatile as possible -- or at least, to appear that way. Keeping Boot Camp viable is still an attractive lure for switchers, even if most don't end up using it; this means they need to keep Boot Camp viable.

My guess is that six months to a year from now, we'll have a clearer picture of the future: either there will be updates, indicating continued support, or there won't be, and the slow death of Boot Camp will begin to set in (possibly with support dropped entirely in 10.9).

[2Turbo]

Originally Posted by b0redom

Is there any reason if you order a 3TB fusion drive you can split it into SSD and HDD, and then install Windows to the SSD and OSX to the HDD?

Like this:

http://www.macworld.com/article/2015...ion-drive.html

That's what I plan to do, except install windows on the hdd. Hopefully it works!

[iWaiting]

as above


But thats all I am going to say so dont ask

[Fifemacuser]

Originally Posted by iWaiting

as above


But thats all I am going to say so dont ask

I ordered my new I mac yesterday and specifically asked on the phone about the 3tb bootcamp issue. Decided to go with 1tb fusion and buy an external drive if/when the need arises.

If They fix it before i take delivery i Will not be impresed. Will Probably send it Back and get The bigger drive.

[81Steven]

Originally Posted by iWaiting

as above


But thats all I am going to say so dont ask

you mean in latest osx beta?

[drambuie]

The word is that in OS X beta 10.8.3 build 12D58, Bootcamp is updated for Win 8, and for use on 3TB drives.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1531346

[81Steven]

happy day

Anyone can confirm with a real test?