Bootcamp and Windows

[Washac]

Hi All


if I add another internal drive in my Mac Pro can I assume I can install Bootcamp upon it
and then run PC based games and stuff.

Do I have have to install Winblows to be able to do this ?

Not having been involved in this before, is there an idiots guide for setting all this up anywhere ?


Thanks.

 

[MacDawg]

Yes, you have to have your own copy of Windows
XP SP 2 or higher (Vista, Win7)

The Bootcamp Utility has a Guide to follow
I suggest printing it and following it step by step

And as always, have a backup of everything

 

[Transporteur]

Not having been involved in this before, is there an idiots guide for setting all this up anywhere ?

Possible, but it is not necessary.

Just insert another drive and start the bootcamp assistant. The following procedure is self explanatory.

 

[nanofrog]

As you want to use a separate disk, you don't even have to run Boot Camp, as it's just a partition tool so Windows can share a single disk with OS X.

But it won't hurt if you do (can allow Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the disk, which can't if you just install without BC on a separate drive).


The BC disk does have the Windows drivers on it (what the setup.exe file does on the BC disk). Windows 7 does well finding the necessary drivers on it's own (not sure if this works with wireless mice and keyboards on newer MP's; '08's had problems IIRC), but older versions will require you to run the setup.exe file (can't locate driver files on their own).