Z zainiak macrumors regular Original poster Aug 1, 2012 110 3 Aug 3, 2012 #1 i would like to run windows off of an external 3.0 hard drive through bootcamp. is this possible? mainly for playing games, and i dont really want to lose and of the already samll 256 ssd in my rmb
i would like to run windows off of an external 3.0 hard drive through bootcamp. is this possible? mainly for playing games, and i dont really want to lose and of the already samll 256 ssd in my rmb
ivoruest macrumors 6502 Jul 12, 2010 398 28 Guatemala Aug 3, 2012 #2 Yes its possible. Don't expect great performance. Partition your drive to a bootable format with Disk Utility.
Yes its possible. Don't expect great performance. Partition your drive to a bootable format with Disk Utility.
Z zainiak macrumors regular Original poster Aug 1, 2012 110 3 Aug 3, 2012 #3 why bad performance? Don't games run fine off an external drive? Especially since it's a usb 3.0
matthewtoney macrumors regular Aug 17, 2009 183 1 Charlotte, NC Aug 3, 2012 #4 Yes if you use a USB3 drive with good performance this works quite well.
Z zainiak macrumors regular Original poster Aug 1, 2012 110 3 Aug 3, 2012 #5 ok, but how do i make it bootable? as in install windows on it?
K kimovski macrumors regular Mar 22, 2011 119 2 Macau Aug 3, 2012 #6 tried both way (cloning the drive/install directly), i just got a blinking cursor while booting off..at the moment seems not possible.
tried both way (cloning the drive/install directly), i just got a blinking cursor while booting off..at the moment seems not possible.
Z zainiak macrumors regular Original poster Aug 1, 2012 110 3 Aug 3, 2012 #7 have you tried partitioning it through bootcamp and installing it on the external? dont know if its possible because i havent recieved my macbook yet
have you tried partitioning it through bootcamp and installing it on the external? dont know if its possible because i havent recieved my macbook yet