M MacVault macrumors 65816 Original poster Jun 10, 2002 1,144 59 Planet Earth Oct 23, 2015 #1 Just curious, can the newer (2013-2015) iMacs boot from an external thunderbolt or USB disk if their internal disk dies?
Just curious, can the newer (2013-2015) iMacs boot from an external thunderbolt or USB disk if their internal disk dies?
Weaselboy Moderator Staff member Jan 23, 2005 34,989 17,290 California Oct 23, 2015 #2 Yep... no problem.
Alesc macrumors 6502 Nov 11, 2014 253 11 France Oct 23, 2015 #3 Indeed! I've installed my Windows system on an external USB3 hard drive, it works perfectly
Andrescarpa macrumors newbie Oct 23, 2015 10 1 Oct 23, 2015 #4 I've ordered a new iMac 5k and I'd like to install Windows 10 on an external Usb3 SSD: can I use boot camp?
I've ordered a new iMac 5k and I'd like to install Windows 10 on an external Usb3 SSD: can I use boot camp?
Alesc macrumors 6502 Nov 11, 2014 253 11 France Oct 23, 2015 #5 Andrescarpa said: I've ordered a new iMac 5k and I'd like to install Windows 10 on an external Usb3 SSD: can I use boot camp? Click to expand... No need to. I've followed this tutorial: http://bleeptobleep.blogspot.fr/2013/02/mac-install-windows-7-or-8-on-external.html
Andrescarpa said: I've ordered a new iMac 5k and I'd like to install Windows 10 on an external Usb3 SSD: can I use boot camp? Click to expand... No need to. I've followed this tutorial: http://bleeptobleep.blogspot.fr/2013/02/mac-install-windows-7-or-8-on-external.html
robertojorge macrumors regular May 6, 2014 129 25 Portugal Oct 23, 2015 #7 Heres a small guide that ive put together https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ternal-ssd-thunderbolt.1914977/#post-21911169 The advantage is that we can have dual boot OSX + Win over the thunderbolt Drive Hope it helps RJ
Heres a small guide that ive put together https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ternal-ssd-thunderbolt.1914977/#post-21911169 The advantage is that we can have dual boot OSX + Win over the thunderbolt Drive Hope it helps RJ