I guess my question is has anyone attempted or tried say put 2 graphics cards in the mac pro and install osx on one separate hdd and vista on a separate hdd of its own and simultaneously run both os on each of the monitors. Wouldnt that be cool?
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Is it possible to run osx and windows vista (non virtual) simultaneously on mac pro?
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paleck
macrumors 6502a
At least as it stands now, it could never work. Both OSes would be trying to control all the same hardware like the motherboard, RAM, processors, etc.
killmoms
macrumors 68040
It's not just a graphics card issue, OSes control interaction with low level hardware. Without a machine designed with low-level hardware virtualization, you cannot run two operating systems at once.
Sesshi
macrumors G3
this is not possible on any consumer level computer.
it's much like saying "can i get in my car and drive to boston AND new york at the same time?"
it's much like saying "can i get in my car and drive to boston AND new york at the same time?"
princealfie
macrumors 68030
