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OCZ Vertex 250 / Boot Camp / XP
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Surprisingly it will work just as any other harddrive / solid state drive put in the Mac Pro.
Shocking I know
Really? Do you know for sure that the intel X25-M SSD works with bootcamp in mac pro? Currently it is thought not to work with any of the macs with boot camp, including the mac pro. I dont know about the OZX one though.
Surprisingly it will work just as any other harddrive / solid state drive put in the Mac Pro.
Shocking I know
Should work does not always equate to does work
as some of our brethren with Intel SSD's are reporting.
It would be reassuring to hear from a user with that has this setup up and running that it is a known-good combo.
What was your setup on the dedicated Bootcamp / Windows drive? Did you leave the smallest possible OSX Partition and the rest for Windows?
Not sure if I should be excited about hearing this or not!
Is this with a 2009 or 2008 Mac pro?
Does anyone know if this (X25-M running windows in bootcamp) ever worked on the pre2009 mac pros?
Bump this
And also NYCUBBY, did you test any other version of Windows with bootcamp prior to installing x64 Win 7? XP/Vista? Thanks.
TechViking
Previously, I was using Vista x86 (32 bit) with my Intel X25-M. No problems there either.
I have a 2006 Mac Pro Quad 2.66.
I didn't use the bootcamp installer, I just held down the option key on boot and booted from the DVD drive. I deleted all the partitions on the Intel X25-M and then just let it install.
To install an x64 OS (Vista or Windows 7) I had to create a modified boot DVD because of the issues of Vista and Win7 X64 having trouble with the EFI. Here are the instructions I used:
http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/...t-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx
Aaron
Previously, I was using Vista x86 (32 bit) with my Intel X25-M. No problems there either.
I have a 2006 Mac Pro Quad 2.66.
I didn't use the bootcamp installer, I just held down the option key on boot and booted from the DVD drive. I deleted all the partitions on the Intel X25-M and then just let it install.
To install an x64 OS (Vista or Windows 7) I had to create a modified boot DVD because of the issues of Vista and Win7 X64 having trouble with the EFI. Here are the instructions I used:
http://jowie.com/blog/post/2008/02/...t-from-Vista-x64-DVD-burnt-from-iso-file.aspx
Aaron
Bump this
And also NYCUBBY, did you test any other version of Windows with bootcamp prior to installing x64 Win 7? XP/Vista? Thanks.
Thanks NYCUBBY. I think you are the only one I have read about that managed to install windows on the X25-M on any mac hardware. It doesnt work for sure on any of the laptops or on the mac mini.
A question, how did you connect the X25 to the Pro? Just normally connect to a SATA "port" or by using some adapter? Since the X25 is 2.5 inch and I would believe that the pro was only built for 3.5 inch harddrives. Perhaps silly question but I dont have a Pro. =)
TechViking
I purchased one of the MaxUpgrades "Sled" they make for Raptor drives and used it with the X25-M instead. Worked like a charm!
Just a note - they are updating the sled for the 2009 Mac Pro since the existing sled will not work. If you have the 2008 or earlier Mac Pro you can use the existing sled.
http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=180
Aaron
I purchased one of the MaxUpgrades "Sled" they make for Raptor drives and used it with the X25-M instead. Worked like a charm!
Just a note - they are updating the sled for the 2009 Mac Pro since the existing sled will not work. If you have the 2008 or earlier Mac Pro you can use the existing sled.
http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=180
Aaron