VMWare Fusion, Windows 7, and ExpressCard SSD

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VMWare Fusion, Windows 7, and ExpressCard SSD

I'm considering putting Windows 7 on my late-2009 17" MacBook Pro. The MBP has a 128Gb SSD and I also have a 48Gb FileMate ExpressCard SSD that I'd like to use for the Windows installation, rather than take up more space on the internal SSD (yeah, now I'm wishing I'd gotten the 256Gb internal SSD). Is this possible?

17" late-2009 MBP, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 5, 2009 7:32 AM

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The hatter

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Nov 5, 2009 7:46 AM in response to danegeld

ExpressCard isn't supported in the BIOS as bootable, no.

Can you even boot Mac OS X off ExpressCard?

You could pull the internal SSD and upgrade to another model.

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danegeld Author

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Nov 5, 2009 9:11 AM in response to The hatter

Thanks. Yes, ExpressCard is bootable in OS X.

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danegeld Author

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Nov 5, 2009 11:11 AM in response to danegeld

Would it make a difference that the installation would be virtualized by VMWare Fusion? Or does the virtualized Windows 7 have to come off a bootable drive?

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