I am attempting to install win 10 on my iMac11,1 (late 2009)
I have been running into road blocks getting windows to install.
Is there a way to do a legacy BIOS install by tricking the computer to thinking a USB is a dvd?
Bearded Phantom wrote:
I am attempting to install win 10 on my iMac11,1 (late 2009)
W10 is not officially supported on Macs older than 2012.
I have been running into road blocks getting windows to install.
This is normal and expected. See System requirements to install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS - Apple Support for reference.
Is there a way to do a legacy BIOS install by tricking the computer to thinking a USB is a dvd?
No. You must use the built-in Optical drive to install W7. Some 2009 iMacs do not support W7 64-bit.
Bearded Phantom wrote:
I am attempting to install win 10 on my iMac11,1 (late 2009)
W10 is not officially supported on Macs older than 2012.
I have been running into road blocks getting windows to install.
This is normal and expected. See System requirements to install Windows using Boot Camp for macOS - Apple Support for reference.
Is there a way to do a legacy BIOS install by tricking the computer to thinking a USB is a dvd?
No. You must use the built-in Optical drive to install W7. Some 2009 iMacs do not support W7 64-bit.
One option you may want to consider is to install W7 without activation, and then running W10 upgrade in-place, which will grandfather all the W7 drivers into the W10 OS and let you run W10, without driver issues.
Use a VM engine (VMware Fusion/Parallels/VirtualBox). Performance is not the same as a native BC/Windows installation, but it may work for some light tasks.
Thanks. I was thinking of that. However, the optical drive died years ago and I replaced it with an SSD.
at the moment I am not wanting to go to the hassle of getting a new one.
thanks again. I appreciate the help.
Windows 10 install, do I need the DVD / optical drive?
