Installing Windows on Separate Disk on Mac Pro

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Installing Windows on Separate Disk on Mac Pro

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a spare disk (in bay 1). Do I need to format the disk in NTSF or MS DOS (FAT) before installing Windows 7? The computer currently tells me that the drive is not formatted for installing Win 7 on it. I had used this drive before for Leopard, cloned it to another drive (bay 2), upgraded to Lion, and erased and formatted the drive in bay 1, but not for the NTSF or MS DOS (FAT).

Thanks for any help!

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 28, 2012 9:00 AM

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The hatter

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Jun 28, 2012 9:31 AM in response to pamela s.

it... does... not.. matter... Windows lets you delete and format the drive the way it needs it to be, but fat w/ Master Boot Record (Windows partition table) in Disk Utility: partition: Advanced option.

Then pull all the other drives.

Pretend you have to start with raw drive, no OS, and DVD in hand.

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pamela s. Author

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Jun 28, 2012 10:09 AM in response to The hatter

Thank you very much. It Worked! When I had tried to install Win 7 before it wouldn't erase and reformat the disk in Mac extended. This time with the disk formatted as FAT w/Master Boot Win 7 was able to format it.

You've been very patient with me,

Thanks!

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umairz

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Jun 29, 2012 8:10 AM in response to pamela s.

Does it slow down your system if you install windows on it? I just a new retina macbook pro? Would it be wise to install windows 7 on it? Can i then use all the windows related softwares on it that i would normally use on let's say my old Hp laptop made just for microsoft windows?

Thanks for answers.....

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The hatter

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Jun 29, 2012 8:22 AM in response to umairz

You dont' have a Mac Pro. This was about situation different 200% from yours.

Getting this moved to Boot Camp;

https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp?view=discussi ons

The MacBook Air under Windows doesn't support Turbo Boost for now.

Of course you can install Windows natively or in a VM. A VM would have to share memory and processors, that is why people dual boot and run Windows natively on its own partition.

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