Q: how do I put windows on a seperate internal drive in mac pro
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Jul 26, 2013 1:15 PMby The hatter,Take out all your other drives.
Boot Windows installer DVD like Windows 8 or 7 64-bit Pro.
Install.
Not so hard.
In fact installing on another drive w/o taking out others is much much more complicated and you have to jump through a hoop. And is not even documented! And there is a forum for Boot Camp aka Windows on Mac.
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
Boot Camp, Windows 8
General installation questions
What is Boot Camp 5?
Boot Camp 5 is not a release of OS X software. Rather, it is a release of the Windows Support Software (drivers). You will need to use this software on your Mac with Windows 8 or Windows 7. For more information on Boot Camp 5, see this article.http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5639
Which Macs support Windows 8?
- Mac Pro (Early 2009 or newer)
For more information, see this article.
What are the System Requirements for Windows 8?
Please see this article.How can I install Windows 8 on an eligible computer?
Use the Boot Camp Assistant. The assistant will partition your internal hard drives and install Windows 8. For more information on Windows 8 installation, see the Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide. -
Jul 26, 2013 2:24 PMby The hatter,Read the above? You only need Boot Camp 5 drivers afer.
You mean Boot Camp Assistant? that is for partitioning the boot drive.
You can use BCA to download the drivers or do so manually, in Mac or Windows.
I gave you how. Now you want to ask things that just get into why.
Treat it like you Mac Pro is any other PC. Even the graphic driver you have to do that manually from Nvidia or AMD. Same with a number of other drivers. Windows 8 has most already though. And you do need an installer.
If you run into trouble ask - the folks on Boot Camp forum but read the pdf first.
A lot of people dont need to run Windows natively so that use Parallels or Fusion or even VirtualBox.
