Boot Camp sees my internal SSD as an external drive - can't install Windows 7
I've just replaced my old 1TB drive on my Mac Pro (mid 2010) with a 1TB Samsung 840 EVO. To get the best speed I've installed it using the Sonnet Tempo PCIe interface. I performed a fresh install of Mavericks 10.9.1 and the system absolutely flies.
However, I wanted to also install Windows 7 but Boot Camp Assistant will not allow me to do this. It warns....
You cannot partition an external disk, a RAID disk or an internal disk on which FileVault encryption is in progress.
When I look through the system information, my SSD is reported as an external drive - which is why I guess BCA refuses to partition it (and ghosts out the option to install Windows 7 or later version.
Here's the system information under storage...
MAC SSD:
Available: 941.47 GB (941,471,612,928 bytes)
Capacity: 999.35 GB (999,345,127,424 bytes)
Mount Point: /
File System: Journaled HFS+
Writable: Yes
Ignore Ownership: No
BSD Name: disk0s2
Volume UUID: DED0438B-7A12-3AB0-8E6D-E6911C595CA2
Physical Drive:
Media Name: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 1TB Media
Medium Type: SSD
Protocol: SATA
Internal: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
So my questions are... Why does OSX identify it as an external drive? Is it because of the PCIe interface? And, more importantly, how can I get around this to allow me to install Windows 7? Could I temporarily remove the PCIe card and install the SSD in a standard drive bay and then run BCA? Any ideas???
Thanks.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM