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Trying to run Windows 10 on my Mac, but having Problems!

Ok, so I have been trying to get Windows 10 running on my 2010 13 Inch MacBook Pro, which I upgraded with a Samsung SSD 860 EVO and 16 GB Of ram. (I also took out the Optical drive for a second SSD to run in Raid 0 - I had to delete that since it didn't work with Windows.) I tried following a Youtube guide by making a copy of Bootcamp and editing the files - and I got everything to work, and the Mac is booting from the USB Flash drive I made - but there are only two options when I hold Alt. The regular Mac os and EFI Boot. When I click EFI Boot, I go through the setup process - until I have to choose my hard drive. I choose the drive that has enough space (400 Gb. The other ones have 0 to 200 MB, so that can't be it.) At first, it said something about NTFS. So I clicked "Format" and that worked - now it's saying the "Selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI Systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT Disks." Is there any way to fix this? I have a Windows 10 Disk that I purchased from Microsoft, do I have to use that? Or do I have to run Windows 7??

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6), null

Posted on Sep 23, 2018 7:31 PM

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Posted on Sep 24, 2018 5:37 PM

A 2010 Mac does not support W10. It only supports W7/W8.1 and uses legacy BIOS, not EFI. All suggestions to modify Bootcamp files, use a USB, etc., will lead to problems, with bad/incorrect/non-functional drivers.


The designated Windows disk should be in the main bay of the Mac. If you need macOS, it can be on the second disk.


If you still have the original internal Optical drive, I suggest you use it to install Windows 7/8.1 using DVD. If you must have W10, then upgrade the W7/W8.1 to W10 in-place. This allows the W7/W8.1 Apple-provided BC drivers to function properly under W10.

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