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Booting From an Old PC Drive
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1517885" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>I think the OP is try to run Windows alongside OSX, happy to be corrected if this isn't the case.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately you can't just drop the disk in and expect it to work, for a few reasons (some or all may apply in this case):</p><p>- You haven't been through the bootcamp assistant. OSX has no idea there's a Windows installation present.</p><p>- The install of Windows you have there has no drivers for your Mac Pro installed</p><p>- the instance of Windows you have is not a full retail version if it came bundled with the Dell PC</p><p>- The version of Windows may or may not be compatible with your Mac Pro - <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634" target="_blank">Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems</a></p><p></p><p>The best thing to do, if you need to dual boot to Windows, is to use the Bootcamp Assistant, use a full retail copy of Windows (appropriate to your Mac), install the drivers then migrate the data/.settings from the dell install across to the new one</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1517885, member: 38928"] I think the OP is try to run Windows alongside OSX, happy to be corrected if this isn't the case. Unfortunately you can't just drop the disk in and expect it to work, for a few reasons (some or all may apply in this case): - You haven't been through the bootcamp assistant. OSX has no idea there's a Windows installation present. - The install of Windows you have there has no drivers for your Mac Pro installed - the instance of Windows you have is not a full retail version if it came bundled with the Dell PC - The version of Windows may or may not be compatible with your Mac Pro - [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634]Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems[/url] The best thing to do, if you need to dual boot to Windows, is to use the Bootcamp Assistant, use a full retail copy of Windows (appropriate to your Mac), install the drivers then migrate the data/.settings from the dell install across to the new one [/QUOTE]
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