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Apple Computing Products:
Running Windows on your Mac
Can you use Boot Camp with an external drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 320241" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I did a bit of digging and found that the reason for this is that the XP installation process continuously stops and restarts the Firewire and USB drivers during the installation process which is what mucks up the process of installing to an external drive. The problem is not so much inherent to Bootcamp or the Mac as it is that XP itself is not designed to be installed on an external drive. Now, that said, it might be possible to perform the installation process on a drive that is attached via the internal drive connector and then later (after the install was completed) move it to an external enclosure, but that's more of a guess rather than a confirmed solution. </p><p></p><p>Again, I totally mis-read Apple's own FAQ and apologize for my erroneous answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 320241, member: 24098"] I did a bit of digging and found that the reason for this is that the XP installation process continuously stops and restarts the Firewire and USB drivers during the installation process which is what mucks up the process of installing to an external drive. The problem is not so much inherent to Bootcamp or the Mac as it is that XP itself is not designed to be installed on an external drive. Now, that said, it might be possible to perform the installation process on a drive that is attached via the internal drive connector and then later (after the install was completed) move it to an external enclosure, but that's more of a guess rather than a confirmed solution. Again, I totally mis-read Apple's own FAQ and apologize for my erroneous answer. [/QUOTE]
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