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<blockquote data-quote="brkit2012" data-source="post: 1609673" data-attributes="member: 333028"><p>Hi guys, </p><p></p><p>I have a Mac Pro 1,1 running OSX 10.6.8 that I need to put windows on. I have partitioned the disk and downloaded all drivers from apple. The thing is, I have a copy of windows 8 pro sitting around and would rather not pay 100 bucks for a copy of windows 7, and after doing a little research, found that you can indeed put windows 8 an unsupported computer. So, I inserted the disk, restarted holding alt, and selected the disk on the startup page. However, I get a dos page that says, 1. 2. Select CD-ROM Boot Type. The keyboard does not work, and I cannot do anything except shut the computer down. </p><p></p><p>So, I downloaded windows 7 as an iso image from Microsoft without the product keys and burned it to a disk. I repeated the process, but got the same message as before. Both of the versions are 64 bit, is this my issue? Or is it a matter of an unsupported computer? I'm thinking of buying windows 7 or 8 in 32 bit which I would prefer not to do, but if its the only way to get it working... Perhaps there's a way around the dos page?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brkit2012, post: 1609673, member: 333028"] Hi guys, I have a Mac Pro 1,1 running OSX 10.6.8 that I need to put windows on. I have partitioned the disk and downloaded all drivers from apple. The thing is, I have a copy of windows 8 pro sitting around and would rather not pay 100 bucks for a copy of windows 7, and after doing a little research, found that you can indeed put windows 8 an unsupported computer. So, I inserted the disk, restarted holding alt, and selected the disk on the startup page. However, I get a dos page that says, 1. 2. Select CD-ROM Boot Type. The keyboard does not work, and I cannot do anything except shut the computer down. So, I downloaded windows 7 as an iso image from Microsoft without the product keys and burned it to a disk. I repeated the process, but got the same message as before. Both of the versions are 64 bit, is this my issue? Or is it a matter of an unsupported computer? I'm thinking of buying windows 7 or 8 in 32 bit which I would prefer not to do, but if its the only way to get it working... Perhaps there's a way around the dos page? [/QUOTE]
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