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    NTFS partition and bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by nameIess, Jun 8, 2008.

  1. nameIess

    nameIess Notebook Consultant

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    I'm kinda wondering... Right now I have 60Gb partition on my hard drive for Windows Vista. Now, If I upgrade my OS X to Leopard, bootcamp will get updated, right? What will happen to my Windows partition and Windows?

    If I don't upgrade the OS X, but delete the whole partition, what will happen to the Windows?

    Are there any new and updated drivers in the new version of bootcamp for macbook? if so, is it possible to download them since I heard Leopard is very slow on the 1.86Ghz Core Duo, so upgrading is not an option.
     
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  2. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Whatever you do with the OS X partition, it will NOT touch the Windows partition.

    If you delete the OS X partition, when you start to install Leopard, you either create a partition for it in the free space, or the installer does it for you.
     
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  3. nameIess

    nameIess Notebook Consultant

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    yes, but will Windows continue to boot up normally?
     
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    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    I'm not sure that if you delete the OS X partition whether Windows will boot up or not, sorry..
     
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    Levarris Notebook Enthusiast

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    Once Leopard replaces the previous OSX version eg: Tiger, the startup disk is defaulted to the OSX Partition, all you need do is set the startup disk to Windows in the System Preferences Panel, and yes it will boot just fine, OSX will not touch the Windows partition at all, which will include the Master Boot Record for the windows installation on said partition. It will work fine.
     
    Levarris, Jun 8, 2008
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