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    mac and windows?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by suneee, Oct 2, 2007.

  1. suneee

    suneee Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    One quick question.

    After apple switched to a intel cpu, is it possible to fdisk the hardisk and install a microsoft operating system? Like windows Vista?
     
    suneee, Oct 2, 2007
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  2. Thaoster

    Thaoster Notebook Consultant

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    I think you need to use Apple Disk utility to partition the drive, from what I read, but can't recall exactly.
     
    Thaoster, Oct 2, 2007
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    sulkorp, Oct 2, 2007
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, just use Boot Camp. Easy and simple.
     
    Sam, Oct 2, 2007
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    smiley_lauf Notebook Consultant

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    If I read the OP question right, he is asking about completely hosing the hard drive, remove OS X and do a fresh install of Vista on the mac hdd?? Correct? Using the Intel Mac shell now to run Windows??
     
    smiley_lauf, Oct 3, 2007
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  6. ethanhunt123

    ethanhunt123 Notebook Evangelist

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    Dont think so. Problem is EFI and BIOS. Windows doesnt support EFI natively, so you cant use FDisk and windows installer directly
     
    ethanhunt123, Oct 3, 2007
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    I'm sure there's a way to hack that up. Maybe with something like rEFIt?
     
    l33t_c0w, Oct 3, 2007
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  8. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

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    You can run Windows on Intel Macs and completely remove OS X. It does work. Check out InsanelyMac.
     
    Xander, Oct 3, 2007
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  9. Thomas

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    Why would you want to remove OSX completly defies the purpose of getting a Mac.
     
    Thomas, Oct 3, 2007
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    Depending on what you are doing Tiger is of no use to some people but the newest mac hardware is good looking stylish and faster than most
     
    thekaz, Oct 3, 2007
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  11. suneee

    suneee Notebook Geek

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    As the last post suggest, yes. I want it for the hardware. Hard to find laptops with that kind of hardware. And the looks of it is.... Well. Nice :)
     
    suneee, Oct 17, 2007
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    This question has been asked several times at various forums I visit. The consensus has normally been, and I agree, that unless you've got a lot more money on hand than do most folks, you'd be much better off buying a nice, good-looking Windows machine such as an Asus. In any case, I wish you well with this, but personally would not desecrate my own beautiful Mac by installing Windows. [​IMG]
     
    bmwrob, Oct 17, 2007
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  13. sun.shine_willy

    sun.shine_willy Notebook Geek

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    regarding the complete wipe of OS X, if you decide to install the OS X later it will still work right?
     
    sun.shine_willy, Oct 17, 2007
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  14. sun.shine_willy

    sun.shine_willy Notebook Geek

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    i mean it seems possible doesn't it? because all you have to do is insert the OS X disc right?
     
    sun.shine_willy, Oct 17, 2007
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  15. Thibault

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    I have to agree with you here.

    Why not just customize a Windows PC to have the same hardware as the Mac...? You can't possibly tell me that it's worth all this trouble (finding a way to get rid of OS X and install Windows) just for the look of the notebook?
     
    Thibault, Oct 17, 2007
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  16. saturnotaku

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    Why not run Boot Camp? Partition the drive so OS X has the minimum amount of space, allocating the rest for Windows. Once Windows is installed, the Mac will boot to it by default. It'd be as if OS X weren't even there.
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 17, 2007
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  17. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, I think you'd be better off (and have less troubles) just using Boot Camp and minimizing the OS X partition to the lowest possible. That way, OS X is barely there but you will have it if you ever suddenly need it, and also its less of a hassle than to remove OS X altogether.
     
    Sam, Oct 17, 2007
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  18. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I would advise against completely getting rid of OS X. It would be needed for future updates to things like the EFI firmware and Boot Camp (drivers) and other things that could be important to the way your system runs, even in Windows. If you insist on Apple hardware, just shrink OS X to the minimum.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 17, 2007
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