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Install Windows 7 on external drive and boot it from a Mac
I want to install Windows 7 on an external hard drive, and boot from it when needed.
Is this possible on a Mac? I have heard from some sources that it is not possible to boot Windows from external ...
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How do i copy my System into Parallels?
Is it even possible ?
I want to boot my actual Mac OS X Server in Parallels. ( With all the programs and setting )
The Reason is : I want to create a Test-System, where i can experiment without ...
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Is it possible to a full system Copy and run it in Parallels?
i have Mac Server and i want to have a full copy of the System.
So i can play around and test new Software and Upgrades before i apply it to the real System.
I am using Parallels and want to create a ...
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Image files made with Disk Utility creates parent folder
I'm using OS X 10.5.8., updated from 10.5.2. which I installed from the two installation DVDs that came with my MB404 MacBook.
I recently found my original 10.5.2. installation DVDs, which I thought ...
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Making A USB Drive Bootable in Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion
I own copies of all three operating systems and would like to have a single drive that enable me to boot from and use Disk Warrior etc under each OS. Is this possible?
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Install AppleTV OS X from a PPC to USB stick
I have a first generation Apple TV, a 10.7 Intel installer DMG file and a PPC PowerBook.
I'd like to install 10.7 onto the stick and change the Mach & boot.efi files as detailed on many sites to ...
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Fresh installing Mac OS 10.6 on a MacBook Pro with new hard drive
I had some bad sectors on my hard drive, I took it out and did a low-level format on it, now when I scan it passes the scan with no error and without any bad sector.
Now I have put it back into my ...
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How can I back up my OSX 10.6 Installation DVD and create a bootable USB drive?
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2009, It came with two DVDs: Application Install DVD and OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Installation DVD.
Since DVDs have a short life, I want to back up these two DVDs (Especially ...
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Will bootable usb created by bootcamp on mac work with PC?
I need to make a bootable usb with windows 8 files on it, I can't think of easier option than creating it via help of bootcamp, but Will it work for pc (I want to install files on my pc)?
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How do I burn a bootable CD from a .toast file?
I bought a used G3 couple of days ago and I want to reinstall Mac OS 9. I got the OS in .toast format. Any knows how I make that into bootable CD? Just burning with Disk Utility didn't work, although ...
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Install knoppix on usb with disk utility?
I have downloaded the linux distro knoppix.
I have snow leopard and i want to make a bootable usb with the above distro with the disk utility.
I put the source to be the iso of the distro and ...
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Can the contents of a partition be recovered after partition table is overwritten?
I ran a command to make my external hdd bootable knowing that it was risky considering the command itself did not allow me to specify a partition to which to write. (In hindsight, I would now call ...
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How to make a Mac harddrive partition non bootable
Just recently added an SSD drive replacing the optical drive. Carbon Copy the whole partition and now left with 2 bootable drives. How do I make the old partition no longer bootable? I've changed the ...
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How to make a bootable USB key from an .iso image on Mac OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make a bootable USB flash drive for a MacBook Air?
How to make a bootable USB key from any .iso image on Mac OS X?
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How can I boot my MacBook Pro from a DVD to update my SSD firmware
I have a MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 (mid-2011 model) running OS X 10.8.2. I upgraded to an SSD which I bought from Crucial and works just great. Crucial sent an email recommending I upgrade ...
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How to set up an iMac not to look for USB Flash drive info during boot up?
Short question: is there a way to disable an iMac's USB Flash Drive boot up so that boot up time is faster?
Details:
My iMac has an external USB hub, and it has 3, 4 or sometimes 6 or 7 USB Flash ...
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Creating bootable USB for OS X Leopard
I need to re-install OS X Leopard on a computer that has broken DVD Drive. Also I don't have firewire cable.
So I created a .dmg file from the install disc and then copy that on a usb drive using ...
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How to install Snow Leopard from USB where USB disk is prepared using Linux?
I'm trying to install Snow Leopard (a retail version) into my MacBook, but seems like that the MacBook can't find the boot disk over USB.
I guess this is related to the fact that I mounted the .iso ...
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Mac operating system from disc at startup
Hello everyone and thank you in advance.
I have just downloaded Linux Ubuntu and put it on a disk. What i want to do is to hold C during the Mac startup so that I can choose to boot my mac through ...
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Do I need to make my Windows 8 install disk bootable when using boot camp?
I have the Windows 8 consumer preview .iso which I plan to copy to a DVD to use with Boot Camp. Though my question is - when I burn the image to the disk, will I need to make the disk bootable to use ...
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Can't boot from CD
I can't get my 07 Mac Pro running 10.7.4 to boot from a cd or usb drive. I have my home directory on another drive. Can that have an affect on booting for a CD or USB?
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How do I boot from a Windows USB with a Mac?
I'm trying to get my Mac to boot from a USB flash drive. I know the drive works and is bootable, because it works with my friend's Windows PC.
Specifically, I was running Windows 7 on my Mac to ...
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How do I prevent automatic mounting of all the partitions on a flash drive?
I have a flash drive that I use for various diagnostics on macs. Most of the partitions on the drive are accessible by holding down the option key on boot.
I also have one extra partition that is not ...
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Is it possible to boot backtrack from usb on a macbook pro?
I would like to boot BackTrack on my MacBook Pro from a USB drive but it seems impossible. I'm holding the Alt key on boot, but the mac only displays "Macintosh HD", i.e. it doesn't recognize my USB. ...
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Repair disk on Snow Leopard using a bootable USB, in order to upgrade to Lion
[Mid-2010 MacBook Pro running the latest version of Snow Leopard]
I read in many places that you should always do a "Verify Disk" in Disk Utility and resolve any errors before upgrading to Lion.
I ...
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Can I format new MacBook hard drive from OSX DVD?
I have to install a fresh new drive into my MacBook pro 2009.
I haven't formatted yet, nor do I have a USB dock to do so from my current osx installation.
If I install the new drive and boot from ...
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Restoring to previous state: concerns with Carbon Copy Cloner and Time Machine conflict
One week ago I experienced an odd and catastrophic failure of my MacBook Pro. The details of the failure are not important, and the relevant parts have been replaced, among them a new HDD. Side note: ...
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Set up flash drive with multiple OS X Installers
Working in a tech shop, and being an Apple fan, I deal with ALL the Apple-related products. I'm seeing products from 10.4 to 10.7, and I have made a bootable flash drive from 10.6 (since it's the most ...
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How to make a bootable disk from an image with Toast?
I read contradictory informations, some say it's possible, some say it's not and Apple's Disk Utility is required.
I prefer to use Roxio Toast for its multi-purpose but I don't want to waste blank ...
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Make a bootable Lion disk for fresh start
I just bought a used MacBook Pro from a friend. He left the OS discs in Iraq so he did not have them to give to me. The laptop is currently running 10.6.8.
I would like to start with a fresh install. ...
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10.5.7 Recovery Disk
I've got a mid-2009 MB Pro that I'm setting up to run some tests.
I've got Lion and Snow Leopard partitions up and running, but struggling with Leopard.
The initial OS with mid-2009 MB Pros is ...
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Is the Lion USB drive purchased from Apple bootable?
I am helping my in-laws install Lion this weekend. They have purchased the Lion USB upgrade, but are only running Tiger on their Mac. Is the Lion USB bootable so I can do a clean install rather than ...
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How can I make my very own OS X Lion Install DVD/USB Stick?
I bought new MBP some days ago and it came with the lion installed on it. Now I am curious can I make an OS X Lion Bootable Disk?
I read some tutorial to make an OS X bootable Disk if you download it ...
