Boot camp with multiple hard drives?
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May 3, 2007, 12:37 AM
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chrislo2401 Junior Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 |
Boot camp with multiple hard drives? Hiya, I currently don't have a Boot Camp partition but I'm thinking about creating one so that I can use it when I need the extra speed. At the moment I have 2 hard drives, both virtual - one for the OS and one for data. If I change & use a Boot Camp partition as my OS drive, can I still use the additional virtual drive as my data drive? Just want to make sure before I start changing over. Thanks, Chris |
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May 3, 2007, 07:44 AM
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mmischke Senior Member Join: Mar 2007 Posts: 155 |
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This scenario might be OK if you only intend to use Boot Camp for a few things, like games. You'd have to install them on the Boot Camp partition. I realize that this somewhat negates the benefit of having a seperate data drive/partition. Also, Windows doesn't always like having what it considers nonremovable drives go missing. Your data drive fits this criterion from Windows' perspective, virtual or not. If any system files and/or any system dependencies (3rd party services, etc.) reside on the data drive, Windows may whine when you boot up under Boot Camp. __________________ Mac mini | 1.66 Core Duo | 2 GB | 100 GB 7200 RPM int. | 40 GB Firewire ext. | Parallels 4128 | XP: 1 GB, .hdd on ext. |
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May 3, 2007, 09:24 AM
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chrislo2401 Junior Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 |
Ah yeah, good point. I was only really thinking about it from the Parallels perspective, hadn't considered accessibility under Boot Camp. Hmmm, hard to know what to do. I would like the extra speed for those times when I need it, but I'd also like to keep my data seperate. Thanks for the response, some good points. |
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