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Mac Forum / General / General / May 2006Bootcamp on a Macbook...
Can anyone comment on their experience running XP on a Macbook (13")? Smooth? Issues? Oddities?? Is 1GB RAM a must? Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: my primary Mac-only drive and then one with Boot Camp. I'll only need XP once in a blue moon, but I will indeed need it on occasion. Thoughts? > Can anyone comment on their experience running XP on a Macbook (13")? > Smooth? Issues? Oddities?? Is 1GB RAM a must? > > Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: > my primary Mac-only drive and then one with Boot Camp. I'll only need > XP once in a blue moon, but I will indeed need it on occasion. http://www.parallels.com? Marc  SignatureSwitzerland/Europe <http://www.heusser.com> remove CHEERS and from MERCIAL to get valid e-mail On 23/05/2006, maltese@gmail.com wrote in message <1148405777.575068.15520@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>: > Can anyone comment on their experience running XP on a Macbook (13")? > Smooth? Issues? Oddities?? Is 1GB RAM a must? > > Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: > my primary Mac-only drive and then one with Boot Camp. I'll only need > XP once in a blue moon, but I will indeed need it on occasion. Then you don't care about performance of a normal installation. The delays introduced by having to load things off of an external hard drive will be far more significant than any other delays. Simon. Signaturehttp://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk in article e55arj$sok$2$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk, Simon Slavin at slavins.delete.these.four.words@hearsay.demon.co.uk wrote on 26/5/06 8:01 AM: > On 23/05/2006, maltese@gmail.com wrote in message > <1148405777.575068.15520@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Simon. I think he meant partitioning the drive in 2. Nigel > >> Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: [snip] > I think he meant partitioning the drive in 2. I'm almost certain that "two hard drives" means "two hard drives" and not "one hard drive partitioned." SignatureMike Rosenberg <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://www.cafepress.com/macconsult,macconsult4> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart I can settle this -- Randy read it correctly. What I meant was that I am considering two internal laptop hard drives, that I'd swap according to need. A May 16 Appleinsider suggested that replacing the MacBook hard drive is as easy as replacing RAM. http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1750 I wouldn't run an OS off an attached drive (USB or Firewire -- besides isn't USB2.0 a little faster anyways). But it's a moot point -- I don't think Boot Camp supports booting off an attached drive. Can anyone confirm that?? Thanks for the input guys. The initial, succint Parallels response may be the best one yet! Cheers, Mike +++++ > >> Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: [snip] > I think he meant partitioning the drive in 2. I'm almost certain that "two hard drives" means "two hard drives" and not "one hard drive partitioned." maltese@gmail.com wrote (in article <1148405777.575068.15520@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>): > Can anyone comment on their experience running XP on a Macbook (13")? > Smooth? Issues? Oddities?? Is 1GB RAM a must? I'd think the more the merrier. 2GB? :-) > Call me crazy, but I was actually considering having two hard drives: > my primary Mac-only drive and then one with Boot Camp. I'll only need > XP once in a blue moon, but I will indeed need it on occasion. > Thoughts? I have tried swapping drives inside of notebooks before. It's usually a pain. Dell used to make (years ago) a notebook that had a little easy to swap out drive carrier that would snap in/out of the side of the case, so you could very easily swap drives. It was great for development as you could have 3 or 4 different operating systems and/or test configurations available very quickly. I'm thinking of doing something slightly different. Is it possible to combine boot camp with booting to an external firewire drive? I have a tiny (fits in my shirt pocket) firewire drive enclosure with a 60GB drive inside, and it will run completely off of a 6-pin firewire connection (at least on a desktop, haven't tried it on a Macbook or Macbook Pro yet). I would like to be able to install Windows on that, and only boot from it when I want to, instead of chewing up the internal drive's space with a mostly unused Windows partition. Anybody know if that will work? SignatureRandy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw > I'm thinking of doing something slightly different. Is it possible > to combine boot camp with booting to an external firewire drive? I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Anybody know if that will work? No, not on the current beta. Maybe in a later beta if there is one, and most probably in the release version in 10.5 SignatureStop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush. Michelle Steiner wrote (in article <michelle-982064.11495926052006@news.west.cox.net>): >> I'm thinking of doing something slightly different. Is it possible >> to combine boot camp with booting to an external firewire drive? I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > No, not on the current beta. Maybe in a later beta if there is one, and > most probably in the release version in 10.5 Thanks, at least there is some hope for the future. As an update to the earlier bit, I tried the drive on the macbook pro just now, and it gets plenty of power over firewire, even when running off battery with about 53% charge showing on the MBP battery. I didn't beat on it for a long time or get a feel for how it impacts battery life, but I will when I get more time for that. SignatureRandy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw > I have tried swapping drives inside of notebooks before. It's > usually a pain. Dell used to make (years ago) a notebook that > had a little easy to swap out drive carrier that would snap > in/out of the side of the case, so you could very easily swap > drives. This is *almost* as easy. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ckjy-gdY SignatureGarner R. Miller Clifton Park, NY =USA= http://www.garnermiller.com/ Garner Miller wrote (in article <260520061739025505%garner@netstreet.net>): >> I have tried swapping drives inside of notebooks before. It's >> usually a pain. Dell used to make (years ago) a notebook that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ckjy-gdY Not even close to as easy. You're joking, right? No case opening, no screwdriver, nada. Just flip a switch and pull out the drive. You just bought a spare carrier or two and installed drives, off to the races. SignatureRandy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw > > This is *almost* as easy. Check it out: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ckjy-gdY > > Not even close to as easy. You're joking, right? Well, it's not pop-it-out-of-the-side easy, no. But compared to gutting the notebook to get at the drive as you mentioned earlier in the message, it's sure a lot better. But it's not hot-swapping, no, not even close. I haven't seen that since my Powerbook G3 Series died. The modular system (drives, batteries, etc.) was very clever. SignatureGarner R. Miller Clifton Park, NY =USA= http://www.garnermiller.com/ Wow, great link! The screws could be the deal-killer for my idea. Buuuuut, perhaps I just leave the screws out if I'm really serious. Hmmmm... > This is *almost* as easy. Check it out: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Clifton Park, NY =USA= > http://www.garnermiller.com/ |
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