BootCamp or Virtual

swordsandtequila · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:52 am Post subject: BootCamp or Virtual

I have a second internal hdd (replaced optical drive) that I want to run Win7. Through bootcamp a reboot is necessary; can I run windows through VMWare Fusion from my boot drive (but Win7 loaded on the second drive)? Does this even make any sense? Basically I want to run windows on my 2nd internal without having to reboot into that drive, if possible.

Giving myself a headache, thanks for any help.

Peace
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ReliantLion · Member Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 180 Location: SC

I'm not sure about VMWare Fusion, but Parallels allows me to boot into windows on a separate drive, and still be able to access that windows from OSX via Parallels. I would imagine VMWare can do what you want. But I would check their forums if no one here knows for sure.

TonyMontana · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

Yes, this is possible with VM Fusion. Boot drive VM, Win7 image can exist on a external, or in your case 2nd internal.
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swordsandtequila · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:22 am Post subject:

Cool beans, thanks for the replies.
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Mac Pro 4,1 12GB ram
Samsung SSD 120GB boot, Intel SSD 80GB scratch, 10TB internal ZFS
Sans Digital 6TB Raid5, 2TB Raid0
NT Guardian Maximus 1TB Raid1, 500GB Raid0
OWC external Superdrive
An iPod for every occasion
iPhone 3g


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