#USE A MICROSOFT EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FOR MAC MAC OS X#
That means all versions of Mac OS X after 10.6.8 can be easily downloaded via the Mac App Store onto a New Hard Drive.ġ. After Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, the Mac App Store is Available. Then, Download whatever version of Mac OS X is the latest that machine will run. Make sure to Upgrade your RAM to Maximum Capacity. Go to iTunes and in Preferences tell iTunes to use the External Hard Drive for Storage.Ĭheck your MacBookPro Model Number on Wikipedia (search MacBookPro). It may also be a good idea to move all of your Media to the External Hard Drive (noting that they will only be available when the External HD is plugged-in via USB. A few benefits: your Operating System and Programs will boot/launch Faster.
This can be purchased for around $100-$125. If there is a "problem" with your MacBookPro's Hard Drive, I would consider getting a NEW Solid-State Drive (of say, 128 GB). And it lacks some of the Hardware Features available to a Native Operating System. There may be limited Functionality running Windows inside VirtualBox, instead of natively inside Boot Camp. Please note, this will be slower, and will need certain Drivers. You will launch it, and run Windows 7 (or any Operating System) Virtually. When you boot into it, Windows will be Full-Screen, and "running natively."Īn alternative is to Run Windows INSIDE Mac OS X using a Free program called "VirtualBox." This way, VirtualBox will be in your Dock on the OS X side. This method runs the Operating System off it's own Partition of the internal Macintosh Hard Drive. After install, when you turn-on your Mac, hold the Option Key to Boot into Windows. Using Mac OS X's built-in Boot Camp Assistant (in Applications, Utilities Folder) you can install Windows 7.
0 kommentar(er)
