Questions tagged [boot-camp]
Boot Camp is a technology from Apple that allows for an assisted installation of alternative operating systems on an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
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Is there any way to make an external monitor the primary under Boot Camp?
This may be a general problem for all Windows XP portables, I don't know, I don't have a dedicated Windows portable.
I'm running a MacBookPro Unibody (so it's using the Nvidia 9600M chip under ...
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Getting 3d acceleration working in Windows 7 64bit on Mac Boot Camp?
I've installed the Windows 7 RC 64-bit edition under boot camp, but I'm have zero luck getting the 3D acceleration working.
I've installed all the Mac drivers (including the 64bit Nvidia ones on the ...
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Enable trackpad tap-to-click in BootCamp on 1st-gen (non-multi-touch) MacBook?
Apparently, the trackpad driver in later model MacBooks (those with multi-touch trackpads) has trackpad tap-to-click support. Is there any way to enable this in Boot Camp on a first-generation MacBook?...
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Is it possible to use a Vista Boot Camp partition inside Virtual Box on Mac OS X
I've got windows Vista installed inside Virtual Box on my Mac OS partition. I've also got it installed under boot camp and I occasionally boot to it when I want to run windows with better performance ...
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Activate the 9400 graphics in a unibody macbook pro on bootcamp windows
The Macbook pro unibody has two graphic cores: the 9600 and the 9400. When running OS X you can choose which core you want to use.
How do you disable the 9600 and use the 9400 instead on Windows (...
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Is there an updated version of Boot Camp coming with Snow Leopard?
Possibly with updated drivers for Windows 7?
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Hash key via Bootcamp on Macbook pro
I have a Macbook Pro and installed on this is Windows via Bootcamp. Now I do a lot of programming and I can't find the hash key! Am I missing an obvious shortcut or is there a way to change the ...
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Can I remove a Boot Camp partition from my MacBook?
A couple of years ago, I installed the Boot Camp beta on OS X, reserved 20 GB for Windows XP, and installed an XP in that partition. Since then, the Boot Camp beta expired and I used Parallels to run ...
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Why does my Macbook become extremely hot when using Boot Camp?
The bottom of my Macbook becomes extremely hot when I use Boot Camp (Apple's built-in solution for running Windows on a Mac), especially when I play games. Sometimes my Macbook shuts itself down ...
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Why does the Macbook Pro Unibody crash on hibernate under Windows?
My late 2008, Macbook Pro Unibody machine has a number of ugly flaws that rear their head under Windows (Bootcamp):
Crash 9 out of 10 times on Hibernate
Audio stuttering (already have the latest ...
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Parallels from Bootcamp Partition: Can Vista be activated for real and virtual HW simultaneously?
I am running Vista and OS X natively on a new Mac Pro. Now I am trying to virtualize the natively installed Vista via Parallels 4. I am not planning to migrate Vista into a virtual machine completely, ...
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