| Windows 7: Cards work with apple hardware using boot camp? |
17 Mar 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 Boston, MA |
Cards work with apple hardware using boot camp? If I buy a card for my Mac Pro desktop, when it says its not compible with mac, does that mean the mac os, meaning can i buy it and still use it with my windows through boot camp? | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L505D-S9565 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.1 GHz Motherboard Toshiba Built-In with Insyde H20 BIOS 1.40 Memory 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3100 Graphics 256MB to 1468 MB Shared Sound Card Realtek Mobile ALC272 HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" TFT LCD with TruBrite, Samsung 1080p HDTV Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Keyboard Built-in Mouse Build-in Symantics SmartTouch Pad PSU N/A Case N/A Cooling Built-in/Open window in winter :P Hard Drives ❶:Main: Toshiba 250 GB SATA 5400 RPM Internet Speed 55 MB/sec Down, 9 MB/sec Up Other Info ❷:Backup: Seagate FreeAgent Desk USB 2.0 5400 RPM
❸:Media: Toshiba 640 GB USB 2.0 5400 RPM Portable Edition |
17 Mar 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard England |
As long as there is a Windows Driver for it, yes you can. (I wouldn't recomend replacing CPU because of the way Macs boot).
Oli | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple MacBook 5,1 OS Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia 9400m Monitor(s) Displays 13.3" Internal + 22" DVI + 21.5" USB Screen Resolution 1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080 Keyboard Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US) Mouse Apple Magic Mouse Case Aluminium Unibody Hard Drives Internal SATA 2.5" 500GB (395GB Mac HFS+, 105GB Windows NTFS)
2.48TB RAID consisting of 5 disks (HFS+) Internet Speed 6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down. Other Info Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers |
17 Mar 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 Boston, MA |
Alright thanks, and I didnt plan on replacing the CPU, only get a new GFX card, and some more RAM (buying RAM through apple is almost 300% more expensive i hear) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L505D-S9565 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.1 GHz Motherboard Toshiba Built-In with Insyde H20 BIOS 1.40 Memory 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3100 Graphics 256MB to 1468 MB Shared Sound Card Realtek Mobile ALC272 HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" TFT LCD with TruBrite, Samsung 1080p HDTV Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Keyboard Built-in Mouse Build-in Symantics SmartTouch Pad PSU N/A Case N/A Cooling Built-in/Open window in winter :P Hard Drives ❶:Main: Toshiba 250 GB SATA 5400 RPM Internet Speed 55 MB/sec Down, 9 MB/sec Up Other Info ❷:Backup: Seagate FreeAgent Desk USB 2.0 5400 RPM
❸:Media: Toshiba 640 GB USB 2.0 5400 RPM Portable Edition |
17 Mar 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard England |

Quote: Originally Posted by cclloyd9785 Alright thanks, and I didnt plan on replacing the CPU, only get a new GFX card, and some more RAM (buying RAM through apple is almost 300% more expensive i hear) A new GPU should be fine. If you are looking to buy RAM make sure it says designed to run on Mac Pro + whatever year it was made or something to that extent. Try and avoid RAM which seams to be the right kind but doesn't specify a type of Computer (oh and 300% could be classed as an understatement, my MacBook's RAM
upgrapde cost £90 off Amazon but would have cost nearly £500 through Apple (this was at the time they may be cheaper now though))
I wish you the best of luck
Oli | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple MacBook 5,1 OS Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia 9400m Monitor(s) Displays 13.3" Internal + 22" DVI + 21.5" USB Screen Resolution 1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080 Keyboard Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US) Mouse Apple Magic Mouse Case Aluminium Unibody Hard Drives Internal SATA 2.5" 500GB (395GB Mac HFS+, 105GB Windows NTFS)
2.48TB RAID consisting of 5 disks (HFS+) Internet Speed 6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down. Other Info Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers |
17 Mar 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 Boston, MA |
Its not any cheaper...
I could upgrade from 6 GB to 16 GB for 500$. Searched a bit, and could get it for about <200$ | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L505D-S9565 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Mac OS X 10.6.2 x64 CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.1 GHz Motherboard Toshiba Built-In with Insyde H20 BIOS 1.40 Memory 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3100 Graphics 256MB to 1468 MB Shared Sound Card Realtek Mobile ALC272 HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" TFT LCD with TruBrite, Samsung 1080p HDTV Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Keyboard Built-in Mouse Build-in Symantics SmartTouch Pad PSU N/A Case N/A Cooling Built-in/Open window in winter :P Hard Drives ❶:Main: Toshiba 250 GB SATA 5400 RPM Internet Speed 55 MB/sec Down, 9 MB/sec Up Other Info ❷:Backup: Seagate FreeAgent Desk USB 2.0 5400 RPM
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