On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:45:27 -0500, Stephen C. wrote
(in article <0001HW.C486AAF701F40A32F0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:58:45 -0700, Dasco wrote
> (in article <C4864BA5.280F%Cadasco@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23/06/2008 13:28, in article
>> vZGdndJbfr94C8LVnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Tim Lance"
>> <see.sig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:49:21 -0500, Dasco wrote
>>> (in article <C4845D41.272D%Cadasco@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>>
>>>> Hi - Is it possible to fit a second HDD inside my 24" iMac?
>>>>
>>>> TIA - Dave
>>>>
>>>
>>> How big a one do you have now? You *can* change drives.
>>
>> Hi Tim - It's not a question of the size of drive, but the programs I
want
>> to run. Specifically they are Phoenix (flight simulator) and Family
Tree
>> Maker 2006. I've tried Bootcamp, Vmware and one other who's name I
can't
>> recall. I'm using Vista. Even with all of the updates, I still get
issues
>> with graphics etc. So my thinking was, that if I installed another HDD,
I
>> could use that as a dedicated Windows drive. Apparently this can't be
done.
>> ---
>> Dave
>> Hamp****re, England
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> What about adding the second HD as an external? I'm not sure what iMac
you
> have, but it should have Firewire or USB ****ts. You would just need to
get an
> external case with the appropriate connection and to make sure that the
> programs you want to run will run sufficiently fast over the connection
used.
> Of course, if the issue is that the processor itself is choking, then it
> wouldn't matter if things are on a separate HD.
>
>
> StephenC
>
But, Dave, when Windows boots off of a Boot Camp partition it is the same
as
booting from a drive without any OS X stuff on it. The drive itself may be
slow and/or the BC partition may not have enough free space for the
graphics
to work properly.
--
Tim
lance_1012@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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