Can someone clear up my ??? Bootcamp+MBP+win7+mountain lion
The ? is can I run Mountain Lion with Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit in bootcamp 4? Please Help!
I purchased this MBP15 in August 2008
The data in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 is not clear to me.
I am currently running Snowleopard with Win XP 32 bit in boot camp 3.
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.27f3
Serial Number (system): W8*******YJX
Hardware UUID: CBD2B6A3-AE9B-527A-B8D7-520F7D302BF8
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
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I appreciate your input. Would please review
The data in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 which I find confusing.
It indicates a
MacBook Pro
(15-inch, Late 2008)
can run Win7 64 bit in bootcamp 4
but it also indicates a
MacBook Pro
(15-inch, Core 2 Duo)
cannot!
Is this a contradiction without a difference???
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