Install Windows Vista 64 on Macbook Intel 2.4 Ghz - 4 GB RAM
I am thoroughly confused on what's happening with Boot Camp. I tried installing Windows XP which worked well but it did not read all the RAM. I am getting ready to switch to the 64 bit Windows Vista.
Is there a comprehensive step by step guide on how to make that happen without any troubles? I can find a support document.
Thanks
Rohit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303572
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.psp.bootcamp.more &q=Boot%20Camp
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1899
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
I don't see computers coming with books, manuals, but there are 3rd party books. And there is often more online or built in help than most realize.
I suspect installing Windows is not much different, and often much easier, than dealing with PC hardware.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?&t=489929
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Hello,
I am new at this forum. My name is Francisco and I live in Brazil. I own a Toshiba Qosmio g20_105 and it is running Windows Vista Ultimate EN RTM 6000 without problems.
To do this, you must perform a fresh install of Windows Vista. The drivers for network (Intel PRO100),for audio (Soundmax), for TV (Toshiba PCI Tuner), modem (toshiba modem), Alps pointing device are installed directly from microsoft. You must install Toshiba nvidia display driver, Toshiba Bluetooth (monitor and stack), Toshiba texas flash media driver, toshiba RAID (driver and utilities), toshiba remote control manager and ConfigFree for Windows Vista.
You must have the Toshiba RAID drivers to install from the windows Vista DVD. Otherway, Windows does not recognize Toshiba RAID 0 and RAID 1.
Below some pictures of my G20 Desktop screen:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/myqosmiog20screen1.jpg
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/myqosmiog20screen2.jpg
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/myqosmiog20screen3.jpg
And here is an example of using deskscapes animated backgrounds with Windows Vista, called dreamscene.
It is in paused mode
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/myqosmiog20screen4.jpg
To perform a fresh install of windows Vista:
Please, download the Toshiba RAID drivers from here:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/raid.rar
1. Copy the contents of this archive onto a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
2. Insert your Microsoft Windows Vista Edition Bootable DVD.
3. Power on your computer and press F12 to display the boot menu.
4. Choose the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive.
5. On the first setup screen, choose your language options then press "Next".
6. Press "Install Now".
7. Type in your Product Key then press "Next".
8. Accept the license terms by checking the box then press "Next".
9. When asked "What type of installation do you want", press "Custom (advanced)".
10. When asked "Where do you want to install Windows", make sure your media containing the Toshiba RAID drivers is connected to the computer, then click on "Load Driver".
11. Browse to the location you have copied the RAID drivers to then press "OK".
12. Setup will return to the previous screen, but it will show that you have selected the TOSHIBA RAID driver.
13. Make sure the TOSHIBA RAID driver is selected then press "Next".
14. Continue the installation of Windows Vista as normal.
Now you will need the Toshiba drivers for your Qosmio G20:
See the Device manager info:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/qosmiodrivers1.jpg
Drivers:
1. SD memory controller
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/SD_memory.rar
2. Bluetooth monitor and stack
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/bluetooth_mon.rar
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/bluetooth_stack.rar
3. Nvidia display driver GeForce Go 6600
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/nvidia97.52.rar
4. Texas FlashMedia controller
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/flasmedia.rar
And finally the Toshiba utilities:
Toshiba Configfree
Toshiba Assist
RAID utilities
Remote control manager
Toshiba SD Memory utilities
That's it...
So I must tell to you that Toshiba Qosmio G20 is Windows Vista Ultimate capable, indeed.
Hope this helps people who need and want to install Windows Vista Aero on their Qosmio G20 machines.
Message was edited by: FranciscoJrUPDATED POST: On March 08, 2007
This is a step by step guide for those of you with problems to get Windows Vista functional on your G20 Qosmios
Use a Windows Vista English Version RTM Ultimate 6000 DVD for installation.
1 Backup your personal files and important data to a removable device, CD, DVD, flashmedia, pendrive, etc...
2.Check your Qosmio player installation. if nedeed, reinstall it with the latest version (multilanguage), posted on Toshibas site (download drivers section).
3.Download and copy the Toshiba RAID drivers to a removable media
Please, download the Toshiba RAID drivers from here:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/raid.rar
4.To perform a fresh install of Windows Vista, Follow the steps below
-1. Copy the contents of this archive onto a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
-2. Insert your Microsoft Windows Vista Edition Bootable DVD.
-3. Power on your computer and press F12 to display the boot menu.
-4. Choose the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive.
-5. On the first setup screen, choose your language options then press "Next".
-6. Press "Install Now".
-7. Type in your Product Key then press "Next".
-8. Accept the license terms by checking the box then press "Next".
-9. When asked "What type of installation do you want", press "Custom (advanced)".
-10. When asked "Where do you want to install Windows", make sure your media containing the Toshiba RAID drivers is connected to the computer, then click on "Load Driver".
-11. Browse to the location you have copied the RAID drivers to then press "OK".
-12. Setup will return to the previous screen, but it will show that you have selected the TOSHIBA RAID driver.
-13. Make sure the TOSHIBA RAID driver is selected then press "Next".
-14. Continue the installation of Windows Vista as normal.
5. Go to Microsoft update and download all important updates available. If you wish you can install your native language, if other than English, from the Microsoft site.
let Windows install all the drivers found for your Qosmio G20.
6. Reboot your machine and follow with the steps below.
DRIVERS YOU MUST INSTALL:
1. Alps pointing device driver (This is from Alps and working fine with your Qosmio G20)
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/alpsdriver.rar
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/qosmioalps.jpg
During the installation, Windows will complain that you are installing an early device driver. Do not attempt to this, Install it anyway.
This is because the Windows driver for this device is originally installed with a more recent date and version from that you are trying to install.
But the driver posting here is the correct from the Alps for your Qosmio g20.
2. Bluetooth monitor and stack
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/bluetooth_mon.rar
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/bluetooth_stack.rar
3. Nvidia display driver GeForce Go 6600
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/nvidia97.52.rar
To install the nvidia 97.52, you must do it manually:
open the Device manager
look for the Video adapter/nvidia Gforce go6600
Driver update options
Look for a driver in computer
Choose a list of device drivers in computer
With disc...
Lool for the place you've extracted the nvidia 97.52.rar
Find the nvts.inf and open it
You will come to the following screen:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/qosmionvidiainstall.jpg
From a list choose your video card (go6600) and install it.
If you think it is difficult, please see the VIDEO Nvidiainstall.avi:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/nvidiainstall.rar
After the extraction, play it with Windows media Player
4. Texas FlashMedia controller
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/flasmedia.rar
5.SoundMAX integrated digital audio. Driver 5.12.1.5410
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/soundmax5.12.1.5410.rar
run the setup.exe and at first remove the driver you have installed on your Qosmio G20.
reboot the computer
Run the setup.exe again and install the new driver. At some install point, Windows Vista will need a confirmation, if you trust Analog devices incorporated to goes on..
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/qosmiosoundmaxinstall.jpg
Continue with the installation and after finishing the process, test the functionallity of the new driver
OR
If your G20 model is using the Sigmatel HD audio chipset, so you must install other driver than the Soundmax integrated digital audio
It is the SigmaTel HD Audio Driver for Windows Vista Version: 6.10.0.5324
link:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/sigmatelhd.rar
6.Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG Vista version 9.1.0.115, including the Intel chipset identification utility.
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/intel_wireless.rar
And for the Utilities you can download them from here:
1.Toshiba Configfree
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/configFree.rar
2.Toshiba assist
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/assist.rar
3.Raid utilities
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/raidutil.rar
4.Remote control manager
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/rcm.rar
5.Toshiba disk creator.
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/disccreator.rar
6.Picture enhancement utilily.
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/picenhan.rar
You can select your desired screen brightness and the monitor input settings:
monitor-in (rca normal or S-VHS plug in) when using your Qosmio as a monitor in for your VCR, DVD, Playstation, etc.
For using TV as monitor-in you also can switch from NTSC to PAL video system.
For screen brightness: This adjust affects the image of your DVD player software or when watching your DVD via media Center 2005
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/qosmiopicenh.jpg
After installation this utility appears into the Toshiba Assist Window, on Optimize category as shown in the picture above.
As the Toshiba Media (Top) buttons are not working by now, you can use the HotKey (Fn+4) which is working 100% , to toggle from Normal screen input(4:3 aspect)
to wide screen input (16:9 aspect).
Press the Fn+4 once and your monitor video in is 4:3 mode, press again and the monitor video in is 16:9 mode, press once more and the image returns to your lcd normal. screen.
7. SRS Audio Sandbox utility (enhancement) for you soundmax audio experience
The sandbox will allow you to process any audio in your system with one of three SRS technologies:
WOW HD: Provides enhanced width, bass and definition for music sources.
TruSurround XT: Virtualizes multichannel content for listening on two speakers,
with post-processing enhancements.
CX Xtract: Provides enhanced multichannel virtualization by combining TruSurround XT
with Circle Surround II.
link to download:
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/srs.rar
8.Toshiba value added package:
About the Toshiba Value added package for the G30, you can install it on the G20, but only some of the items, otherwise you will have conflicts with Windows mobility center.
Do not install the Toshiba energy control. Designed only for the G30 model.
It Maintains the Windows mobility center funcionality and the Toshiba Buttons (FN + F1, F2, F3, etc...)will be OK.
9.Toshiba extended Tiles for Windows mobility Center.
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/tileswmc.rar
10.Microsoft photo info.
http://www.rabayjr.com/vista/drivers/photoinfo.rar
OBS: All the downloads are directly from my FTP server. 100% secure. No Virus. No spywares
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How do I install windows from USB on Macbook pro 3,1 ?
My Superdrive is far from super anymore, So I managed to make an extern drive with both Snow Leopard Partition, Lion Partition (Since I thought Boot Camp 4,1 would bypass my problem), and Time Machine partition, Since I got 1. USB drive that works.
- My general issue is that Boot camp Refuse to see the USB drive - (Many "how to"´s though show how they install windows perfectly through the USB port, but they use airbooks!, and somehow the Macbook will not ?)
I fix that issue with >> rEFIt <<, that suddenly makes it possible for the Mac to see the USB drive, and partitions.
Which was very strange since I could use an extern HD with the whole installation to start up wipe the whole disk, and then use my extern drive with partitions to install Snow Leopard and get everything as before with timemachine. Very smart with timemachine, but very lucky that I have a extern drive that runs the whole system and that I made the partitionsdrive before. DVD-drives are the past!
Point: So the original system could see the Snow Leopard installation USB disk, but boot camp cannot find the USB drive ?????????
After rEFIt I booted and then I got this error:
Starting bootmgr.efi
Error: Unsupported while loading bootmgr.efi
I read it could be a problem with the Windows software, so I purchased an extern DVD drive, Used Disk Utility to make an image (.DMG), then used another program to convert the .dmg to .ISO.
Then downloaded a trialversion of vmWare fusion, and installed windows from the iso. Everything worked brilliant, except and that is why I want to use boot camp, Running windows in another program while running the mac system is a little hacky and slow.
Point: Nothing is wrong with the windows software, and windows runs fine.
I then downloaded the Windows DVD / USB Tool, reformatted a USB drive as Master Boot Partition, MS-Dos Fat partition, then after lots of struggling got Vmware, windows to recognise the USB drive. And installed the windows software on the USB drive, as all the walkthroughs recommend.
Then I tried for "fun"! to just install windows form the extern USB drive, and with rEFIt it will see the drive and start to do something, but then when it starts to boot, the screen just turns into black and nothing happens, and you can see the drive does NOTHING. (I think it is because I only have 1 USB drive and the Extern DVD drive does not get enough power, but again the mac refuse to see the USB drive unless it is a Snow Leopard installation USB-drive!
Well trying to install Windows Ultimate 64 Bit, which worked great in vmware, because that program installed from the .ISO file that I had on the desktop, but trying with Boot Camp did not get anywhere, what kind of **** program is this boot camp anyway!?, but then I try the new USB disk with windows made from windows, thorugh rEFIt, it sees the disk and then starts and then I get this ERROR:
rEFIt - Booting Legacy OS
Starting legacy loader
Using load option ´USB´
Error: Not found returned from legacy loader
Error: Not found from LocateDevicePath
(x 9 times)
Error: Load Error while (re)opening our installation volume
The firmware refused to boot from the selected volume. Note that external hard drives are not well-supported by Apple´s firmware for legacy OS booting
(Hey Apple please send out a updated firmware that fix this issue?!)
So how do I do it ? - or is the only option to fix the partition running the system from the extern disk. Format the whole drive in 2 from the "bottom" and install windows and then afterwards install Mac on the other partition ? Or just run windows on the mac and forget about mac software ? What a stupid solution...There are strings in the pliist file to add other Macs so that you can use some USB-DVD drives.
This is 5 page thread, so a little more 'meat' to it:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3410900?start=60&tstart=0
And on PC booting Windows from a USB DVD to do the install is usually a piece of cake, sometimes you just need to specify that USB in the BIOS boot order and sometimes select via F12 (or another Fkey) and that is it.
What you have here seems to be everything and everyone is excluded unless there is a mac-model device ID string that specifies yes. An unnecessary hurdle.
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