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Category Archives: Hardware

MacPro: Slow drive access

I does seem that despite my initial thoughts drive access is compromised if your running WindowsXP on a MacPro with Bootcamp. This page has great detail on how to get around this.

Silence is Golden?

One of the GREAT things about the MacPro is that it is nearly silent. It’s sitting right next to my feet. I can’t feel any vibrations and I can’t hear any fans. I’ve spent a lot of money trying to get my PC’s to this magical place. One of the downsides is that installation is [...]

BootCamp1.1Beta – Third Attempt

OK, so now I know I cant just format the drive I started again from scratch. I used BootCamp1.1Beta to remove the XPHome partition (needed a reboot grrr). Then I stated again from scratch. When XPHome was installed and it went into a ‘finding hardware’ frenzy I sat back and let it settle down. Then [...]