jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 So i picked up a seagate 250gb for windows7 64bit to play games on and other various things. My question is where do i start with the install procedure? I know i have to get a USB and Use bootcamp assistant or somthing like that to make it bootable then Just plugin hard drive and install it? obviously before formatting it to windows format. Do i have to change any bios settings? like AHCI ? for my hackintosh portion of my pc.? 500GB- OSX 10.8.5 250GB- (id like windows7 64bit- Unless you guys rec. somthin else?) I have an extra sata cable, but im not sure how to setup clover to show the windows drive too. Thanks for any help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 I format it as MBR MS DOS fat correct? for windows , ? Im using disk utility to format it now. then im kinda not sure how best way to intall it is , to either use bootcamp assitant with usb or just boot to that hd with usb? or? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Don't touch it. I recommend leaving it completely uninitialized and let the Windows installer initialize and do what ever it wants to it. Also, this Hackintosh thing has gone to your head. You're installing Windows on a PC, you don't use Boot Camp for that! If you're getting Windows 7 as a DVD image, use this tool from Microsoft to build a bootable USB installer. It's faster than burning it to DVD. Of course you need Windows to do that...just run it on someone else's PC. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 ok , thanks i thought bootcamp would be the wrong way, Dont i use it to create the usb drive to install it to my seperate 250gb hd? any tutorials? ive been checking Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Reboot your head. No tutorials are needed lol, you're installing Windows on a PC! Plug in your flash drive, point the Microsoft tool to your DVD image and let it run. Then boot from your flash drive to start the installation. Use the your motherboard's built-in boot selector. Make sure you pick the right hard drive during the installation process! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 oh alright gotcha, would you mind linking me the Microsoft tool? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 The link is there since the post went up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 ok thanks didnt see that, how do i run this exe? im tryin to do this on my mac hd i dont have pc acccess really. ok i read what you said, ill try that thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 You run it on Windows, as I said earlier. There's nobody nearby who owns a PC that runs Windows? California is so hip. I guess you could always burn it to a DVD and boot from that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 yeah i can ask my bro, and once i install it to the disc clover should detect it ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I don't know, never used Clover. I guess so. If not you can use your BIOS boot selector. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 ok ya thatl work. thanks for info! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfilms Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 I got it installed easily but i see system reserve, and my windows hd when im on my MAC OSX drive, jus curious if theres way to hide them or what? also clover shows 2 windows options, so i kinda wanna hide the other. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I don't know how to hide drives in Clover. Remember, you must boot Windows from the "System Reserved" partition. In OS X you can hide drives/partitions in Finder preferences. If you don't want to see them on the sidebar either, just click and drag them off. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292646-windows7-on-new-harddrive/#findComment-1953987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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