StefanM Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi, is it possible to run a parallel virtual machine from the express card slot in the macbook pro? Because these express cards are very fast and I want to know if it is possible to run for example windows xp from this card in parallels? I think this would be pretty fast! Bootcamp does not directly boot drom expresscard ?!?! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
d10sfan Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 You will need to have a external hard drive like a esata drive to interface. You will need a os x compatible esata card and a esata hard drive. Once you do this, you will be able to run parallels or vmware from the hard drive. You wont be able to run boot camp off it because it requires booting off of a interal drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I don´t really understand your answer! I want to use a epress card in the express card slot and not an external harddrive. Something like that: http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-EX16GB-431-16G...d/dp/B000QRZUQQ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 yeah, it works, but imo it is {censored} slow (i have the 8gb ssd card) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 hmmm..... i thought it must be faster than a normal HDD ?!? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 thats what i thought when i bought it, turns out it is {censored} slow for some reason. it takes about 10 minutes to boot leopard off it. Im just sticking to good old HDD now Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanM Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Did you directly installed Leopard to it ?? This worked? Bootcamp is not able to install on it right? For me it would be interesting how for example Windows XP/Vista runs from that disk via Parallels... maybe that is faster because of Leopard is beta?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65406-macbook-pro-express-card-slot/#findComment-463720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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