[OSx86] Dual boot Windows 7 and OSX on two separate HDD's


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It's probably something relatively simple but I'm playing it safe and asking the experts. I have successfully installed OSX on an old 80gb IDE HDD I had lying around. I run Windows 7 on a SATA hard disk and also have a second SATA disk for file storage.

I was wondering how to modify the bootloader so that I could select to jump either into Win7 or MacOSX.

I know this is a highly "googlable" topic but the guides I came across didn't specifically match my situation and I therefore got a bit confused.

Cheers for any help!

Alex

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I blieve the process would be:

Install 7 on one hard drive, get all working.

Install OSX on other hard drive, get all working.

Modify bootloader to give you the option.

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I blieve the process would be:

Install 7 on one hard drive, get all working.

Install OSX on other hard drive, get all working.

Modify bootloader to give you the option.

Assistance with step number 3 would be the ticket :)

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Assistance with step number 3 would be the ticket :)

Since you have them on different hard drives, the easiest option would simply be to select which hard drive to boot from in you BIOS. Many even offer one-key access to boot options at startup (on mine it's F12). Much easier than configuring another bootloader.

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My apologies - I forgot to feedback. I installed EasyBCD as suggested by -Himanshu- and it worked perfectly. Many thanks :)

Axel:

I installed Windows 7 onto C: and OS X onto D: I have EasyBCD installed as well... I've added an entry for OS X into Windows 7 bootloader but since it's on a separate drive it doesn't see it. How did you get it working?

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