can I just ask a quick somewhat off-topic question regarding the cores assigned to the virtual machine? I have a macbook pro 13 inch 2014 with 16GB RAM and I7 processor. Does this mean I could assign easily 4 cores to Windows in VMWare Fusion?
I've always had a bit of trouble understanding the subject of cores and virtual cores and threading for that matter. :) Many thanks Andrew > On 25 Oct 2016, at 00:30, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there, one thing you can do is make sure you have enough cores dedicated. > On a 13 inch MacBook pro I’d probably go 4 GB for the VM and at least 2 cores > for the CPU. Remember it’s 2 cores in software per every real core do to > hyper threading. If you have the I5 processor then you have 2 cores so you > could bump up to 4 but it will impact the Mac side. It’s a nice little power > house though so you should be fine. Also wait a minute after windows boots > as the boot process is a real drain on resources. > > As for voice over, you can use the VM with VO engaged but I find it works > better with VO off and just activate it when you need it. > > Good luck. > > >> On Oct 24, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Ramy Moustafa <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello all: >> I have my MacBook 2015 13 inch, the only windows app that i need is called >> sibelius for writing down my music notes. >> i installed Vmware v7.5 with windows 7 64 bitand i have only 2 issues: >> 1- after i start up my windows, i can not do anything until i tern off my >> Voice over, is it regular? >> 2- i gave to Vmware Fusion a very goo dram about 6 Gb, but my windows is so >> heavy, do i miss something inside the settings to make the windows runs >> smoothly while using it? >> note that i will not use both systems at the same time, so i need to give >> all my mac power to windows while using >> THanks >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you >> can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
