>From what I read, only the more recent iMacs (mid 2010 and newer) have the capability of modding with the extra drive (SDD but I think a 2.5 HDD will fit too). Only place I found so far doing this mod is OAC. Earlier iMacs don't have enough SATA ports unless you want to remove the DVD writer and use an external one.
As far as the Mini, can't answer. On 7/14/11, Georges Zaynoun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > Now I used bootcamp and installed windows7 on both the imac and the mac > mini. Contrary to when I installed xp on the imac, 7 was more > difficult. The first thing I had to ensure was that I had the bootcamp > partition formatted with windows, the oem dvd for windows7 could never > format it, I had to use the xp oem cd to get this done. Once this was > done I was able to pop the dvd for windows7 and boot directly from it > without ever using bootcamp so I held c down and when the dialog boxes > came I went through the installation as usual. > > Now I have some observations and probably questions. On the mac mini > we had no problems whatsoever, just installed the bootcamp drivers and > all was fine. On the contrary the imac is a dark story. Once windows > files were expanded and when it restarted for the last time so we make > the setup with narrator the screen became totally dark, sighted help > was never useful at this time, moreover the apple wireless keyboard and > mouse never worked either contrary to what the case was with xp where I > never needed a chorded keyboard. More than that, I could never get > focus to tab around with narrator to make the initial setup, so I shut > down the system irregularly and restart, we could see the error message > that windows was shut down improperly and I think we had to press ok, > now when we reached the initial setup again no screen, no wireless > keyboard and no wireless mouse either, but luck was on my side I could > tab around and go through initial setup with a usb headset, wonder what > a sighted person could do since they never use narrator and no screen works. > > As soon as I reached the desktop and even before installing bootcamp > drivers the apple wireless keyboard and mouse returned working and I > think the screen as well but am not sure as I was alone. > > Having said that I want to know can one have a second internal drive in > the imac? I assume not and same for mac mini. > > I read somewhere bootcamp supports a second internal hard drive, in > such case in which mac computers can one have two hard drives? > > It would make life much easier to install windows using the unattended > mode on its own drive using all the drive for it and leaving the > macintosh hd intact for mac os, for example if not a standard hd an ssd > in the imac would be nice. > > -- > Georges Zeinoun > Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE > Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 > Mobile: +46707567315 > E-mail: [email protected] > > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Vince Mistretta My Tech / Programming mailbox -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
