Hi Pat, Out of curiosity what is your favourite graphics program? I haven't settled on one yet.
Cheers, Carlo On 28/01/2012, at 10:20 , Pat wrote: > Hi, Ronni, Rob and Carlo, > > Sorry about the delay in replying. > > On 23/01/2012, at 5:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> I would prefer to have Lion installed on the #1 Drive (Default Boot Drive). >> If you are going to be using Lion as your main OS. > > I'm still staying with SL as the main OS, at least for now. > >> After saying that though; it should install on the 3rd Drive if it is >> formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and GUID Partition Table. > > Yes. It is now installed there and seems to work well. No problems. I > haven't migrated anything over yet. > > By great good fortune, my favourite graphics program (the reason I have > Bootcamp and Parallels) has just been ported to Mac and I have been having a > wonderful time beta testing it on Lion. Whoopee! It goes like greased > lightning. > >>>> As to where Windows has to live, mine is on a partition on one of the >>>> other drives - not Drive 1, and works quite OK there. >> You probably installed Windows originally on a drive in #1 slot and then >> moved the drive to another slot. >> >> Windows can only be installed in the #1 slot on a MacPro if there are any >> other drives in it. >> (You can put it in any slot after it's been installed.) >> And Windows can't be installed on an External drive from a Mac. >> >> Is it Windows 7 in Bootcamp? >> Windows 7 in Parallels Desktop? > > I have XP in both Bootcamp and Parallels on Drive 2. XP must be less fussy > about where it goes than later versions. > > Many thanks to all who replied to my questions. > > Pat > > >> On 23/01/2012, at 3:11 PM, Pat wrote: >> >>> Hi, Rob, >>> >>> Thanks very much for your reply. I think I will go ahead and try to put >>> Lion on the large empty partition and keep SL on Drive 1. If it doesn't >>> work, I will let the list know, and thus add to the knowledge base. I >>> think I can restore everything pre-Lion from backups if it doesn't work. >>> >>> As to where Windows has to live, mine is on a partition on one of the other >>> drives - not Drive 1, and works quite OK there. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> Pat >>> >>> On 23/01/2012, at 1:20 PM, RJDarts wrote: >>> >>>> Morning, >>>> Mac Pro has 4 internal drives, OS X Boot disk irrelevant as too where >>>> installation is placed in this collection. >>>> Windows drive or partition has to be Drive Bay 1? >>>> >>>> My Regime for Mac Pro is: >>>> Drive 1 OS X and relevant Software, Users etc, This Drive is Cloned once >>>> installation complete with Cloned drive removed to safe place. (Archived >>>> Monthly) >>>> Drive 2 working Libraries, Imagery , Audio, regularly used stuff I require >>>> to complete projects (cloned, archived weekly). >>>> Drive 3 being project I am working on as is Drive 4 normally being a >>>> mirrored RAID of Drive 3. >>>> All Drives single partitions. >>>> >>>> Once project complete I archive on and offsite or give client one of the >>>> mirrors. >>>> >>>> I have other drives with Window installations and Linux installations I >>>> drop in and out accordingly using option key to select at boot, as I >>>> Firmware Protect machines. >>>> >>>> Personally I removed my SL installed drive replacing with brand new one >>>> installed Lion then required software. >>>> So if something does need SL I just drop in and away I go, as if machine >>>> never touched. >>>> >>>> Must mention I use OS X server for intranet email (imap), VPN, and file >>>> servers, backup devices. Company eMail is externally controlled by Web >>>> Host via IMAP. >>>> >>>> Remember that Lion is a "Major Upgrade," as it removes all possibilities >>>> of running Software that has not been converted to 64bit and Lionised. >>>> >>>> Hope helps? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> `RobD... >>>> >>>> On 22Jan2012, at 11:06 am, Pat wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am cautiously dipping my toe into the Lion pond. I installed Lion on >>>>> the MacMini that minds the EyeTV. Now I am thinking I would like to >>>>> install it on the Mac Pro, but I want to keep the functioning Snow >>>>> Leopard. >>>>> >>>>> I have kept all WAMUG letters about installing Lion. Most of them speak >>>>> of installing it on an external disk. The Mac Pro has 3 internal hard >>>>> disks, the 2 secondary disks are partitioned for various purposes. There >>>>> is one totally empty 700 GB partition available. My question is, is it >>>>> safe (and possible) to install Lion there? I have encountered other >>>>> software that insisted it had to be installed on the primary disk, where >>>>> SL currently resides. >>>>> >>>>> Or would it be better to SuperDuper the SL into the empty partition and >>>>> put Lion on Disk 1? >>>>> >>>>> Another question: I know that the same copy of Lion can be installed on >>>>> more than one computer. Is this the case now for other Apple software >>>>> bought through the App Store? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Pat >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
