Apple Mac pro to Windows

dorsetknob · Apr 19, 2015

Got the chance to buy an old apple mac pro (cira 2007) fitted with 2 x 2.66Ghz Xeon CPU's
Can i reverse hackingtosh it to a windows workstation ? seeing as its basically an intel based system

This tower is cheap

[Ion] · Apr 19, 2015

I mean I guess you could, yes, using Bootcamp, but why?

dorsetknob · Apr 19, 2015

Because if i can i would
The object is not to use Apple software ie Bootcamp but a clean Windows server install

Its a nice looking case containing
Apple Mac Pro from 2007.
2 x 2.66GHZ Intelligence Xeon processor.
1GB DDR2 Ram (to be upgraded for certain )
250GB HDD (to be upgraded for certain )
Geforce 7300 GT (to be upgraded for certain )

And its Cheap
Up grades are with components i have

kn00tcn · Apr 19, 2015

wouldnt the mobo need all kinds of drivers? (was it apple that provides windows drivers for bootcamp users?)

what about linux now that i think about it... although osx is 'close enough' in some cases

FordGT90Concept · Apr 19, 2015

Macs have firmware, not drivers. I'm no expert on Macs but I think Bootcamp is the only way to go.

Edit: Maybe but I suspect it is a one-way street (no going back).

kn00tcn · Apr 19, 2015

FordGT90Concept said:
Macs have firmware, not drivers. I'm no expert on Macs but I think Bootcamp is the only way to go.

Edit: Maybe but I suspect it is a one-way street (no going back).

i meant, the parts inside (gpu, chipset, controllers, etc) need drivers to work in windows, but if the mobo isnt some off the shelf product with its own driver downloads page or disc, then how can it fully function in windows? (although microsoft has a generic driver for a lot of things by now)

Misaki · Apr 19, 2015

You can remove Mac OS X and install Windows normally, but you must use Bootcamp drivers. Week ago I had an old MacBook to repair, with OS X Leopard (!), because it has only x86 CPU and everything above the Snow Leopard was not supported.
I have formatted the HDD under the linux PC, inserted a DVD with Windows 7 x86 and... it works.

Protip: Don't remove OS X after all, it will be much easier when it comes to drivers availability. Most likely you must use drivers from Vista/7.

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Apple Mac pro to Windows

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