[azza1310]

Hey guys, i got a late 2008 Macbook Pro Unibody with a express card slot, i need help on what is the best option to to boot windows off the express card slot?

I have seen these ExpressCard/34 Solid State Disk and was wondering if this is the best and cheapest way to be able to boot off windows off the express card slot and just install windows using boot camp and partition the disk.

[azza1310]

oh yeah is it even possible to boot windows off the express card slot?
i have been looking around the forums and it said that you cant partition the drives on express card slots and that you can only install MAC OSX.

[Chinasaur]

Locked out MacBook and no install disks?

[azza1310]

nah not locked out or anything but i solved my problem.

http://guides.macrumors.com/Boot_Cam...External_Drive

except i got a express card solid state drive.

[ghporter]

You'll find that the instructions you linked to are the "tip of the iceberg." Modifying the install CD is extremely "non-trivial." As released, Windows does not support booting from an external drive because during the boot process the OS re-enumerates all the ports, losing the connection to the boot source in the process. The hack in the link from MacRumors requires some pretty strong work and can result in unpredictable end products-you may have to step back and start over, not just wiping the hard drive and starting the install over, but rebuilding your modified CD-over and over.

This process is not for the faint of heart. Good luck.