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How to configure triple boot Chrome OS, Windows 7 and Mac OS X on MacBook Air

a-fung | September 2, 2011 in Apple | Comments (2)

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Recently I made my MacBook Air (late 2010) to triple boot 3 OSes.

The following is the instruction on how to make it happen.

 

Things you need:

  • MacBook Air (of course!)
  • Two USB external hard drives
  • A 4GB USB disk + another 1GB USB disk
  • Mac OS X reinstall USB disk
  • Windows 7 install disk or ISO
  • VMWare fusion (trial version is OK too, other Mac VM software might work too)

 

Step 0 – Backup
  • Very important! Back up your computer first! You will need to wipe your local drive in your MacBook Air!
  • Download boot camp help program and store that in a USB disk (small one will work)

 

Step 1 – Install Chrome OS on local drive
  • Follow the instruction here to install Chrome OS on your MacBook Air

 

Step 2 – Install Mac OS X on external hard drive
  • plug in your Mac OS X reinstall USB disk and a USB external hard drive to your MacBook Air
  • Restart your MacBook Air and hold the option key when it starts
  • Choose to boot the Mac OSX reinstall USB disk
  • Use Disk Utility to re-partition your USB external hard drive and use GUID partition map
  • Select the USB external drive to install Mac OS X (more…)

Triple Boot Chrome OS, Windows 7, Mac OS X on MacBook Air

a-fung | September 1, 2011 in Apple | Comments (1)

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Why do I need this crazy multi-boot?

Most of the time I use this MacBook Air to browse websites only. So I want a fast-booting OS for this – Chrome OS.
Sometimes I play Windows game with my friends and I need to run iTunes to sync Apps and Music to my iPhone and iPad (iTunes sucks on Windows).

So I decided to make this triple boot on my machine.

I will post some instruction later. :-)