Thanks in advance for any help! Here is my current setup.
Stock nMP 6-Core.
(1) USB 4-Bay Enclosure
Windows 7
I am finding out that the nMP does not support Windows 7 via Bootcamp so, I need to upgrade to Windows 8.0 or 8.1
Windows 7 or 8 will not boot in a USB enclosure.
So I have do to what? Microsoft does not seem to sell a FULL version of Windows 8 or 8.1 on their website, only upgrades? I did see a FULL install version on Amazon though? I do have a FULL Windows 7 Ultimate DVD plus I do have a USB Blu-ray drive to install the Windows 7 from but then I need to upgrade somehow from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
So do I need to partition the 256GB nMP Flash Storage, install Windows 7 on the partition then upgrade to Windows 8.1 with a USB Flash Drive? But then again, doesn't Windows 7 need to be running in order to upgrade it to Windows 8? And I can't get Windows 7 to run because Bootcamp doesn't support it?
Just trying to do this once and not experiment around getting it to work.
Thanks again for any help.
Update: When I called Microsoft the first time, a little while ago, I was told, by the Microsoft representive, Microsoft did not sell FULL versions, only upgrades. I just called in again and was told Microsoft does sell the FULL version of 8.1, so at this moment, I went ahead and purchased it for downloading. So, I guess I will see where I get with that. It was only $120 plus backup disc, plus sales tax. I did not see a reason to get the 8.1 PRO version at this time for $200.
Stock nMP 6-Core.
(1) USB 4-Bay Enclosure
Windows 7
I am finding out that the nMP does not support Windows 7 via Bootcamp so, I need to upgrade to Windows 8.0 or 8.1
Windows 7 or 8 will not boot in a USB enclosure.
So I have do to what? Microsoft does not seem to sell a FULL version of Windows 8 or 8.1 on their website, only upgrades? I did see a FULL install version on Amazon though? I do have a FULL Windows 7 Ultimate DVD plus I do have a USB Blu-ray drive to install the Windows 7 from but then I need to upgrade somehow from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
So do I need to partition the 256GB nMP Flash Storage, install Windows 7 on the partition then upgrade to Windows 8.1 with a USB Flash Drive? But then again, doesn't Windows 7 need to be running in order to upgrade it to Windows 8? And I can't get Windows 7 to run because Bootcamp doesn't support it?
Just trying to do this once and not experiment around getting it to work.
Thanks again for any help.
Update: When I called Microsoft the first time, a little while ago, I was told, by the Microsoft representive, Microsoft did not sell FULL versions, only upgrades. I just called in again and was told Microsoft does sell the FULL version of 8.1, so at this moment, I went ahead and purchased it for downloading. So, I guess I will see where I get with that. It was only $120 plus backup disc, plus sales tax. I did not see a reason to get the 8.1 PRO version at this time for $200.