Boot Camp

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Boot Camp
Image:Boot Camp Large.png <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Image:Boot Camp 1.1.png The partitioning options window of Boot Camp 1.1 beta</td></tr><tr><th>Developer:</th><td>Apple Computer</td></tr><tr><th>Preview release:</th><td>1.1.2 Beta / October 30, 2006</td></tr><tr><th>OS:</th><td>Mac OS X</td></tr>
Use:	Software assistant <tr><th>License:</th><td>Proprietary</td></tr>
Website:	apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

For other uses, see boot camp.

Boot Camp is a software assistant made available by Apple Computer that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (both Home and Professional Editions) on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of existing partitions, if necessary) of their hard drives and creating a CD image with device drivers for Windows XP. In addition to device drivers for the hardware, the CD includes a Windows control panel for setting the primary operating system.

Boot Camp is not a virtualization tool, which would allow the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems to run concurrently; instead, the computer must be rebooted to use either operating system. The boot manager included with all Intel-based Macs allows for selection of operating systems.

Boot Camp requires that users upgrade the firmware on early Intel-based Macintosh computers to the latest version, which includes the boot-loader and BIOS compatibility module required to get the EFI based machines to boot legacy operating systems.

Apple does not officially support Boot Camp or Windows at this time (as the software is still in beta) nor does it sell copies of Windows XP at its stores.

The technology is currently beta but scheduled for inclusion in Mac OS X v10.5, "Leopard".

1 Requirements
2 Unsupported devices
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Requirements

Apple's Boot Camp FAQ lists the following requirements<ref name="bootcampfaq">Apple Computer (April 4, 2006). Boot Camp Beta: Requirements, installation, and frequently asked questions (FAQ). Apple Computer. Retrieved on 2006-04-05.</ref>:

Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6
10GB free hard disk space
An Intel-based Mac with up-to-date firmware
An available writable CD or DVD
A Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation disc; Home or Professional (No multi-disc, upgrade or Media Center versions). Although the drivers included with Boot Camp are intended for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, some of them will install in Windows XP with Service Pack 1. <ref>Scott Silverman (April 6, 2006). My experience at Boot Camp. MacUser.</ref>

[edit] Unsupported devices

As of version 1.1.2<ref>Scott McNulty (October 30, 2006). Boot Camp 1.1.2. The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.</ref>, the driver disk created by Boot Camp allows Windows XP hardware support for the majority of a Mac's system components, but it does not currently support the following:<ref name="bootcampfaq" />