Removing OSX from a mac

LaCabra

So it's possible that somebody's going to give me a Macbook soon, and I wanted to know if it's possible to simply format and install Windows 7 on it, without wasting space on OSX. I know about Boot Camp, but as far as I've been able to find out it only lets you dual boot, I'm not sure about wiping the original OS.
Anyone able to help me out here?

PaleCommander

I've been told this can be done, but firmware updates can only happen through OS X, so it's more advisable to have a very tiny partition of it.

LaCabra

How small can you get it and how essential are firmware updates?

PaleCommander

It looks like if you try you can get it down to 1.5GB, which isn't bad for an operating system, but certainly isn't trivial. I'm unsure how necessary the firmware updates are, in the general sense.

LaCabra

What do you need firmware for anyway? Are we talking BIOS updates?

Anarchy

If you don't want OSX on it at all then why get the Macbook? Surely an equivalent spec'ed laptop would be cheaper?

autono-wally, erotibot300

because read his post?

Senshi

why in the world would you get rid of a superior operating system and replace it with windows seven.

I mean, yeah, gaming olol, but you're way better off having an actual OSX partition and using it rather than going with the "hey i'm gonna use an operating system that isn't capable of utilizing 50% of the hardware properly" approach

LaCabra

Senshi wrote: »

why in the world would you get rid of a superior operating system and replace it with windows seven.

I mean, yeah, gaming olol, but you're way better off having an actual OSX partition and using it rather than going with the "hey i'm gonna use an operating system that isn't capable of utilizing 50% of the hardware properly" approach

Or you could stop trying to derail the fucking thread.

Shazkar Shadowstorm

Yeah I would just make a very small snow leopard partition and a big ass windows partition

OR

MacBooks have really good resale value so.... >.> that's an option.

Echo

LaCabra wrote: »

What do you need firmware for anyway? Are we talking BIOS updates?

Macs don't have a BIOS. Which is why it's non-trivial to install Windows without Bootcamp.

iTunesIsEvil

Echo wrote: »

LaCabra wrote: »

What do you need firmware for anyway? Are we talking BIOS updates?

Macs don't have a BIOS. Which is why it's non-trivial to install Windows without Bootcamp.

You shouldn't have to do anything special unless I'm missing something. Windows 7 has support for EFI.

In fact my white early-'08 Macbook is booting the Windows 7 Professional x64 install DVD right now. I'm really tempted to now just run Windows on this puppy. Hmmmm...