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Can I boot Windows without Mac SSD?

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I have ML installed on SSD and Windows 7 on separate HHD. Can I boot Windows without ML drive? So far I'm getting "Missing operating system". I did install more than a year ago and forgot all the stuff :(
 
I have ML installed on SSD and Windows 7 on separate HHD. Can I boot Windows without ML drive? So far I'm getting "Missing operating system". I did install more than a year ago and forgot all the stuff :(

I believe "Missing operating system" really means "Missing bootloader". You need the Chimera bootloader on your OS X SSD in order to boot up your Windows installation, even though it's on a separate drive.

You might be able to install the Windows bootloader on the Windows hard drive and get it working - I don't know the procedure but you should be able to find it by googling it. Warning to make sure your OS X SSD is unplugged or removed from the system before you do this though; you don't want to overwrite Chimera!
 
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