SoundFu said:
Its easier to dual boot from same hdd/ssd (using Chimera) and I'm not sure you can dual boot from two different drives using chimera without some file editing.
If you want to boot from a different drive then just press F8 after rebooting to choose your drive. Thats one method that I used to use but I now boot off same disk (win7+osx), it was definitely easier to setup for me.
I disagree. It is easier to boot from two separate drives.
The only way I was able to make it work is:
1) Connect the DVD-Drive to the last SATA port (SATA-Port-6?) on the Motherboard
2) Connect the drive for OS X to SATA-Port-1 (First port)
3) Leave drive for Windows disconnected.
4) Install OS X on the OS X drive as you normally would (use guides on this forum)
5) Disconnect OS X drive and connect Windows drive to the same port (SATA-Port-1)
6) Leave OS X drive disconnected.
7) Install Windows 7 (or Vista.. *shudder*), at the partition stage don't just select Drive0. Ensure you make a partition even if it fills the whole drive. Windows will say it will create drives as necessary. *Ensure you see 'System Reserved' partition in the list*, select the other bigger partition, click next, install as usual.
8) Shutdown and connect your pre-installed OS X drive to SATA-Port-2. Leave the Windows drive as-it-is on SATA-Port-1
9) Turn the system on, click Del to go into the BIOS (not F-12) and change the Boot Priority of the drives. Promote the second drive (OS X) to boot first.
10) You should now be able to boot to Chimera/Chameleon. Press any key to interrupt.
11) You should see OS X Drive, 'System Reserved' partition and Windows partition. Select 'System Reserved', off you go into Windows.