Setting up new iMac to run FCP7 – with Parallels running 10.6.8

[Shane Ross]

Parallels? That enables you to install and run Windows, not another MacOS. No need for that, all you do is partition your hard drive into two, and install the different OS onto that.

BUT!!!!!!

Your new iMac won’t run an older OS. At all. The firmware won’t allow it. Mostly because the drivers to run various components are in the new OS, and not the older OS. So things like GFX card and other components won’t work. Thus the machine won’t even allow you to install the older OS.

If you want the new machine, you are stuck with the new OS. Want to run FCP 7 on a stable machine with older OS…need an older machine. Some people do say FCP 7 works fine on Mavericks, others report minor issues.

Shane
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[Joel Matthew]

Okay, thank you, Shane. I saw your earlier posts but wasn’t sure how it applied in my situation.

I can keep my old Mac Pro and continue to run FCP7 there… was just looking for a way to move everything into one place.

It’s interesting, because an Apple support tech person said it was possible with Parallels, but they must not understand.

[Shane Ross]

Yeah, they didn’t understand. The old MacOS won’t work at all on newer macs. And I have tried this quite a bit!

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[Niklas Wikman]

Parallels 10 Desktop for Mac allows you to install both Windows, Lion, Mountan Lion and Mavericks (and perhaps even Snow Leopard as well?)

Now – have anyone succeded in installing FCP 7 onto Mt Lion or Mavericks running in Parallels?

I’m forced to update my production machine into 10.7 – leaving my current Fusion 3,x unusable.

I have purchased Parallels and successfully managed to import my existing Windows 7 guest operatiing system – complete with all installed apps. Hoorray!

Now I’m curious if I would be able to intall FCS 3 on any of my virtual Lion, Mt Lion and Mavericks? A quick try tells me I have no VRAM – increasing the video RAM in the virtual machine settings did not help. Perhaps it’s as simples as that – virtualization would not give you direct access to the hardware memory.