Resolved HELP! I seem to have bricked my 1,1 Mac Pro... AGAIN

son of a...

i'm sure guys remember last post on this. not month ago, bricked 1,1 mac pro after partition main hard drive , trying install windows on new partition

past problem: after installation failed (since windows problematic os ever), gave , tried booting mac partition, confronted black screen , blinking cursor. later, developed kernel panic. my solution was erasing main boot hdd, re-installing el capitan, transferring info time machine back-up of mine, , replacing boot.efi files 1,1 going on el cap.
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the problem time around: i tried installing windows again, but, time, did in smartest manner could: removed every hdd (including boot drive) , used entirely separate hdd windows. windows installation worked, , , running windows 7. however, same issue has somehow arisen, can't boot mac drive, have inserted mac pro. what's extremely concerning that, after trying same process last time (wiping hdd, re-installing, , migrating info onto it), i still cannot boot! now, see apple logo time, make blurred-out el cap screen, confronted , spinning wheel... , it's hanging without progress.

last time, re-installing , restoring back-up should have done trick, isn't. highly doubt has back-ups. there fishy going on elsewhere?

following boggles mind: 1. why, after wiping ssd last time , reinstalling, still seeing ssd struggling show ounce of progress , hanging before can finish booting? 2. why windows such crappy operating system?

in seriousness, i'm panicking because solution issue of bootcamp screwing main drive not working did last time. what's odd that, time, had drives out of computer; should not have been affected.

please help! ideas appreciated.

-mdd

 

edit: well, panicking moment has subsided, , feel sort of stupid. keep spare hdd old mountain lion user on it, , remember being able boot last time main drive's user acting screwy winblows. did , took advantage of fact that version of disk utility came out before apple decided remove feature verify/repair disk. doing in el cap's du did nothing drive.

after verifying , repairing (in spite of fact said volume appeared 'ok'), able boot! highly recommend keeping previous version of mac osx somewhere can boot , repair disk in way. it's normal!

, now, vow never try , windows on thing again. hope same issues happen stumble upon thread. it's serious problem these machines , bootcamp.

 

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