How to Fix Dual-boot or Parallels?

How to Fix Dual-boot or Parallels?

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

• Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
• Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

1. Boot with -v keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 to identify the exact kernel panic.
2. Validate your config.plist using ocvalidate.
3. Ensure your EFI matches the Dortania guide specifications for your CPU generation.

Verification

• Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Hi all: I'm planning to build a machine that will be running 10.13 High Sierra. I do use a couple WinDOS programs, but not very often. So I ask: should I make my machine a dual-boot with two drives (one macOS and one WinDOS 7), or just one drive with macOS and use Parallels to run the stuff that I sometimes need?

I do have a couple of concerns: I've seen that Dell machines all have a blue SATA port ("SATA 0" on each and every one) and that's always where the boot drive gets plugged in...

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