Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air User Manual
Boot Camp
Installation &
Setup Guide
Contents
Contents
3 Introduction
3 What You Need
4 Installation Overview
4 Step 1: Check for updates
4 Step 2: Prepare your Mac for Windows
4 Step 3: Install Windows
4 Step 4: Install the Windows support software
4 Step 1: Check for Updates
4 Step 2: Prepare Your Mac for Windows
5 If You Have Problems Creating a Partition
5 Step 3: Install Windows
7 If You Have Problems Installing Windows
7 If you get a message saying “Installer Disc Not Found” when installing Windows
7 If Windows didn’t install properly
7 If the Windows installer isn’t responding
7 If you insert the wrong disc during installation
7 Step 4: Install the Windows Support Software
8 If the Windows Support Software Wasn’t Successfully Install
9 If You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac
9 If you see “No Boot Disk Attached” when starting up your computer
9 If the screen is blank or distorted
9 If you can’t rename the Windows partition
9 If you have a RAID conguration
10 Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows
10 Setting the Default Operating System
10 Selecting an Operating System During Startup
11 Removing Windows from Your Computer
11 Learning More, Support, and Feedback
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Installing and Setting Up Boot
Camp
This document shows you how to install and set up
Boot Camp so you can use Microsoft Windows on a
Mac computer.
Introduction
Boot Camp lets you install Windows on a Mac computer in its own partition, using a
Microsoft Windows installation disc that you provide. After installation, you can use
either Windows or Mac OS X on your Mac computer.
The Boot Camp Assistant application and this guide walk you through the steps
needed to create a Windows partition on your Mac and then restart your Mac using
your Windows installation disc. Then, follow this guide to install Windows and install
software drivers that let Windows work with your Mac hardware.
What You Need
 A printed copy of this document, which contains information you need to refer to
when installing Windows. The information in this document is for specic computer
models. If you’re not sure this is the document for your computer, go to
www.apple.com/support/bootcamp for more information.
 The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer. (If they
aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)
 A built-in optical disc drive or a compatible external optical drive.
For information on using your computer with an external optical drive, see the
documentation that came with your computer.
 A blank CD or DVD, or an external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).
Boot Camp Assistant saves Windows support software to this disk, and later you’ll
install that software on your Windows partition. To format an external drive as
MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc. You cannot use
an upgrade version of Windows. To see how much free space you need on your disk
for Windows, refer to the documentation that came with Windows.
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Installation Overview
Installing Windows on your Mac computer involves the following steps:
Step 1: Check for updates
Step 2: Prepare your Mac for Windows
Boot Camp Assistant (in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder) prepares your
Mac for Windows by downloading Windows support software, creating a partition for
Windows, and then starting the Windows installer.
Step 3: Install Windows
Step 4: Install the Windows support software
Important: Before you begin, make sure you have a backup of the important
information on your computer.
Step 1: Check for Updates
Be sure to install all Mac OS X updates so Windows installs successfully.
To check for updates:
1 Log in to an administrator account on your computer, quit all open applications, and
log out any other users on your computer.
2 Choose Apple () > Software Update.
Install all available updates. If your computer restarts after installing an update, choose
Apple () > Software Update again to install any additional updates.
3 Go to http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp and check whether you need
additional updates.
Step 2: Prepare Your Mac for Windows
Boot Camp Assistant helps prepare your Mac for Windows by downloading Windows
support software, creating a new partition for Windows, and then starting the
Windows installer.
Make sure you have a blank CD or DVD or an external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT)
where Boot Camp Assistant can save the Windows support software, which you’ll later
install on your Windows partition. To format an external drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use
Disk Utility in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
Important: If you’re using a portable computer, connect the power adapter before
continuing.
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