Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air User Manual

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Boot Camp

Installation &

Setup Guide

Contents

3Introduction

3What You Need

4Installation Overview

4Step 1:  Check for updates

4Step 2:  Prepare your Mac for Windows

4Step 3:  Install Windows

4Step 4:  Install the Windows support software

4Step 1:  Check for Updates

4Step 2:  Prepare Your Mac for Windows

5If You Have Problems Creating a Partition

5Step 3:  Install Windows

7If You Have Problems Installing Windows

7If you get a message saying“Installer Disc Not Found”when installing Windows

7If Windows didn’t install properly

7If the Windows installer isn’t responding

7If you insert the wrong disc during installation

7Step 4:  Install the Windows Support Software

8If the Windows Support Software Wasn’t Successfully Install

9If You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac

9If you see“No Boot Disk Attached”when starting up your computer

9If the screen is blank or distorted

9If you can’t rename the Windows partition

9If you have a RAID configuration

10Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows

10Setting the Default Operating System

10Selecting an Operating System During Startup

11Removing Windows from Your Computer

11 Learning More, Support, and Feedback

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Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air User Manual

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

ÂÂ A printed copy of this document, which contains information you need to refer to when installing Windows.The information in this document is for specific computer models. If you’re not sure this is the document for your computer, go to www.apple.com/support/bootcamp for more information.

ÂÂ The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer. (If they aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)

ÂÂ 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.

ÂÂ 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. ÂÂ 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:

1Log 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.

3Go 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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