Apple OS X LION Boot Camp Installation
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
5 Step 1: Check for Updates
5 Step 2: Prepare Your Mac for Windows
6 If You Have Problems Creating a Partition
6 Step 3: Install Windows
8 If You Have Problems Installing Windows
8 If you get a message saying “Installer Disc Not Found” when installing Windows
8 If Windows didn’t install properly
8 If the Windows installer isn’t responding
8 If you insert the wrong disc during installation
8 Step 4: Install the Windows Support Software
9 If the Windows Support Software Wasn’t Successfully Installed
10 If You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac
10 If you see “No Boot Disk Attached” when starting up your computer
10 If the screen is blank or distorted
10 If you can’t rename the Windows partition
10 If you have a RAID conguration
11 Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows
11 Setting the Default Operating System
11 Selecting an Operating System During Startup
12 Removing Windows from Your Computer
12 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, so 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.
You can install Windows with an installation disc you provide or, on some Mac
computers, with a USB ash drive that contains a Windows 7 ISO image downloaded
from Microsoft. Boot Camp Assistant helps you burn the image to the ash drive.
If you want to upgrade the version of Boot Camp or Windows on your Windows
partition, you don’t need to use Boot Camp Assistant. Instead, click the Finder icon
in the Dock, choose Help > Help Center, and search for “upgrade Boot Camp” or
“upgrade Windows.”
NOTICE: This document is for Boot Camp Assistant version 4.0.1 or later. If you’re
using Boot Camp Assistant version 4.0 or earlier, open Boot Camp Assistant and click
“Print Installation & Setup Guide” to print the document for your computer. To see
what version of Boot Camp Assistant you’re using, open Boot Camp Assistant, and
then choose Boot Camp Assistant > About Boot Camp Assistant.
What You Need
 A printed copy of this document, which contains information you need to refer to
when installing Windows..
 The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer. (If they aren’t
available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)
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To install Windows 7 with a installation disc, you need the following:
 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.
 An installation disc with Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc. You cannot use an
upgrade version of Windows.
 A blank CD or DVD, or an external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).
After you install Windows, you need to install software drivers that let Windows
work with your Mac hardware. You can download the drivers to a blank CD, blank
DVD, or external drive. To format an external drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility
in the Utilities folder.
You may be able to install Windows 7 with a USB ash drive that contains a Windows 7 ISO
image downloaded from Microsoft. To check whether you can do so, open Boot Camp
Assistant, click Continue, and see if the option “Create a Windows 7 install disk” is available.
To install Windows 7 with a USB ash drive, you need the following:
 An ISO image of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate downloaded
from Microsoft.
 A USB ash drive with 4 GB or more.
Boot Camp Assistant erases the ash drive, and copies to it the Windows 7 ISO
image and software drivers that let Windows work with your Mac hardware
To see how much free space you need on your disk for Windows, refer to the
documentation that came with Windows.
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) prepares your Mac for Windows by
creating a partition for Windows and then starting the Windows installer. Optionally,
you can download the Windows support software and copy a Windows 7 ISO image to
a USB ash drive.
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.
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