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 5 Step 1: Check for Updates
5 Step 2: Prepare Your Mac for Windows
6If You Have Problems Creating a Partition
6Step 3: Install Windows
8If You Have Problems Installing Windows
8If you get a message saying“Installer Disc Not Found”when installing Windows
8If Windows didn’t install properly
8If the Windows installer isn’t responding
8If you insert the wrong disc during installation
8Step 4: Install the Windows Support Software
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If the Windows Support Software Wasn’t Successfully Installed |
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If You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac |
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If you see“No Boot Disk Attached”when starting up your computer |
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If the screen is blank or distorted |
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If you can’t rename the Windows partition |
10If you have a RAID configuration
11Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows
11Setting the Default Operating System
11Selecting an Operating System During Startup
12Removing 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 flash drive that contains a Windows 7 ISO image downloaded from Microsoft. Boot Camp Assistant helps you burn the image to the flash 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.
ÂÂ A printed copy of this document, which contains information you need to refer to when installing Windows..
ÂÂ 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: 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 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.
ÂÂ 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 installWindows 7 with a USB flash drive that contains aWindows 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 aWindows 7 install disk”is available. To install Windows 7 with a USB flash drive, you need the following:
ÂÂ An ISO image of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate downloaded from Microsoft.
ÂÂ A USB flash drive with 4 GB or more.
Boot Camp Assistant erases the flash 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.
Installing Windows on your Mac computer involves the following steps:
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 flash drive.
Important: Before you begin, make sure you have a backup of the important information on your computer.
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