Apple Boot Camp (OS X Lion) Quick Start Manual
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1. RAID _ _ _ Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows After you ve installed Windows and the support software Boot Camp makes it easy to start up your computer using either Mac OS X or Windows To set the operating system for your computer choose a disk with that operating system installed as your startup disk and then restart your computer Setting the Default Operating System To set the default operating system in Mac OS X use the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences in Mac OS X To set it in Windows use the Boot Camp control panel To set the default operating system in Mac OS X In Mac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and then click Startup Disk Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default If you want to start up that operating system now click Restart To set the default operating system in Windows In Windows click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and choose Boot Camp Control Panel Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default If you want to start up that operating system now click Restart To restart in Mac OS X using the Boot Camp icon in the system tray In Windows click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and choose Restart in Mac OS X This also sets the default operating system to Mac OS X Selecting an Operating System During Startup You can select which operating system to use during startup b2. select the disk with Windows on it and then select Restore to a single Mac OS partition and click Continue Learning More Support and Feedback For more information about Boot Camp go to www apple com bootcamp For Boot Camp support go to www apple com support bootcamp Apple welcomes your feedback on Boot Camp To submit feedback go to www apple com macosx feedback Apple does not provide support for installing or using Microsoft Windows software To find help for Windows issues go to www microsoft com windows 2011 Apple Inc All rights reserved Apple the Apple logo AirPort Boot Camp iMac Mac MacBook and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Intel Intel Core and Xeon are trademarks of Intel Corp in the U S and other countries Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies 019 2133 2011 6
3. You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac If you re having trouble using Windows on your Mac try the solutions below For more troubleshooting information go to www apple com support bootcamp If you see No Boot Disk Attached when starting up your computer You may have formatted your Boot Camp partition incorrectly so it cannot start up your computer Start up your computer with Mac OS X and open Boot Camp Assistant Remove the Boot Camp partition and then re create it Install Windows again being sure to format the partition If the screen is blank or distorted Some graphics cards may not work with both Mac OS X and Windows on a Mac computer If you re having trouble with your screen display when using Windows try the following e Use the graphics card that came with your Mac e Make sure you ve installed the Boot Camp drivers See Step 4 Install the Windows Support Software on page 8 e Adjust the screen resolution setting in the Display control panel e Go to www apple com support bootcamp and check for compatibility information and updated software for your computer If you can t rename the Windows partition You can rename the Windows partition only in Windows Start up in Windows and right click the C drive in Windows Explorer Then type a name If you have a RAID configuration RAID configurations using Boot Camp are not supported For more information go to www apple com support bootcamp and search for
4. Boot Camp OmMDMAADAAAAAAA UUM AP HAHA HP HPWW pee a ame ae ee ae a a a ey B p a G OGOGO Contents Introduction What You Need Installation Overview Step 1 Check for updates Step 2 Prepare your Mac for Windows Step 3 Install Windows Step 4 Install the Windows support software Step 1 Check for Updates Step 2 Prepare Your Mac for Windows If You Have Problems Creating a Partition Step 3 Install Windows If You Have Problems Installing Windows If you get a message saying Installer Disc Not Found when installing Windows If Windows didn t install properly If the Windows installer isn t responding If you insert the wrong disc during installation Step 4 Install the Windows Support Software If the Windows Support Software Wasn t Successfully Installed If You Have Problems Using Windows on Your Mac If you see No Boot Disk Attached when starting up your computer If the screen is blank or distorted If you can t rename the Windows partition If you have a RAID configuration Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows Setting the Default Operating System Selecting an Operating System During Startup Removing Windows from Your Computer Learning More Support and Feedback 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 us
5. Support Software Wasn t Successfully Installed If it appears your Mac s hardware isn t working as expected because the Windows support software wasn t successfully installed try repairing it To repair the Windows support software Start up your computer in Windows See Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows on page 11 Insert the CD or DVD or connect the external disk with the Windows support software The installer may start automatically If it doesn t do one of the following e If the support software is on the same USB flash drive as the Windows 7 installer double click the setup exe file in the WindowsSupport directory e Otherwise double click the setup exe file in the Boot Camp directory Click Repair and follow the onscreen instructions If a message appears that says the software you re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway A WwW N To reinstall a specific driver If you need to reinstall specific drivers you can install one driver at a time For example if your Mac s built in camera isn t working you can reinstall just the camera s driver Individual drivers are in the Drivers folder on the CD DVD or external disk with the Windows support software Insert the CD or DVD or connect the external disk with the Windows support software Quit AutoRun if it opens Using Windows Explorer locate the driver that you want to reinstall Open the driver to start the installation If
6. ardware 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 flash 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 _ _ AA WwW Step 1 Check for Updates Be sure to install all Mac OS X updates so Windows installs successfully To check for updates Log in to an administrator account on your computer quit all open applications and log out any other users on your computer Choose Apple gt Software Update Install all available updates If your computer restarts after installing an update choose Apple gt Software Update again to install any additional updates Go to 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 creating a new partition for Windows and then starting the Windows installe
7. asked where to install Windows select the partition named BOOTCAMP NOTICE Do not create or delete a partition or select any other partition Doing so may delete the entire contents of your Mac OS X partition Total Size Free Space Type Disk 0 Partition 1 200 0 MB 200 0 MB Primary Disk 0 Partition 2 43 0 GB 430GB Primary 128 0 MB 128 0 MB p Refresh Drive options advanced Load Driver Ay Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 Partition 3 Show details 3 Click Drive options advanced 4 Click Format and then click OK Total Size Free Space Type Disk 0 Partition 1 200 0 MB 200 0 MB Primary Vy J Disk 0 Partition 2 43 0 GB 43 0GB Primary eA Disk 0 Unallocated Space 128 0 MB 128 0 MB fp Refresh PA delete SP Eormat Load Driver a Extend A Windows cannot be installed to Disk 0 Partition 3 Show details 5 Click Next The installer formats the Windows partition using the NTFS file system 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing and configuring Windows After you install the Windows software your computer automatically restarts using Windows Use the Windows setup screens to configure Windows _ If You Have Problems Installing Windows If you have problems installing Windows try the following solutions If you get a message saying Installer Disc Not Found when installing Windows Make sure you re logged in to Mac OS X as an administrator I
8. e 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 gt 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 amp 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 gt 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 t
9. f Windows didn t install properly Verify that you re using an original full version of Windows 7 Home Premium Professional or Ultimate Restart your computer and hold down the Option key until one or more disk icons appear on your screen Insert the Windows installation disc into the optical drive or insert the USB flash drive with Windows 7 into a USB port on your computer Select the Windows installation disk icon and then click the arrow beneath it Quickly press any key on your keyboard to start the installer Follow the onscreen instructions to repair or reinstall Windows If the Windows installer isn t responding Be sure you are using the original keyboard and mouse that came with your computer If you re using an Apple mouse the Windows installer may not respond if the mouse is connected directly to your computer Connect the mouse to the USB port on your keyboard If you insert the wrong disc during installation Eject the disc by holding down the Eject key on your keyboard the button on your mouse or the button on your trackpad while restarting the computer Step 4 Install the Windows Support Software After installing Windows install Mac specific drivers and other support software for Windows The support software installs Boot Camp drivers to support your Mac s hardware including AirPort its built in camera the Apple Remote the trackpad on a portable Mac and the function keys on an Apple keyboard The software also ins
10. hey aren t available use a USB keyboard and mouse To install Windows 7 with a installation disc you need the following e 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 flash 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 flash drive you need the following e An ISO image of Windows 7 Home Premium Professional or Ultimate downloaded from Microsoft e 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 h
11. r Optionally you can download the Windows support software and copy a Windows 7 ISO image to a USB flash drive Important If you re using a portable computer connect the power adapter before continuing To prepare your Mac for Windows Open Boot Camp Assistant in the Utilities folder Select the option to add a Windows partition select other options you need and then click Continue Here are the other options you can choose If you want to install Windows from a USB flash drive and you have a Windows 7 ISO image select the option to copy the image to a USB flash drive If this option isn t available your computer doesn t support installing Windows from a USB flash drive If you haven t already downloaded the Windows support software for this computer select the option to download it In a later step you ll install the Windows support software on your Windows partition Follow the onscreen instructions for the options you selected When you re asked to create a partition for Windows choose the partition s size If you need help determining the best size for your Windows partition refer to your Windows installer documentation In a later step you ll format the Windows partition 5 Insert your Windows 7 installation disc into your computer s optical drive or insert the USB flash drive with Windows 7 into a USB port on your computer 6 Click Install Boot Camp Assistant creates the Windows partition restarts you
12. r Mac and opens the Windows 7 installer If You Have Problems Creating a Partition If you have problems creating a Windows partition check the following e Your Mac s disk must be a single partition formatted as Mac OS Extended Journaled If the disk already has more than one partition you must repartition it e Your Mac s disk must be an internal disk You cannot use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows on an external disk e If you have a Mac Pro with more than one internal disk and you want to install Boot Camp on a disk that isn t in the first hard drive bay remove the drives in the lower numbered bays You can reinstall the drives after you install Boot Camp e Ifa dialog appears saying The disk cannot be partitioned because verification failed try repairing the disk using Disk Utility and opening Boot Camp Assistant again If that doesn t work back up all the information on your computer and reinstall Mac OS X For more information click the Finder icon in the Dock choose Help gt Help Center and search for reinstall Mac OS X Step 3 Install Windows Read and carefully follow these instructions for installing Windows on your Mac computer Refer to your Windows documentation for general information about installing and setting up Windows To install Windows on your Mac computer 1 In the Windows 7 installer follow the onscreen instructions until you re asked where to install Windows 2 When you re
13. talls the Boot Camp control panel for Windows and the Apple Boot Camp system tray item To install the Windows support software If you can t find the CD DVD or external disk with the support software you downloaded open Boot Camp Assistant and download the software again You can quit the assistant after you save the software without creating a new partition _ Insert the CD or DVD or connect the external disk with the Windows support software The installer may start automatically If it doesn t do one of the following e If the support software is on the same USB flash drive as the Windows 7 installer double click the setup exe file in the WindowsSupport directory e Otherwise double click the setup exe file in the Boot Camp directory Follow the onscreen instructions Important Do not click the Cancel button in any of the installer dialogs If a message appears that says the software your re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway You don t need to respond to installer dialogs that appear only briefly during the installation If nothing appears to be happening there may be a hidden window that you must respond to Check the taskbar and look behind open windows After your computer restarts follow the instructions for any other installers that appear Check for updated Windows support software by using Apple Software Update or going to www apple com support bootcamp If the Windows
14. y holding down the Option key This displays icons for all available startup disks and lets you override the default setting for the startup disk in Startup Disk preferences Mac OS X or the Boot Camp control panel Windows without changing that setting To select an operating system during startup Restart your computer and hold down the Option key until disk icons appear onscreen Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use and then click the arrow beneath the icon nu AeA U N Removing Windows from Your Computer How you remove Windows from your computer depends on whether you installed Windows on a second disk partition or on a single volume disk Ifyou installed Windows on a second disk partition Using Boot Camp Assistant as described below remove Windows by deleting the Windows partition and restoring the disk to a single partition Mac OS X volume If your computer has multiple disks and you installed Windows on a disk that has only one partition Start up in Mac OS X and use Disk Utility in the Utilities folder to reformat it as a Mac OS X volume To delete Windows and the Windows partition Start up in Mac OS X Quit all open applications and log out any other users on your computer Open Boot Camp Assistant Select Remove Windows 7 and then click Continue Do one of the following e If your computer has a single internal disk click Restore e If your computer has multiple internal disks
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