Apple Boot Camp for MacBook Air (Late 2010) Quick Start Manual
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1. 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 _ 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 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 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 f2. 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 start up from your Mac OS X installation disc and erase the disk using Disk Utility Restore the information to your computer from the backup and try opening Boot Camp Assistant again 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 If you already quit Boot Camp Assistant without installing Windows open Boot Camp Assistant and continue from where you left off To install Windows on your Mac computer 1 Insert your Windows 7 installation disc 2 In Boot Camp Assistant click Start Installation Your computer starts up from the Windows installation disc 3 Follow the onscreen instructions until you re asked where to install Windows 4 When you re asked where to install Windows select Disk 0 Partition 3 BOOTCAMP NOTICE Do not create or delete a partition or select any other partition Doing so may delete the entire c
3. Boot Camp ODODOOUOUOUOANNNNNN UU PHP HP HP HP HA PW WW _ om O O O 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 Install 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 using a Microsoft Window
4. 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 by 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
5. n 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 7 e Adjust the screen resolution setting in the Display control panel Go to http 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 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
6. ontents of your Mac OS X partition orma Where do you want to install Windows Total Size Free Space Type ws Disk 0 Partition 1 200 0 MB 200 0MB Primary SA Disk 0 Partition 2 43 0 GB 430GB Primary 7 Disk 0 Unallocated Space 128 0 MB 128 0 MB y Refresh Drive options advanced Load Driver Ay Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS _ tes 5 Click Drive options advanced 6 Click Format and then click OK Where do you want to install Windows Name Disk 0 Partition 1 200 0 MB Primary Sa v Disk 0 Partition 2 43 0 GB 43 0GB Primary wv Disk 0 Unallocated Space 128 0 MB 128 0 MB a 4 Refresh PA delete HP Format HE New Load Driver ot Extend Ax Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS 7 Click Next The Windows partition is formatted using the NTFS file system 8 Follow the on screen 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 su
7. or 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 To prepare your Mac for Windows 1 Open Boot Camp Assistant in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder 2 Follow the on screen instructions for downloading the Windows support software and saving it to a CD DVD or external disk In a later step you ll install the Windows support software on your Windows partition 3 Follow the on screen instructions for creating a partition for Windows 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 partition you just created If You Have Problems Creating a Partition If you have problems creating a Windows partition check the following e Your Mac s 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 your Mac has more
8. re you re logged in to Mac OS X as an administrator If 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 appears on your screen Insert the Windows installation disc Select the Windows installation disc 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 while restarting the computer Step 4 Install the Windows Support Software After installing Windows install Mac specific drivers and other support software for Windows with the software you saved with Boot Camp Assistant The support software installs Boot Camp drivers to support your Mac s hardware including AirPort built in iSight camera the Apple Remote the trackpad on a portable Mac and the function keys on an Apple keyboard The software also installs the Boot Camp control panel for Windo
9. s 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 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 e The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer If they aren t available use a USB keyboard and mouse 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 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 e Windows 7 Home Premium Professional or Ultimate Important You must use a single full install
10. 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 2010 Apple Inc All rights reserved Apple the Apple logo AirPort Boot Camp iMac iSight 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 1911 2010 9
11. 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 10 Insert the CD or DVD or connect the external disk with the Windows support software If the installer doesn t start automatically browse the CD DVD or external disk using Windows Explorer and 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 your re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway To reinstall a specific driver If you need to reinstall specific drivers you can install one driver at a time For example if the built in iSight camera isn t working you can reinstall just the iSight 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 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 partitio
12. ws 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 open Boot Camp Assistant and download the software again You can quit the assistant after you saved the software without creating a new partition Insert the CD or DVD or connect the external disk with the Windows support software If the installer doesn t start automatically browse the CD DVD or external disk using Windows Explorer and double click the setup exe file in the Boot Camp directory _ _ A WN 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 Support Software Wasn t Successfully Install If it appears your Mac s hardware isn t working as expected because the Windows support software wasn t successfully installed
13. 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 in the Applications 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 Create or remove a Windows partition 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 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
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