How do i reformat a hard drive that i replaced with an ssd. Using boot camp assistant to install windows on your mac lifewire. Blue screen of death errors are very common in windows, these can be caused by a things. To understand how boot camp takes control, lets first look at the mac boot process. Sep 26, 2018 since you already have your files copied off of the old drive onto another one, you can easily repartition the old hard drive and reformat it as one larger, single partition drive. Boot camp basics drive formatting and o apple community.
Ps, i have an external hard drive case that the 160gb is in. Format usb flash drive for bootcamp use on mac youtube. In most cases, the installer selects and formats the bootcamp partition automatically. I was going to reformat the partition and reinstall but then i realized we had upgraded to windows 10 and the whole install 8. No bootable device insert boot disc and press any key error. Fix error your bootable usb drive could not be created. Here is the complete process of recovery drive creation and data recovery. Using vmware with a bootcamp drive, breaks it vmware communities. Reformat hd to single partition for boot camp i set it up with a 50gb second partition and when i went to set up boot camp, it says i need a single non partioned disc.
This time when vista starts, youll notice a new icon in the system tray its the boot camp software. Still deciding on the motherboard situation, but if i do get to the reformat point ill update this thread with my results. Free technical support team ready to answer your questions. How to change default boot drive and reformat the old one. Apr 14, 2011 how to change default boot drive and reformat old drive.
Bootcamp will then ask me whether i want to partition my boot drive into 2 partitions, or use the extra drive in drive bay 2 as a single partition. To repeat my complaint is that when i created a boot camp drive with xp, i was able to repartition it and, incidentally, the mac store i bought it from, told me i could do this, i checked first. On the first tab, startup disk you can select which operating system you want to boot into by default. Bitlocker for fixed drive what happens if you reformat. Specifically, we need to look at how a mac reads and uses its hard drive, which stores the operating systems and all your data. Bitlocker for fixed drive what happens if you reformat your. Hard drive partitions how apple boot camp works howstuffworks. I have never tried to use boot camp before, and im the only person that uses my computer. My hp pavilion dv3 had a black screen saying no bootable device insert boot disc and press any key error the last time it was used, my bf was trying to get into my hp using my password. Move, resize, split, merge partition with one touch. There are numerous tools on it to recover or reformat your drive. If the installer asks where to install windows, select the bootcamp partition and click format. Winclone can assist with moving a entire pc operating system to boot camp without reinstalling windows.
If youre using a portable mac, connect it to a power source before continuing. When youre asked where to install windows, select the bootcamp partition you. Aug 10, 2016 bootcamp will then ask me whether i want to partition my boot drive into 2 partitions, or use the extra drive in drive bay 2 as a single partition. From file explorer, open the usb flash drive, then open setup or setup. Parallels not finding boot camp partition parallels forums. When boot camp assistant finishes, your mac restarts to the windows installer. Reformat drive as gpt through mac os disk utilities and reinstall windowsoption 2 use nt backup to backup system state and all data reinstall windows and restore backup option 3 use any software to backup windows partition, and restore after reformat using it. An external drive, such as a usb thumbdrive, formatted as msdos fat. The hard drive is divided into one or more partitions.
Hi jarrett the blinking cursor means that the usb drive with windows and boot camp drivers cant be read for whatever reason. After a quick and advance scan, you can quickly locate a specific type of file by using the filter feature as well as the search. Formatting old boot drive c solved windows 7 help forums. Boot camp wont partition, do i have to wipe my hard drive. Unable to activate windows 8 which is installed on mac os. Older mac computers require an external usb drive to install windows on your mac. Faulty hardware issue, software corruption or conflict, corrupt or bad driver, corrupt registry and. In fact, i would personally say that boot camp assistant is one of the worst apps that comes with os x and unlike the rest, it doesnt work seamlessly. Each person is responsible for that part of the code or project artefact or service that heshe is expected to deliver to internal or external customers.
I would like to format the drive to use it as a portable drive. How do i reformat a hard drive that i replaced with. You need to format the usb drive in a format that can be read by both windows and os x. When i turned it on, after the hp logo, it shows a black screen with the following error. Bear in mind that you will be removing the pc drive from the casing as part of this migration process. This week weve got questions about backing up photos, removing a boot camp partition, snow leopard and windows 7, bluetooth. Given motherboard swaps are usually messy in terms of drivers and what not, i figure a reformat would be the best way of the boot drive, thus leading to this conundrum. And this is just the level of support i have come to expect. Fix inaccessible boot device error in windows 7, 8, 10. Make sure you are comfortable with removing the drive or have a technician remove the drive. In fact, i would personally say that boot camp assistant is one of the worst apps.
I really wanted to double down on my effort to save the partition. How do i reformat a hard drive if the os wont boot. The boot camp installer will install all the required drivers. The usb flash drive needs to be formatted to accept the windows software that boot. Unplug any external devices that arent necessary during. I have a old ssd drive that was out of a old computer. How to partition my hard drive on a mac to create a. I have always used pcs and just bought a new macbook pro. Boot camp for software quality qai global institute. Reformat hd to single partition for boot camp apple ios os.
The updated firmware that apple released at the same time as boot camp includes the new boot loader that allows windows to boot. How do i pass the following error message in the boot camp. Step 5to recover and save your recoverable files, get the complete version of stellar data recovery professional for mac using the activation key. Install windows on your older mac using boot camp apple. Make sure that apple software update for windows is checked, and then click install. Mar 12, 2016 installing windows on a mac should be a piece of cake with bootcamp, but that rarely is the case.
It involves making a repair disk, booting that disk, and running the format command in the command prompt. Launch easeus data recovery wizard and choose your flash drive where you lost important files. For the sake of simplicity, it helps to get the os x system completely functional on the new internal drive before proceeding with moving boot camp from the old drive. The boot camp assistant about dialog shows version 6. Jun 17, 2009 hfs can become fragmented but it cannot defragment itself completely while the hfs partition is in use. Boot camp just resizes your hard drive and puts drivers on a cd. Maybe the best thing for you to do it to just start over and then backup the boot camp partition with winclone before you go modifying it in any manner or using it with a virtualization product so that way when you screw something up again you have a way to restore the boot camp partition without having to do it manually. The windows support software could not be saved to the. Ok thats cool now i know im looking for some boot camp installer that needs to run on my windows side. Use the original software media to load the operation system on every pc. Apr 03, 2016 this is a short tutorial on how to format the boot drive on your computer. As i understand the issue, you are unable to activate windows 8 which is installed on mac os through boot camp.
Boot camp doesnt require you to reformat your drive. The method is similar to linux in that you start your burning software unetbootin say using a fat32 drive. Fix inaccessible boot device error in windows 7, 8, 10 youtube. Its a great feature, but if you value your windows dataor if you want to be able to restore your boot camp partition to another mac or to a new hard driveyou should back up your windows. Move boot camp to a replacement drive twocanoes support. The usb flash drive needs to be formatted to accept the windows software that boot camp assistant will download and install. Jul 14, 2008 reformat drive as gpt through mac os disk utilities and reinstall windowsoption 2 use nt backup to backup system state and all data reinstall windows and restore backup option 3 use any software to backup windows partition, and restore after reformat using it. I have reinstalled osx having gone through the disc utility as advised but the partioned disc remains. Appleinsider explains how to fix most of the issues preventing. How to recover data deleted from boot camp partition. How to partition my hard drive on a mac to create a windows. The process of preparing the usb flash drive will delete any data contained on the flash drive. Is there a way for me to get around this, or will i have to reformat my hard drive using my install dvd.
Please assist with partition management cannot reformat. Since you already have your files copied off of the old drive onto another one, you can easily repartition the old hard drive and reformat it as one larger, single partition drive. Ideally, i would like to just completely wipe the drive and remove all partitions, so i am working with a blank slate, as it will be easier to install a dual boot with windows and then linux. Reformat a former boot drive windows 7 help forums. If boot camp assistant says that your disk could not be partitioned. How to use boot camp on an external drive rocket yard. My password was not working so he says and he kept trying and trying then for some reason, he attempted to reset my password.
If you partition a mac drive, and you reinstall a system os using that drive, you run the risk of having th. Sep, 2010 this time when vista starts, youll notice a new icon in the system tray its the boot camp software. No bootable device insert boot disc and press any key. If you get an alert that the software hasnt passed windows logo testing, click continue anyway.
When youre asked to allow boot camp to make changes to your device, click yes. Create the boot camp partition on the new drive using disk utility. Boot camp support software 5 64bit versions of windows 7, and windows 8. Notifications will pop up with each driver that gets. You may wait to create the boot camp partition until after completing the os x setup. Reformat hd to single partition for boot camp apple ios. Boot camp assistant might say that an error occurred while partitioning the disk for windows.
Set up a central image that the pcs can load from a pxe boot. Ensure that the format is set to msdos fat and click on apply. Download and install windows support software on your mac. After the hfs partition is defragmented as much as possible, try partitioning your drive again in boot camp assistant. This is a short tutorial on how to format the boot drive on your computer. Can i use bootcamp without reformatting my hard drive. When complete, boot camp assistant asks for your administrator password so it can make changes. Sep 25, 2011 restore your information to the disk and try using boot camp assistant again. Apr 01, 2017 given motherboard swaps are usually messy in terms of drivers and what not, i figure a reformat would be the best way of the boot drive, thus leading to this conundrum. Mar 06, 2020 for that, stellar data recovery software has the option of create recovery drive that allows you to create a bootable usb flash drive.
Install windows on your older mac using boot camp apple support. I want to reinstall windows to the that but when i open up the boot camp assistant it says boot camp helps install windowsblah blah blah. Before proceeding with the troubleshooting steps i may need a few more information to understand the issue better. Insert the usb thumb drive with the boot camp support software that you.
Dec 09, 2015 i was going to reformat the partition and reinstall but then i realized we had upgraded to windows 10 and the whole install 8. But for some reason win7 needs my old drive to boot. All to install boot camp on mac step by step procedure i am running windows 10 boot camp with no issues. I checked the disk utility, and it only will let me format it to a mac format. This video shows how to format a usb flash drive for use with bootcamp when installing windows 78 from a usb flash drive. I have tried to unplug the old drive and boot with the win7dvd, but i get disk failure message please reboot over and over. How to change default boot drive and reformat old drive. Create an image and copy it from a usb drive using an unattended answer file. As long as your current drive is listed 1st in the boot order the ssd will not boot. While boot camp assistant can partition your startup drive for you to. Boot camp will add a partition onthefly to your system drive, but there are some things that can stand in the way of that process. Using vmware with a bootcamp drive, breaks it vmware.
Reformatting the usb drive using diskutil in terminal. Support communities windows software boot camp search or ask a question search apple communities reset. On the first tab, startup disk you can select which operating system you. My partition disappeared when i booted in vmware, and since i booted in vmware, my par. Boot camp basics drive formatting and organization. Boot camp assistant prepares your mac by creating a new partition for windows named bootcamp and downloading the boot camp support software.
Boot camp software relies on controlling how a mac boots. Oct 31, 2012 as i understand the issue, you are unable to activate windows 8 which is installed on mac os through boot camp. Clone macintosh hd and backup bootcamp partition stellar kb. Restore your information to the disk and try using boot camp assistant again.
Jan 25, 2012 use your windows dvd and boot from it. I installed a new 2tb drive and installed window 7. Step 6once the software is registered, select all the required files, then click recover. There have been many reported bugs and even blank gray screens that prevent access to the system, so if you install over your current os, youre risking having to boot into recovery or reinstall from. Jan 19, 2017 blue screen of death errors are very common in windows, these can be caused by a things. The windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive boot camp by rajat jain may 19, 2015 1. Jul 04, 2007 i recently bought a 250gb hard drive for my apple imac, and i want to take the 160gb hard drive that is in there now, and make it formatted to a pc windows xp how do i do that.
Following the instructions below on the wrong drive in this case the ssd will wipe out everything on the boot drive and render the laptop unbootable. Hfs can become fragmented but it cannot defragment itself completely while the hfs partition is in use. The software saves all the files to the specified location. Select i accept the terms in the license agreement and then click next. Can not upgrade windows xp, sp2 to sp3 wbootcamp april. I ended up installing tiger on a usb drive and booting from that and then running idefrag from the usb drive. I already tried to load bios setup defauts, did memory and primar. The day before yesterday, i turned off the pc using windows vista menu shut down. Apr 23, 2020 when boot camp assistant finishes, your mac restarts to the windows installer. Install windows 10 on your mac with boot camp assistant. The windows support software could not be saved to.
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