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(Hint: For a better view, click on an image or open an image in a new window.)Ĭreate a MS-DOS (FAT) formatted partition on your Macs internalĭrive. I suppose I could have cropped the images, but I chose not to. This was done when this was the easiest way to create an illustration. Note: Some of the steps, that do not involve VirtualBox, have images captured from a VirtualBox window. Before starting, remove all DVD's and external devices from your Mac. (In other words, you will be installing Windows to the 4th partition on disk 0.) Also, your firmware is up to date and you have downloaded the correct " Boot Camp Support Software" for your model Mac computer.

Here I assume your computer is configured as required by the Boot Camp Assistant. Special thanks to user Rafa, who was able to correct this procedure so it now works with Windows 10. If you are trying to install Windows 7 on a 2012 through 2014 Mac, then you should read my answer to this question. Installing Windows 7 or 10 Pro 64 bit without DVD or Flash Drive is it possible to create it by another method that will still play well with the bootcamp process?

Does BCA create the bootable drive in any special way? I.e.

Is there a way to determine whether the usb drives are at fault?.

I have not tried another USB yet since I am bandwidth limited (both in download speed and data limit) and BCA wants to redownload Windows support files every time and at this point it feels like a shot in the dark.Īny help with this will be greatly appreciated. I realise this question has been asked countless times - I have read a lot of them but few seem applicable to my situation and those that are have not helped yet. However, when it restarts, it says something along the lines of 'no bootable device' If I hold down 'alt', the only options are to boot back into OS X & the recovery disk. This proceeds smoothly and so does creating the partition using Install Windows 7 option. I have tried two usb 2.0 flash drives with 'Create a Windows 7 or later install disk' option in BCA. I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15 inch mid 2014.

I've been tearing my hair out the last couple days trying to get Windows installed.