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Borked install of Vista via Bootcamp on iMac

  • 05-04-2007 9:47pm
    #1
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭


    The title says it all. :(

    I downloaded and installed Bootcamp and fired on with the setup and all that...I picked a partition of 5GBs, created my driver disk for Vista and popped the Vista installation disk into the MAC when prompted. I discovered that Vista requires at least 13gGBs of free space to insall so I cancelled the installation and rebooted the MAC. This did not load up MAC OSX as I expected! Instead I have a message on the screen saying 'No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key'. I popped in my OSX disk in the hope that I can do some kind of rescue or something but the screen stays once the disk is in.

    Does anyone know how I can get back to the OS X system?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    xebec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,311 ✭✭✭xebec


    You can boot from the disc by holding the 'c' key while starting the machine.

    What version of bootcamp are you using? Only v1.2 supports Vista.


  • #3
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    xebec wrote:
    You can boot from the disc by holding the 'c' key while starting the machine.

    What version of bootcamp are you using? Only v1.2 supports Vista.

    cheers xebec, I presume it's the latest bootcamp, i downloaded it straight from the Apple Bootcamp page this evening


  • #4
    DeBeere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭DeBeere


    When the comp is off, hold down the 'alt' key and press the power button.
    Eventually your Apple computer will show up. Click it and Mac OS X starts.


  • #5
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Yeah the message you're getting is the "PC" complaining that there isn't any boot partition available. I think holding the Apple key brings the boot screen where you choose whether to boot Windows or Mac OS X.

    Sorry by bad, a case of fingersquickerthanbrainitis !!! Bootcamp instructions !

    ZEN


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