2011 MBP bootcamp windows 7 is black!

While I have already installed win7 pro with bootcamp, this is a big problem
1st is while my MPB is booting, it was black until the apple icon appears, then I can access my Mac OS.
2nd I can't using "press option button to choose bootdisk", the option operation does not work!!
       my MBP will always black, I have to restart it to into mac os.
       So I can only use "bootdisk" from system preference.
3rd While I boot from bootcamp to my windows, while windows booting it's ok. But after it appears "Welcome", the the screen was all black!!!
      And this happened after I install bootcamp, before I install that, I just can't have a right screen resolution (no graphic card driver)
     I also can't install the AMD graphic driver on it.

Hi l,
I would post in the Boot Camp forum where more of those experts hang out: https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

Similar Messages

Trackpad Problem on MacBook Pro 2011 with bootcamp windows 7

I am running Windows 7 in bootcamp on my 13 inch MBP 2011.
I am really pleased how smooth the installation went and everything so far works as it was on my old windows mashine.
Just the trackpad is not running very smooth.
I reduced the scrolling down speed so the scrolling with two fingers is quiet alright now. But I have a problem with this touch to click function. Very often when I write I touch the trackpad with the palm of one hand and this results in actions like my text is continued in another line or suddenly whole paragraphs are highlighted or any other odd behaviour.
I thought to take the touch to click function off but I can't even find the setting in the windows control panel.
There are only the pure standard driver settings available in the control.
Can anybody tell me if there is a solution? Actuallly I like this touch to click, it's working very well when I use the trackpad. I know in other machines you can set a function that it's regonized if you put your finger on a trackpad or it's your palm whilst your writing, or the trackpad disables itself when the keyboard is used.
Is there maybe a better driver for the new MacBook trackpad under windows seven...or do I even have maybe a wrong driver onboard?
Thanks for the help!
Greetings from Melbourne
Message was edited by: Kattinka07
Message was edited by: Kattinka07

Hi psheraton,
I have found now some setting so that I can first at all live with it. Nevertheless i would be very thankful when Apple would work the touchpaddriver over so that it works smoother. Its such an nice device and the big touchpad is great but its realy working very poor under bootcamp.
Maybe you try my settings:
First at all start bootcamp from windows system, and go to the trackpadsettings. Take out the touch for klick. You can forget working with this as when you write it just hops wherever it wants.. as I wrote before, youre suddenly write on in a completly different paragraph...that impossible to use with this settings.
Its a shame as acutally using this touch to click in other applications than writing is very smooth and good.
Other notebooks having an automaticle regonizion function which notices when your accidently put your wrist or palm on the touchpad whilst using the keyboard. Thats certanly what is needed here es well, especially because of the huge touchpad.
Next you have to go to the windows mouse driver which is not in bootcamp but in the standard Windows system settings and adjust the scroll speed down to 1 on each of the two functions there.
This then takes the overdose of speed away when you use two fingers on the touchpad to scroll.
Having it set to more than 1 is not usable either.
These are the setting how I have build myself a workaround for the moment.
But as I said...please please Apple work at this touchpaddriver together with Microsoft to get more out of this wonderful trackpad.
Hope this helps you liking your device a bit more....only Apple could help us further now...

Imac 27 late 2009 ati 4670 bootcamp windows xp black screen?

when booting into windows xp home, screen goes black and stays there, i can hear all the sounds that suggest win xp has booted properly. i see a solution for win 7, have tried that. loaded ati drivers to usb and copied to windows\system32\drivers , have tried installing drives, ati detect sw missing.
i have os x install dvd 10.6.2 that might belong to my power book, apple supports lists 10.6.2. and build # that came with my imac, the dvd i have doesn't indicate build #, it says version 1.0 2z691-6590-a

Hi, I've seem to have found out the source of the problem.
The issue is related to heat, and an iMac 27" gets hot pretty fast.
If I boot the iMac straight after first start into Windows 7 I seem to get a lit built-in display at all times. I can also boot OS X first and then into Windows 7 and the built-in screen get lit every time as long as the iMac isn't hot.
Strange thing is that the monitor connected to the display port gets lit every time. So I can only assume that the heat only interfere with output to the built-in LED screen.
So this iMac is going to an Apple premium reseller for service, and I'll tell you guys how it went.

USB 3.0 in ExpressCard 34 works on MBP Bootcamp Windows 7, what about OSX?

An ExpressCard34 USB 3.0 card and drive can work on MacBookPros with this slot when the machine is running Windows 7 on Bootcamp, with at least a significant speed advantage over USB 2.0
Start your read from:
"I used the PC Card on a MacBook Pro running BootCamp with Windows 7 64 Bit Home Edition"
http://www.bonafidereviews.com/review-of-blackarmor-ps-110-usb-3-0-performance-k it/
This would indicate that the hardware on a MacBookPro would support an ExpressCard34 USB3.0 card and harddrive since this review states this when the machine is running Windows7 natively i.e. on Bootcamp.
So any incompatibility of using such a setup with a Mac on OSX is purely software, i.e. OSX does not have the drivers.
Comments?

Hi, Mark. Apple doesn't respond to posts in these forums. Apple Discussions is a user-to-user help system hosted by Apple, not a channel for obtaining technical support directly from Apple. When you post here, you're communicating with other MacBook Pro owners like yourself.
To reach Apple tech support directly, call AppleCare at 1-800-275-2273 in the USA, or at the appropriate number for whatever other country you're in.

MBP, Bootcamp, Windows & Ubuntu

I have a uni-body Macbook Pro. I have Snow Leopard and XP on it, XP is installed using Bootcamp. I wish to put a third OS on it, Ubuntu.
Can I simply run the Bootcamp setup again and create a third partition using spare apace on the SL partition and then install Ubuntu on it?
If not, what are my options?
Thanks.

Hi,
start reading here http://lifehacker.com/#!5531037/how-to-triple+boot-your-mac-with-windows-and-lin ux-no-boot-camp-required
Regards
Stefan

2011 MBP - Red flickering in black display areas

Recently when I turn on my MBP or wake it from sleep, the black areas on the desktop, in Safari, everywhere, contain red flickering horizontal lines.
I called Apple Support and the best they could do was accuse me of dropping or damaging my computer. This thing is my baby, I take care of it almost too well. Needless to say I was offended but they had no other advice for me (except booting in Safe Boot which did nothing for the problem).
I noticed that if I decrease the angle of the display by moving it towards the keyboard as if I were going to close it, it causes the lines to disappear. This makes me think it is a connection/cable issue but I am wondering if anyone has had this experience and there is an easier fix besides going into an Apple Store...
Also, once the lines disappear they will not reappear until power-on or wake from sleep again...
Any advice out there?

I ran into this probelm, and and it was due to the display cable being slightly disconnected.
The way I fixed it:
Open up the computer to get access to the display cable
Disconnect the cable
Gave the connection a quick blast of air to clean it
Plugged it back in, and ensured it was well seated by applying liberal pressure to the connector
Close up the computer
Problem solved
Hope that helps someone.

2011 MBP finder window garbled after 10.9.3 update

My finder window is grabled after the 10.9.3 update the coloms work fine but the others are all garbled and does not seam to be showing the correct info from what I can read in the files (same picture is in application downloads desktop, when it only is on the desktop) .....it seams to have fixed its self.... sort of open and closing it brings it back

Start up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212?viewlocale=en_US
Reset PRAM.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405

Airport Express and Bootcamp Windows 7

I have a Macbook, purchased Dec 09
Airport Express Mar. 2011
June, 2011, installed Bootcamp, Windows 7. Cannot access the internet from Windows. I note that the Airpot Ex I have is intended for XP and Vista--W7 was not out yet. Do I need a new Airport Express? Or?

This is not an issue with the Airport Express, your Windows OS is likely missing the drivers it needs.
You need to download and install WindowSupport software and drivers. Reboot your computer to Mac OS X and open Boot Camp Assistant. Click Continue on the introduction and ONLY select "Download the Windows support software for this Mac". Click Continue again, and next select the method you would like to save the software. After the download has completed, reboot computer to Windows OS. Open the WindowsSupport folder you downloaded to a disc or drive, and open Installation. Follow through the on-screen instructions, and after the computer restarts you should have internet access.

MBP 2011, bootcamp, windows xp and 7

I have a new 2011 MBP which does not support Windows XP in Bootcamp. I have a bootcamp partition from my previous MacBook Pro (2008) that I imported to the new machine. I can run XP in Parallels. If I were to upgrade to Windows 7 in Parallels, does anyone know if I then will be able to run in Bootcamp?

If you are going to install 7 then do it in Bootcamp first.

Installing Windows 7 on Replacement SSD in optical bay Early 2011 MBP

So i just bought a 120gb SSD and a optical bay enclosure that i installed into my early 2011 MBP. I also bought a optical drive external usb enclosure. I was hoping that I could use bootcamp to install Windows 7 onto the SSD but when i go through the bootcamp menu and my laptop restarts im stuck with a blank black screen. Ive also tried using bootcamp to create a bootable USB (which i had to do a work around to get to work because it supposed to only work for MBA) that didnt work. Can anyone help?

ANYONE???

2011 MBP 15", how to install Windows 8 via USB?

I successfully got my Windows 8 installation files on a USB. I just upgraded to Mountain Lion and no longer have the option to install Windows from another source. How can I install Windows 8 off my USB? BootCamp Assistant only offers the CD option.
Best regards.

On computers which Apple shipped with an Optical drive, then the Boot Camp utility expects you to use that optical drive to install your Windows OS. Since the 2011 MBP shipped with an optical drive, the Boot Camp utility expects you to boot the Windows installer from that drive.

Installing Windows 7 on 2011 MBP without Boot Camp

I have a mid (late?) 2011 MBP 15" I got in August. I instantly installed a seperate parition with Snow Leopard on it, because I really dislike Lion. I still have the Lion and Recovery partition, just incase. I've done all my Windows needs through VM's, but I just got a device that will only work natively, through dual booting. However, because I already have the Lion/Snow Leopard paritions, Boot Camp is just yelling at me. I have no idea where else to get the support drivers, I figured maybe they're on the Recovery partition and will show up in Windows (it's supposed to be the "install disc"). So I made a small FAT partition in Disk Utility, booted the windows install disc, followed through the prompts, then when it came to select a disk, It said I couldn't select that partition because the disk is of the GPT partition style. I tried to click format, didn't seem to do anything.. Why is it giving me this error? Doesn't Windows 7 support GPT and EFI now? And where can I find the support drivers since Boot Camp won't let me download them?

Windows 7 supports BIOS and UEFI 2.x firmware. Apple's hardware uses Intel EFI 1.10 even on new 2011 hardware, and that EFI is not supported by Windows 7. Apple provides an EFI compatibility support module (a CSM) which bridges between EFI and a BIOS they provide. This CSM-BIOS boot mode is what's used for supporting Windows 7 bootability.
Windows booting BIOS mode expects the boot disk to have an MBR. When booting UEFI mode, it expects the boot disk to be GPT. This presents the small problem that for a single drive to have both a Windows BIOS installation, and a Mac OS EFI installation, the disk needs both MBR and GPT partition schemes. This is a non-standard situation according to the UEFI spec.
A conforming GPT disk also has an MBR, but with a single special entry, a protective entry. Sometimes this is called the Protective MBR because its sole job is to present the disk as completely allocated to legacy MBR applications that know nothing about GPT. Bootcamp Assistant, when it resizes a disk, alters both the GPT to reflect the new partition being created for Windows, and it creates a hybrid MBR - which is an MBR that has more than one entry.
This is what the Windows installer wants in order to proceed: an MBR entry for the space allocated for Windows installation. When you create a FAT partition in Disk Utility, it only makes an entry for it in the GPT, it does not make an entry for it in the MBR.
Because hybrid MBRs are non-standard, and considered flakey and dangerous, there is a rather narrow path for them to be as safe as they can be. Given your new partition layout because you have two Mac OS installations on it, Bootcamp Assistant may not want to proceed.

How is Windows 7 running on 2011 MBP?

Hello,
I found myself in need of a Windows machine, but very wary of putting Windows on my shiny new 2011 MBP. A couple of years ago, I put Vista on my 2007 17" MBP and it really messed it up. My MBP was extremely hot all the times, and cost my a bundle to get it fixed by Apple Store.
How was your experience? If you run Windows 7 via bootcamp, can you share what you found? If there is any issues, I'd rather buy another laptop than messing up my MBP.
Thanks in advance for help.

So far, I've no problems running Windows 7 x64 through bootcamp. It does get a tad warmer when in use, and I use Windows everyday for school for about 2-4 hours. I do notice slightly warmer than normal everyday temps when loading new software or doing software updates, but I keep it on a flat surface and very well ventilated. I'm extremely happy with the performance of the 2011 MBP. Good luck!

External display locked to 640x480 after Windows 8.1 upgrade on 2011 MBP 17 in

I just upgraded to 8.1 from Windows 8 in Bootcamp on my 2011 MBP 17in. Windows 8 ran fine and I was able to connect my Mac to an external display just fine.
After the upgrade to 8.1 when I connect my external display it will only support a resolution of 640x480 and only shows a resolution 640x480 as the is the maximum res it can go. I have also loaded the Windows display driver to the Dell E228WFP to no avail. Any external display I try only shows a resolution of 640x480.
I have removed the AMD Radeon HD7400M from device manager and re-installed the drivers from boot camp 5 but this doesn't resolve the issue.
Any others havng this issue?
Thanks.

Hi,
I ran into the same problem but I found out a solution for my early 2011 15-inch MBP.
Basically, with the 8.1 upgrade, the OS mistook my graphics card for another. More specifically, it saw my Radeon HD6490M as one from the 7400M series.
What I did to solve my problem was go to the Device manager, find my graphics card, right-click to get to the 'Properties' panel, and revert to the previous driver (the option should be available). Thanks to this, it reverted to the driver that was used when I was running Windows 8, and my external monitor is working great now.
I hope this will help you!

2011 MBP 13" using external DVD drive for Bootcamp

I am trying to install Windows 7 on my bootcamp partition via an external Samsung Slim Drive (I swapped my internal with another hard drive). Boot camp assistant recognizes the drive and windows disk in OSX and sets it as boot volume prior to rebooting.
PROBLEM: After reboot, my mac hangs at a DOS-like screen with a blinking underscore as if waiting for user input (which it doesn't allow). I've installed many times using this method, but this is the first time using the 2011 macbook pro. So I assume there may be an issue with the chipset or something?
I should also note that it *does show* up as bootable when I hold the alt/option key during boot.
Message was edited by: Jay Blongz
Message was edited by: Jay Blongz

I've researched this problem heavily and I think I've found the definitive answer.
The 2011 MBP will not install via bootcamp using ANY external device. Also reFIT does not work either, so don't waste your time there. At least it didnt' work for me.
The only way to install Win7 is with an internal disc drive, since that isn't possible I came up with an alternative.
What I did was install Win7 via bootcamp on another Mac machine, used WinClone to clone the Win7 partition, then I took that clone and transferred it to my MBP.
This method worked perfectly.

2011 MBP bootcamp windows 7 is black!

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for