BootCamp broken.

Hi, when Yosemite Beta came out I was really excited so I immediately installed it. Around a week after installing it, I tried booting into my BootCamp partition. Windows gave me the screen "No Bootable device found". I had Windows installed already can anyone help me?

Added a partition how? Disk Utility doesn't let you do this. Although the command line utility 'diskutil' will let you split partitions. I don't know if it properly writes out a new hybrid MBR however. Apple hardware is EFI firmware based, and EFI and Apple's OS installer want a GPT disk. But the CSM-BIOS that Apple uses for Windows support isn't activated unless there's an MBR. So there is a very non-standard and fragile thing called a hybrid MBR which is what Bootcamp creates to support Windows. Chances are, by adding a new partition, it was added to the GPT causing a new GPT and protective MBR to be created, wiping out the hybrid MBR. It is possible to fix this without reinstalling anything (assuming you haven't corrupted any partitions indvertently which is possible with hybrid MBRs), and for free.
In terminal, type this command, post the results:
diskutil list
This will list all disks and partitions for those disks, from the GPT. Chances are the disk you're interested in is disk0, which I will assume in the next command:
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
This command will list the partitions for disk0, from the MBR.
Once I know what that looks like, I'd have a better idea of the state of the disk. The next step involves getting GPT Fdisk (also called gdisk) from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/
This can be used to create a new hybrid MBR and set the active (boot) flag on the proper MBR partition for Windows. It is a command line utility, the options to choose are not obvious for most people, you can easily get into big trouble quickly. So make sure you have a backup, go really slow, and ask for help. If you don't get it on the Apple forums, you can generally find knowlegable people about MBR and GPT, and dual booting situations on the Fedora Forum in the Mac forum.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=51

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I've broken Bootcamp after foolishly attempting to add another partition on Lion (to install Snow Leopard, to run Quicken 2007). Now I can't boot into Windows. Interestingly, I can access it via Parallels, but there are times I need to be in native mode. Any ideas on how to fix it? I tried booting off the Windows 7 install CD, but when I get to the repair screen, it gives me an error that the system isn't the right version to repair. Odd, in that it's the system that was installed off that very disk, though it has been updated via patches over the last year.
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Added a partition how? Disk Utility doesn't let you do this. Although the command line utility 'diskutil' will let you split partitions. I don't know if it properly writes out a new hybrid MBR however. Apple hardware is EFI firmware based, and EFI and Apple's OS installer want a GPT disk. But the CSM-BIOS that Apple uses for Windows support isn't activated unless there's an MBR. So there is a very non-standard and fragile thing called a hybrid MBR which is what Bootcamp creates to support Windows. Chances are, by adding a new partition, it was added to the GPT causing a new GPT and protective MBR to be created, wiping out the hybrid MBR. It is possible to fix this without reinstalling anything (assuming you haven't corrupted any partitions indvertently which is possible with hybrid MBRs), and for free.
In terminal, type this command, post the results:
diskutil list
This will list all disks and partitions for those disks, from the GPT. Chances are the disk you're interested in is disk0, which I will assume in the next command:
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
This command will list the partitions for disk0, from the MBR.
Once I know what that looks like, I'd have a better idea of the state of the disk. The next step involves getting GPT Fdisk (also called gdisk) from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/
This can be used to create a new hybrid MBR and set the active (boot) flag on the proper MBR partition for Windows. It is a command line utility, the options to choose are not obvious for most people, you can easily get into big trouble quickly. So make sure you have a backup, go really slow, and ask for help. If you don't get it on the Apple forums, you can generally find knowlegable people about MBR and GPT, and dual booting situations on the Fedora Forum in the Mac forum.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=51

Lost bootcamp capability when upgrading from OS X Mavericks to OS X Yosemite 10.10?

When upgrading from OS X Mavericks to OS X Yosemite 10.10 while dual booting with Windows 7 on my bootcamp partition, I can't access the Windows partition any more. When I restart my computer and hold the alt key the only drives that are shown are my Mac OS X and Recovery (usually there is the bootcamp drive there too). Does anyone have any solutions? I can still access my windows 7 files from within my Mac partition weirdly enough. And if there aren't any solutions, is bootcamp broken on Yosemite? Is it safe to redo the process and put a fresh Windows 7 or Windows 8 partition back on bootcamp again? I'm not tech savvy enough to understand all of the coding components so if you want to walk me through it you can, or just provide a simple explanation, any help is grateful. Thanks for your help.

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If you know what to look for, a Full Retail Version, of the Panther Install CDs, or a Full Retail Version, of the Tiger Install DVD, can also be purchased rather inexpensively, at some additional online Apple retailers, like Amazon, FastMac, etc, and as posted, eBay.
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Panther is only on CDs, not DVDs.
Unless purchased from AppleRescue, the discs should look exactly like the images in the above links, and not say Upgrade, CPU Drop-in DVD, or "This software is part of a hardware bundle purchase - not to be sold seperately." on them.
Additional info here Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs.
Once Panther 10.3.x is installed, you can use the 10.3.9 Combo Update, to upgrade to the final version.
If your Mac meets the Tiger System Requirements, you could also consider installing that, and then use the PPC 10.4.9 Combo Update, to upgrade to the current version.
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MacBook Pro Power Management Issues and "Broken" Bootcamp

This is not a question but rather a solution I have discovered to a problem I have experienced many times now.
My Core 2 Duo 15" MacBook Pro (non-LED version) has exhibited several issues with the systems power management hardware.
Firstly: Occasionally the system will refuse to turn on. This has happened to me twice, it usually happens when I am running on just batteries. The very first time it happened I was in a meeting and had important data I had to get from the laptop, I was silently panicking. After swearing at my new 2.5 grand pride and joy, I happened to read an old support article relating to older PowerBooks which exhibited the same problems. Apple recommended taking the battery out and then holding the power button for several seconds and then reinserting the battery. This apparently resets the power management hardware feature -- and it worked, and has worked three times since.
Secondly: I have had a persistent problem when running Bootcamp. Sometimes the machine doesn’t go to sleep properly and although it everything looks right it continues to run (and perhaps, like me, you’ve backed it away in your bag and hence didnt notice it burning up. What has happened to me several times is that it literally "breaks" Windows XP. When you wake the computer or turn it back on (if the battery drained) then youll find Windows running PAINFULLY slow. If you press CTRL-ALT-DELETE (to bring up the task manager) I would see that the CPU is working very hard (at nearly full utilization) and it is so occupied that it won’t respond to anything I do at all. No matter what I did (I attempted a system restore, which was a two hour task with the computer running in its "broken" state) nothing would bring windows back to life. The first two times this occurred I was devastated because the only thing left for me to try was to remove the windows partition and install it fresh (thus losing all my files and settings -- although for the record you can still access the windows partitions files through Mac OS X). This ruined a near full day for me each time the computer did this (having a lot of settings and tweaks and installed programs to reapply). The third time this happened I did the "trick" listed above and reset the MacBook Pro's power management hardware. this has solved the problem ever since (two additional times now). I post this in case someone experiencing the same issue searches the forum.
I dont know the technical explanation but obviously there is an issue within this series of MacBook Pro's power management. Perhaps it relates to the "artificial" BIOS the system presents to windows through Apple's EFI system (Windows requires legacy BIOS to operate and all Intel Macs alternatively use EFI, so an extra "trick" had to be added by Apple for Windows to be compatible).

The computer. If two different batteries behave the same way it gives credence to possible issues with the power manager. You can try resetting it with:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
And verifying the firmware is up to date:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303880
And running the hardware test:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303081
If nothing seems to help, call AppleCare again, and tell them the battery replacement did not solve the problem and that you tried the above and tell them the results you got.

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can bootcamp be used with Windows install disk on an external drive (internal is broken) ?

With Boot Camp, you must install Windows onto in internal HDD (or SSD). If you are referring that your internal Optical drive is broken, you might be able to install Windows from an external drive, but you might not. I have heard varying levels of success with that. I'm not sure what the official stance is, but I do know that if youe machine shipped with an internal optical drive, then you must use that to install Windows using Boot Camp and not swap it out for a "data doubler" and try to install from an external optical drive.

Safe Boot seems to have broken my W7 Bootcamp partition

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OS X 10.8.3
BootCamp with Win7
Parallel's VM 8 using BootCamp Partition
This morning I was looking at my logs, and I saw a minor odd recurring error with a Spotlight process, so I Googled it, and found that I could fix it by doing a Safe Boot. So I shut down my running programs, and I did a SHUTDOWN on my Parallel's Windows 7 VM (running from my BootCamp partition). I performed the Safe Boot, OS X came up, and everything seemed fine until I tried to start a Win7 VM using Parallels. When I did that, I got a white progress bar that said "Windows is loading files", and then the WIndows Splash screen, and then the Windows startup recovery tool. The tool found no errors and so was unable to repair anything, so I closed everything, and rebooted into BootCamp mode, and I found the same sequence of events, but this time the startup tool said that it had repaired Windows and then it rebooted. But again the system went into startup repair mode, but it found no errors. Now, each time I boot to BootCamp Win7, the white progress bar is displayed, the startup recovery runs, but it finds no errors, fixes nothing, and then shuts down, only to recur again. I can F8 into the Windows boot menu, but any choice that I make (safe mode, reovery mode, etc.) gives me the white progress bar with the "Windows is loading files" message, and then the startup recovery tool. I can boot into OSx, and I can see all of the files on the BootCamp partition, but I can't boot to it.
What did Safe Boot do to my Windows boot process? How can I fix this? Thanks.
Mike

7 GB is on the low side, you really should have minimum 15GB.
Repairing permissions is an important part of regular maintenance, and should always be carried out both before and after any software installation or update.
Go to Disk Utility (this is in your Utilities Folder in your Application folder) and click on the icon of your hard disk (not the one with all the numbers).
In First Aid, click on Repair Permissions.
This only takes a minute or two.
Background information here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751
and here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672
An article on troubleshooting Permissions can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963
If you were having any serious problems with your Mac you might as well complete the exercise by repairing your hard disk as well. You cannot do this from the same start-up disk. Reboot from your install disk (holding down the C key). Once it opens, select your language, and then go to Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Select your hard disk as before and click Repair.
Once that is complete reboot again from your usual start-up disk.
More useful reading here:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417

How to install windows 8 using bootcamp with no optical drive

Hi,
I have a mac book pro 17" late 2011 with Mountain Lion installed.
I have previously installed a windows 7 using bootcamp without an optical drive by creating an install disk as part of boot camp option.
I still don't have an optical drive.
The other day I removed my Windows 7 since I want to try Windows 8 but when I try using boot camp to install windows 8 it is asking for an optical drive and the option to create an install disk is not available anymore.
Any idea on this issue?
Thanks much

Windows 8: enable Hyper-V, it really helps.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/03/windows-8-on-a-macbook-air-beautiful-and-kinda -broken/
http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/robert/hyper-v-3-0-confirmed-for-windows-8-clie nt.aspx
http://www.windows8update.com/2011/12/06/enabling-hyper-v-in-windows-8/
http://huguesval.com/blog/2012/02/installing-windows-7-on-a-mac-without-superdri ve-with-virtualbox/
Disable Windows 8’s Adaptive Brightness to Fix Dark Screen Problems
http://www.howtogeek.com/107173/disable-windows-8s-adaptive-brightness-to-fix-da rk-screen-problems/
It should be straight forward and no different, except you are burning an ISO and that always needs to be done at slowest burn speed for any version of Windows.Otherwise it won't work (even if it manages to install it will fail on restart or some other point).
Windows 8 Release Preview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/default
https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/?Redirected=true

Windows brutally slow on my iMac (Bootcamp)

Hey guys,
first of all I would like to say sry, if my english isn't propper enough and lacks sometimes. I'm from germany...but anyway, here's my problem. ;-)
I have an 21,5 inch iMac mid 2011 with an intel i5, 4gb memory, AMD Radeon HD 6750 512 mb and a 500 GB Harddrive ( NOT SSD!! ).
All in all my iMac is working well with Mavericks on it but since last year I'm still trying to get windows work properly on it, but it just doesn't.
I tried different ways of installing windows on it. Through the normal BootCamp process, through a USB install method and also with a way, to install windows with VMware. It's a bit tricky cause you first start installing windows through the virtual machine, though it gets installed on a partition as a windows partition, just like bootcamp. But no matter what I tried, my windows is just slow, specially on the startup.
My last way to install it was this: I reinstalled mavericks, comepltley clean install. Updated mavericks, started bootcamp and went through the normal installation process. The bootcamp support software gets downloaded, a partition gets created and then it restarts to boot from CD to install windows then. In this case it is windows 8.1, but i tried it with 8 and also with 7 and it makes no difference. The installation process works well, without any problems. The drivers from the current bootcamp support software mostly gets installed automaitcally when windows starts the first time, if not, is just start the steup exe from within the support software. So far so good.
Now I finally will come to my problem...:D
Windows just runs slow like sh**. The boot process until i can log into my account works well, I have for example not the problem with the blinking cursor at the windows boot, like lot of people had. I'm within 23 seconds or so at the login window but then it's just horrible. When I type in my password it takes like 12 seconds to get me to the desktop and once Im on it, it takes 20-30 seconds more to get windows running so that I can open an internet browser. For example Skype, which I have in my autostart, takes at least 20 seconds to open and that's just not normal. I tried a lot, believe me....I tried disabling all the autostart programs, though I dont wanna disable them in general, cause I need a few in the autostart, but it didnt make a difference anyway. Even when I enable the automatic login that I dont have to type in my password, it makes no difference. Windows takes just years to get ready once Im on the desktop.
And again, all the drivers are up to date, I installed them from the newest bootcamp support software and even checked manually if updates are avaible.
To me it just seems that something is going wrong with the driver load at the beginning of windows. My hard drive istn broken as well, cause mavericks is running without any problems and also i checked the drive with many tools for problems. Yes, I defragmanted my drive under windows and I actually did everything you find on the interent. But still, it just makes no difference. I know that windows is propably not so fast at the start up but what I see isnt normal. I saw many macs on youtube with bootcamp windows on its and windows was running completley normal on it.
I mean, its not normal that it takes me up to 1 minute from the moment i type in my password, to get a browser open and google the internet. Oh and before I forget it, when I have a anti virus software installed and takes even longer...when i disable all anti virus malware else what programs, it gets a bit quicker, but i guess the problem sitll exist. Also I dont log into my windows with an internet microsoft account, its an offline sign in. Just saying that cause a lot of people on the internet say that the internet login can be slow someitmes.
So I have no more ideas what to do but I'm pretty sure there is a problem, it's not normal that it takes that long. I recently took a look into some boot log file on windows, dont know exactly what it was but there were many startup items which were causing problems and a slow startup proces. For example the "windows driver module" with the error code 101 took 9 seconds to load. But I have no clue about that boot analyze stuff, so I cant say more about that.
EDIT: One important note I should make, is, that after it takes that long to work properly, it runs pretty fast and nromal then. Its not that slow the whole time! It's just the start proces or better the login process, what I am talking about. Once the "years" are over whene I log into windows, it runs well then. Thats why I think something with the drivers isnt working properly. Also, in the moment when it takes that long, my hard drive is 100% in use when i look into the task manager...
I hope someone of you can help me and I'm looking forward to hopefully hear from you!!
again: sry for my english.
Cheers!
Max

Well...I have already checked msconfig and the automatic startup items. I have looked for all the non-microsoft things and disabled them, to see if it makes a difference. But it makes no difference. Disabling microsoft things in the msconfig isn't really what I wanna do, cause I have no clue about these system files.
I have also checked a boot analyze section to see if, and what causes trouble at the start. There were a couple of things which slowed down my start process. One thing that seemed to causes a lot trouble was a file called "windows driver installer module" or something like that. But its a system file, I cant simply delete it or something.
And before you say now: check for the newest drivers...I have the up to date drivers from the bootcamp support software and also checked manually for maybe an update. But it is as up to date as it gets. If it isn't a "bootcamp" issue, what is it then? I would agree with you that it isn't a bootcmap issue, cause bootcamp pretty much does nothing except downloading the support software and making a useless fat32 partition to boot off from...well if you have the usb install optoin, bootcamp does a bit more for you. But anyway... Whatever the problem is, it can't be solved be reinstalling windows or something like that. I reinstalled it many times, windows 7, 8 or 8.1. I fromated the whole system with mavericks to start it over then again, but there are still these problems. 14 seconds waiting when I type in my password, 30-40 seconds more once im on the desktop, until I can open a browser. The strange thing is, after that time, everything works well and windows is running fast..
You said, that almost have the same imac as me. So how exactly did you install windows? Was it like: You started bootcamp downloaded the support software on a usb drive, made a partition and booted off from an install ddvd to install windows?
Cause thats what I did, which is exactly the way it should be....Did you install windows only on a partition on your main hard drive or on a second hard drive?

Bootcamp files do not show up in mac partition.

Hi, my question is about retrieving files from bootcamp while I am on the mac partition. I used to be able to see a disk icon for my bootcamp on my desktop when I was on my mac partition, but ever since I installed Yosemite, I have not been able to see it on my desktop, or as one of the drives in my finder. From this icon, I was able to access files created in Bootcamp. I no longer can see this icon on my mac's desktop. I have no problem opening bootcamp when I press alt on startup, so bootcamp is not broken, but I would like to be able to access those files while I am in Yosemite again. Any ideas?
Thank in advance,
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Bootcamp "no bootable device" Option key not working

Ok recently rebuilt 2 older "Intel Core Duo" Mac Mini's with SSD drives. They work great and have been flying, however on one of them I wanted to setup BootCamp so that I could run Win7 Pro on it as well.
So here is what I did...
- When I first built the Mini's I used a bootable Firewire drive with Snow Leopard installed
- I had the drive divided into 2 partitions at first
- when I tried to install BootCamp error message kept telling me it needed only one part, so I finally made Primary OSX part one big part, then I was able to get BootCamp going
- I choose "I have Mac OSX Install disc" because "Download the Windows support software" would not work
- Next it created the BOOTCAMP part and told me to put Win OS disk in drive
- I put in an OEM Win 7 CD I borrowed from work, so I could see how it worked.
- When it rebooted, it Did not recognize CD and all screen said was choose Option 1 or 2, (neither option had any text, and the keyboard would not take any input)
- Tried numerous times to get back to OSX, used every boot option I could find online but none would work.. Also Mini would not give back CD for nothing
- Next I opened up Mini to get to CD, I had a friend that was able to get one out by opening up the actual dvd drive but I was trying to avoid that. So what I ended up doing was using a putty knife to keep CD from spinning on bootup. After about 10 to 15 seconds of the CD not spinning, it finally kicked it out for me. (YAY!!)
- New problem, now I have the "No Bootable Device - - Insert Boot Disk And Press Any Key"
- I have tried the following. Removing the drive and plugging in a Sata to USB cable so I can access it from other Mini
- I thought that if I deleted the BOOTCAMP part it would allow me to boot back to OSX, I tried renaming Part to what it was before, I have tried putting in a Formatted drive with no OS on it, I have tried installing the contents of a Win 7 OEM CD onto Formatted drive as a single FAT part.
Nothing Works, I am either stuck at the "No Bootable Device" screen, or if I turn on Firewire drive with Snow Leopard I get a blinking cursor that never shows any text.
At this point, I don't want BootCamp on that Mini anymore, I just want my working OSX, but I cant get anything to work and I'm afraid to stick a CD in the Mini for fear it wont give it back to me and I end up damaging it getting it out. I even created a CD with rEFIt on it, but after I formatted a totally different drive and the Mini is still expecting to finish what it start with BootCamp, it leads me to believe that there is some BIOS or data stored somewhere that is not on the harddrive. If so, could I pull the RAM, or push some sort of master Reset button some where?
I'm also thinking that I need a non mac USB keyboard, perhaps maybe there or know Aluminum Keyboard drives in the memory where the Mini is trying to finish the BootCamp install.
As a side note, I sure wish Apple would have designed the Mini to fail Safe not fail broken.
Please Help.
Randy

The Formatted test drive did not have Any OS on it. I just thought that since that was how I installed it originally, that it would work.
I put in SSD straight out of package, connected Firewire drive with SnowLeopard install, and it booted to it and asked me for to install to which drive, I choose SSD and it took off..
So what your saying is, do the same thing but hang SSD from broken Mini onto working Mini and boot up with same Firewire drive, and have it install OS back onto Broken SSD drive.
Assuming all of this works correctly, why would plugging it back into broken Mini work? Wont the Broken Mini still be looking for BootCamp to finish what it started? (just seems that way from what I've experienced so far)

How can I restore Windows 7 to Bootcamp partition - not reformat the entire hard drive?

Hello Apple (Mac) Community,
I originally posted this question over on answers.microsoft, but no help was forthcoming. Hope someone can help me with a problem that's (almost) making me nuts! I teach graphics to college students. In brief: I run Windows 7 Pro 64 on a Mac Pro tower, along with Snow Leopard (OSX). Windows is loaded on one partition of a 1TB drive. The other partition is a Mac backup. The Mac OS is on a different drive. Everything was going swimmingly with both OS, until recently. Unfortunately, the drive with Windows showed problems and I determined that the HD was either toast or needed a total reformat. My Mac data was all backed-up. Now I wanted to backup Windows so I can easily get back to the relatively happy point of my Windows 7 experience (drivers loaded, dual monitors all working, etc.). I did some online searching and the recommendation was to create a "system image" of the existing Windows 7 install by attaching an external drive, formatting that to NTFS and selecting "backup to image" in Windows. I did that and also took the opportunity to "create a backup disc" on a DVD. (Windows recommended). Next I rebooted back to Mac OS and completely reformatted the problem 1TB disc to a single partition, zero all data, just to see if it would actually reformat. It all worked! So far, so good. Next I used Bootcamp to create two partitions, one for Windows. I then restarted using the Win7 Pro (64) install disc, reformatted the Bootcamp disk to NTFS (as required) and installed Windows 7. After all that is completed and all working, I next try to use the restore from image function while booted in Windows. I'm instructed to restart from the Win install disc, which I do. Here's where things get difficult. When I try to choose restore from image, at that point the installer asks which drives to I want to exclude... but does not show partitions, only full HDs. I do not want to reformat the entire 1TB drive. I only want Windows on the 120gb Bootcamp partition (which is already formatted for Windows BTW). I spent a lot of time online reading through articles with users having the same frustration.
So here (at long last) is my question: How can I either restore Windows just to a Bootcamp partition... using "Windows System Image" or if that can't be done... can I somehow import all of the settings, etc. from the "image" (image is on external HD) into a fresh Win 7 install? So far the "backup disc" also seems useless. I can't even boot to Windows from it. BTW Apple folks: the only response on the MS side was that some "expert" simply posted links on how to install Windows and restore... not helpful with my particular problem of restoring to a partition.
Any help would be appreciated! Hopefully some help that even a Mac user / new Windows user could understand would be better! Thanks!
-melt

WinClone 3 is OS X and saves Windows image it makes for restore - that should work but you will have to try and you would need to make a new image unless it also works with a native Windows system restore image. It is now supported and has come a long way.
http://www.twocanoes.com/
Paragon Clone OS works and does disk-to-disk clone just like CCC you end up with two bootable drives. But does not work with your setup. It would let you clone and move your Windows install to an SSD or another disk drive though and be bootable.
During its clone process it checks for errors which is very helpful and lets you know - something CCC and others should adopt more of.
http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/demo.html
I wish for our/my sake you had re-read and rewritten the long 'story' and broken it into a brief list of facts we needed.
OS X
Windows
Backup (though external is much safer) and you want bootable OS X clones as well as TimeMachine
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
There are a number of things to do like chkdsk and others as well as Windows DVD to do automatic system repairs and find out why.
AppleHFS - the abilty to mount and read HFS volumes can be notorious.
I would rearrange and redo your storage setup and how you use the 4-5 internal hard drive bays.

CD Boot: memory overflow error! Trying to install Bootcamp / Windows 7 on MacBook Pro 2009 with external superdrive

Hi all,
I'm trying to install Bootcamp on my machine.
I was running Parallels before but need Bootcamp in order to run heavy software on the PC side (e.g. Rhino/Maxwell/etc).
I have a Macbook Pro 17" from around 2009, running Mountain Lion 10.7.3.
Problem is, my internal CD Drive is broken and doesn't read discs, so it couldn't read the Windows installation disc (Windows Home Premium 7 64 bit - OEM System Builder Pack).
So, I rang Apple to try to fix it and they said it would be cheaper and faster to buy an external SuperDrive.
I explained that I wanted it to install bootcamp and they said, fine.
However when I bought the SuperDrive, it turns out its only supposed to be working with new Macbook Pro with Retina display, and other machines that don't have internal cd drives.
At first it didnt work, but then I found a helpful website which enabled it to work on my machine.
So I went ahead and started installing Windows through the BootCamp Assistant.
It partitioned my hard drive - success!
But then it turned into black screen, with message saying "CDBOOT: Memory overfloor error"
Help please!!!
I suspect the problem is either:
a) Old Macbook Pro can't boot from the Windows disk
or
b) The Windows OEM version is somehow not designed to work with Mac. I bought it secondhand off a guy, thinking it was the full version, silly thing to do!
Your thoughts and help is seriously appreciated!
Tomorrow I'm going to the Apple Store and also to buy a brand new copy of Windows, I guess.

This has been resolved. It turned out that in spite of the message at the end of installation - "Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer restart the installation" Windows was installed successfully but the problem was the Bootcamp drivers, it could not read them(install them) from my original OSX Istall DVD and I thought that that the whole package was not installed successfully. I will copy the intructions here as well since this thread may attract lots of other people with similar problem who may think it was not a good installation. Here you go:
Ok, after 3 sleepness nights I have found a solution and finally have a working Windows 7 Ultimate. I hope this will be helpful for everyone having similar issues and not have to go through the same nightmare.
Right away after logging in Windows for the first time insert the original Snow Leopard Install DVD and if Windows does not read it or install any drivers after clicking on setup.exe do the following:
Right-click on Start » Programs » Accessories » Command Prompt
Select Run as Administrator
Type cd /d D:, then press Enter
Type cd Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple, then press Enter
Type BootCamp64.msi, then press Enter
If you do not how to right click before installing the drivers the following:
Click on Start
Enter cmd in the search box
Instead of hitting the Enter key use Ctrl + Shift + Enter and will open a dialog box
Click Yes at the prompt and you will be running as an administrator.
If you do not have the original install DVD go the this link and follow the instructions(including the ones from the last comment):
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Installing Windows XP on Macbook Pro 17 inch with broken screen...

My Macbook Pro 17 inch's (2.16 ghz, 2006) screen is broken, and displays only the top 1/4 accurately, with the lower 3/4 a series of lines, etc...
Up until recently, the screen would work after a period of time so long as I did not move it. However, now, it is a complete loss, as mentioned above.
My problem is that I cannot install Windows XP using bootcamp because I cannot see what on earth I am doing! And the last thing I want to do is accidently format my OS X partition while blindly fumbling around in the Windows XP boot screen.
I was able to install (obviously) Leopard by closing the laptop screen immediately after startup, forcing the computer to use my external monitor. This, however, does not work once the computer begins the windows installer, it simply reverts back to the laptop screen.
Any advice would be of great help! I have searched forum after forum, but have found no one with a similar problem.
Thank you!
p.s.- you'd think a $3200 laptop would last a little longer. So far I have replaced the HD twice, as well as the left internal cooling fan...

My Macbook Pro 17 inch's (2.16 ghz, 2006) screen is broken, and displays only the top 1/4 accurately, with the lower 3/4 a series of lines, etc...
Up until recently, the screen would work after a period of time so long as I did not move it. However, now, it is a complete loss, as mentioned above.
My problem is that I cannot install Windows XP using bootcamp because I cannot see what on earth I am doing! And the last thing I want to do is accidently format my OS X partition while blindly fumbling around in the Windows XP boot screen.
I was able to install (obviously) Leopard by closing the laptop screen immediately after startup, forcing the computer to use my external monitor. This, however, does not work once the computer begins the windows installer, it simply reverts back to the laptop screen.
Any advice would be of great help! I have searched forum after forum, but have found no one with a similar problem.
Thank you!
p.s.- you'd think a $3200 laptop would last a little longer. So far I have replaced the HD twice, as well as the left internal cooling fan...

HELP! How can i restore/recover files from Bootcamp with Boot Failure - Missing operating system error?

Hi,
I am having a few problems with bootcamp on my imac. When i tried to move the bootcamp partition on windows 7 into free space, it crashed and turned off. Ever since i have had the error 'Missing operating system' and it fails to boot. I have some very important files on the bootcamp partition. Is it possible to recover these files or even to restore the bootcamp partition to it's original state? I do not have a backup of my bootcamp partition. Another problem i have is that ever since i tried to expand my macintosh HD partition into free space, when i hold alt while booting up (to choose which partition to boot like i normally do), the bootcamp partition has stopped appearing. This means that i cannot even boot the windows 7 bootcamp partition anymore!
So basically here are my 2 questions:
How can i restore/recover files from Bootcamp with Boot Failure - Missing operating system error?
How can i make the Bootcamp partition appear in Startup Disk and when i hold the option key while starting up my computer to allow me to boot windows 7?
Any solutions are very much apreciated!
Thanks!
I know that bootcamp (disk0s4) hasn't been fully deleted since it appears in disk utility (i cant do anything to it though)
And here is the error i see when i try to launch bootcamp (back when i was actually able to boot up bootcamp to the error screen)

WinClone 3 is OS X and saves Windows image it makes for restore - that should work but you will have to try and you would need to make a new image unless it also works with a native Windows system restore image. It is now supported and has come a long way.
http://www.twocanoes.com/
Paragon Clone OS works and does disk-to-disk clone just like CCC you end up with two bootable drives. But does not work with your setup. It would let you clone and move your Windows install to an SSD or another disk drive though and be bootable.
During its clone process it checks for errors which is very helpful and lets you know - something CCC and others should adopt more of.
http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/demo.html
I wish for our/my sake you had re-read and rewritten the long 'story' and broken it into a brief list of facts we needed.
OS X
Windows
Backup (though external is much safer) and you want bootable OS X clones as well as TimeMachine
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
There are a number of things to do like chkdsk and others as well as Windows DVD to do automatic system repairs and find out why.
AppleHFS - the abilty to mount and read HFS volumes can be notorious.
I would rearrange and redo your storage setup and how you use the 4-5 internal hard drive bays.

Bootcamp windows 7 listen to line in soundcard driver not installing

Hi there and thanks for reading.
Bottom line Bootcamped Windows 7
I just want to be able to HEAR my line in input in REALTIME not a 1-2sec delay like the "listen to device" thing in windows has by default.
I've tried to install realtek drivers however I get an error message.
I've attempted to install other drivers and those fail as well.
It's upsetting because litereally everything else works (minus the aircard for some reason but I dont mind using a cable) and the internal speakers.
If anyone has had the same problem and found a fix. please please do share.

I got to the same point as viggo. bootmgr was missing after restoring the partition with winclone.
i fixed the bootrecord of the cloned partition like this:
1) create a windows system repair disk. you can do this in your virtual machine. since you cannot boot from cd. you need to create the repair disk directly into an iso file. windows only lets you choose an existing cdrw drives, so you need to simulate a cd burner. use TotalMounter for this. its free and does exactly what you need.
the following steps have been done with parallels. don't know if this works with vm fusion
2) Create a new parallels vm and use the cloned, broken bootcamp partition as its main drive (if you start it right now, you get the same "bootmgr is missing" message)
3) mount the previously created system repair disc as a cd rom
4) boot from the cd room
5) run systemrepair to fix the bootrecord
6) windows is now booting in parallels and it hopefully does so directly from disk :-)

BootCamp broken.

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