Can i install windows 8.1 on my mac using an oem disk ?

I just bought a windows 8.1 SL OEM disk, i want to install it on my MAC, someone please help me with it

To use bootcamp 5.1 assistant you need an ios file of windows and not a disk.
You can technically get around this by clean installing OSX (you will need to also create two separate partitions;a windows and OSX partition,with the disk utility before installing OSX).
After that you can put the windows disk into the disk drive then reboot making sure to hold the alt key during boot. Then select the "EFI"option on the boot section screen that appears; after holding alt.
Now follow the windows set up instructions.
After installing windows reboot back into OSX and reopen the bootcamp assistant and "download the latest support software" as you will need that to install the drivers in windows.

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fleck.donald wrote:
I have a 2011 Mac mini (no optical drive). I have a brand new Samsung external DVD drive conntected via USB. I put the Windows 7 DVD (64-bit) in the external drive and the Windows support software is on a USB stick that is in a USB port. I partition the drive in the Bootcamp assistant, then when it reboots all I see is a black screen. Nothing happens.
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