Cannot add bootcamp partition to my new HD in MacBook Pro (4,1)!!
Hi Folks,
I used to be able to add a partition to my boot drive from either BootCamp or Disk Utility but since I've installed my new HD, Bootcamp Asst informs me that my software is not up-to-date and Disk Utility has the options greyed out!!
Anyone have any ideas how i can sort this out..?
ps. the new HD = Seagate Momentus 7200.4 Laptop 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive 320GB SATA
7200rpm 16MB (Internal) (ST9320423AS)
Well, after some head scratching i thought about where my problem started and it turns out that i had to re-restore from my SuperDuper clone (which i'd done in the first place)! There must have been a problem the first time i restored!
I booted from an external HD, reformatted and restored from my clone. All is now good.
Thanks for the firmware advice. Seems I might also need to do this too.
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