I install windows 8.1 on my macmini server

i install windows 8.1 on my macmini server and when i install it i choosed to erase the disk and install windows and now i cant reach boot even when i press command+r
please help

So that just indicates that you erased the OS X partition also
It appears you will have to reformat the disk again
Install OS X again
Then using BootCamp create a partition for Windows
Then install Windows into that partition
Allan

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