What i have done wrong: I got the information "no bootable device insert boot disk and press any key
I use yesterday bootcamp to instal windows 7 at my mac. After i had start bootcamp, i instaled windows, particion my hard driver, and restart my computer. After i had restarted my computer, i got a black screan with the information: no bootable device insert boot disk and press any key.
To press any key was not possible, to get out my cd of the drive is not possible. Can you tell me what happen?
Thanks
No I don´t use Fusion Drive. And yes i have read guide to use bootcamp.
I use only the bootcamp to create the particion.
Steps:
1. Start Bootcamp
2. Create a particion and updates the drivers for windows at mac
3. divide the hard drive in 150 gb for mac and 100 for windows
4. particition is created
5. Put the Windows 7 OEM in the driver
5. restart the mac
6. after restart the mac i got the information:
no bootable device insert boot disk and press any key
to press any key was not possible. Only black screan
The support told me it is no possible to use Windows 7 OEM at a mac, but i have seen video, where people use windows 7 OEM and the guy in the shops say this is possible.
What was is wrong?
Is OEM possible or not?
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