Windows 7 failing to install through bootcamp on iMac 27" late 2012
Hello.
I have recently received my brand new iMac 27" late 2012, and am trying to get it to install windows 7.
My machine is running 10.8.4 with a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB DDR3 RAM and 500GB SSD drive.
I launched bootcamp and went through the usual bootcamp standard steps, and after it partitions and restarts, the windows installation stops at the point of choosing a partition.
To elaborate, after the windows setup starts, and I click install windows, it asks me to choose a partition. It happens to be Partition 4 BOOTCAMP (the one that bootcamp supposedly prepared for windows as an NTFS partition.
It does not recognize it as NTFS. I click on advanced options and click format, but it takes a split second and never really formats. The only thing that changes at this point is the name of the Partition (the word BOOTCAMP disappears from the partition name). Another thing I tried after reading full threads for 4 days straight is that I click delete to delete the partition, then on the now unallocated space partition, I click *New to reallocate/format the partition. It also takes no time to turn this into a partition supposedly ready for windows, but it never allows me to choose it and go next to start installation.
I have done this about 8 times now and I am starting to worry about damaging my SSD because of all the partitioning and unpartitioning.
Here are a list of things I have done:
1. made an ISO image of the windows 7 (64 bit of course) and ran that on a USB
2. downloaded the ISO image from the microsoft website and ran that on a USB
3. used an exernal optical drive to run the windows setup using the windows installation DVD instead of the USB ISO image.
I have made sure everything is fully updated, had a friend install windows on his macbookpro retina with an SSD running the same OSX and it worked just fine.
*a small note that may or may not be of importance is that when in the list of partitions in the windows installation I click on Load Driver, it does not detect any drivers although the USB with the drivers that BOOTCAMP created earlier on the Mac side is inserted in the machine and detectable.
What is it that I'm missing?
SOLVED IT!
after 5 full days of research and trial and error (only error and no progress) and after I had hit almost every wall there is, I thought of reviewing all the elements that make up the set up.
1. iMac
2. windows 7 installation (i had both optical drive for the dvd as well as an image on a USB)
3. usb stick with the drivers on it.
the iMac i trust.
windows i doubted. so i went ahead and checked the format of the usb on which i had the drivers. weirdly enough, both were exFat, which is created by windows - supposedly.
I decided to change the format of the USB with the drivers on it to FAT. re-downloaded the drivers on it and restarted... and it worked !
Although it does not make sense at all, but windows was reading from the image on one USB which was exFat, but was not reading the drivers on the other USB.
My guess is that the reason is the Mac OSX was reading the windows through the exFat and that was working, but the windows was not being able to read its own format on the other USB. Typical windows weirdness.
In any case, I hope if someone has the same kind of trouble they would be able to benefit from this post.
Also, maybe its worth noting in the instructions of BOOTCAMP.
Thanks for those who took the time to read it.
b.
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for this VM. Now that I have this 80246007 error code.
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Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80246007: FBL_AWESOME1501 9926 Professional.
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I reviewed the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability]
"BranchName"="fbl_awesome1501"
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Looks like Setup is having problems installing in a Hyper-V virtual machine.
Possibly, some ESD files got corrupted during downloading? Is it possible to remove them and re-download missing files? (I, however, noticed that Windows seems to re-download upgrade files after you restart 9879 and attempt to check for a new build.
Any clue why installing under VM causes 9926 to fail?
Thank you in advance.
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Hello, dear community! I have the imac 27" late 2012 with graphical card GTX 675 MX.
In Mac OS X 10.8.5 all works perfect. Software, games (Bioshock Infinity), benchmarks (heaven 4.0). But in windows...
I was installed Windows 8, then 7, then 8 again, and every time after installing nvidia drivers (with BootCamp, or manually downloaded from nvidia site) i have some graphical artifacts ("||" randomly on the screen). On win 7 it was only in games (like Bioshock Infinity or Tomb Raider), on win 8.1 everywhere(on desktop and in games). In DX9 games (like World Of Tanks) all perfect, in DX10/11 games (BI or TR) - artifacts. After thousend of tests i run Heaven Unigine 4.0 with OpenGL(other settings the same) in macos and in windows(on 7 and on 8), for checking some hardware issue if it exists. But on mac os x, as i already said, all is perfect, but on windows - randomly appers artifacts.
I record a video to illustrate my problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwEog66vfFk&feature=youtu.be
Help me please! People in service told me that this is not a guarantee issueI assume you have GPU-Z and other tools to look at gpu. the imac falls between notebooks and desktops when it comes to graphics. and it may be some programs just are not written for that graphic device? possibly?
I've been on Windows 8.1 mostly along with 8.0 and graphic drivers have been "bumpy road" at times and I was able to swap out and use different graphic cards on my PC - had me thinking I had an SSD related issue, then replaced memory (those were bad it turned out, and could have caused drivers and system errors).
Windows has memtest on the DVD and I have seen one or three people with real problems that did not show up until they did more tests, even though Mac OS was blindly oblivious to anything being wrong (it was, they upgraded RAM and SO-DIMM was not fully seated in one case, in another the RAM module had to be replaced).
Extended Tests using Apple Hardware Test is not conclusve and almost never ever when comes to finding gpu or memory 'errors.' There you are better with Windows test utility. -
Vmware fusion 5.0.2 cannot connect to network on my brand new iMac '27 late 2012
Dear friends,
I have tried to install Windows 8 (x64bit) Pro., Windows XP, and CentOS 6.0 using vmware fusion 5.0.2 over my brand new iMac '27 late 2012. However, neither one can connect to the Internet. There was no problem with the same installation on my iMac 2011.
The network board recognized by Windows 8 is Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection.
In the folder of vmware fusion's setting files on Mac OS, I found a file called Windows 8 x64.vmx, and
there is a line as follows.
ethernet0.virtualDev ="e1000e"
Any friend has the same problem or can give me some hints?
Thanks a lot!Suggest that you post your question here
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IMac 27" late 2012 + new Apple TV 3: bluetooth disconnections
Hello,
I have an iMac 27" late 2012 working perfectly with wireless keyboard, magic mouse, and wireless trackpad until two days ago, when I purchased the Apple TV.
Since then I have continous disconnections whith Mavericks. Mouse, Keyboard and Pad lost connection and a few seconds later reconnects.
Just this post is impossibly to write, but with patiente....
Just note that when working with Apple TV in standby, with white led off, I have no problems like ever.
If I push any remote button power on Apple TV then automatically Mavericks starts in infinite loop to disconnect (the 3) and connect again.
Then put in stand by Apple TV and then all thing go fine again.
Note that when working with W7 with Bootcamp no errors, no disconnections, anything... All OK.
By this reason I think that the issue is located in OSX Mavericks, not related to the new ecosystem with Apple TV.
Obviously anything isn't going right with Apple TV, but still thinking that it is working OK.
Any idea? how can I check error logs in Mavericks?
The iMac is under Applecare covering, and the Apple TV is new, 2 days old.
Best regards.Thanks for your fast reply!!!
I think that I have found what was shutting down Bluetooth on iMac.
I installed 2 or 3 weeks ago NotifyR on iMac to get notifies when received in iPhone.
I have opened console at iMac and I have seen that continously was looking for devices and when found Apple TV, with Bluetooth panel opened I saw that shutted down.
First of all I have put in OFF NotifyR. All has become normal. No disconnections of anything and no shutdown in general of Bluetooth.
I have sure at 99,99% that this was the problem. I will have it in quarantine...
I will remove NotifyR waiting for new capabilities of Yosemite!.
Thanks again. I hope that if someone have the same combination will help him. -
IMac 27" late 2012 3TB hard drive bad blocks
Hi Guys,
I just received the new iMac 27" late 2012 with 3TB hard drive and as soon as I run Drive Genius version 3.2.2 I saw that the drive has 8 bad blocks.
I tried to deleted the logical volume and reinstall the OS X 10.8.2 and after a scan I got the same 8 bad blocks. I give it another try and erase the entire 3 TB volu except the recovery partition and installed Mountain Lion and after running another Drive Genius SCAN for almost 12 hours I got 8 bad blocks again.
Called Apple Support and they are clueless about what is going on as they are not even aware that the late 2012 iMac 27" is not even in stores yet.
I was told that as long as I do not have errors within the OS X I should not worry about as he HDD is fine. I do not believe it since from my experience when you have a bad block you also have a physical damage on you disk surface.
I called Apple Support again and I was told to go to Genius Bar and have them to replace the HDD to a unit not even a week old. I think that I am going to return the unit, maybe I got a lemon and the unit got dropped during the shipping process or who knows.
I hope that this thread will help other owners to have them to run a check disk or scan disk just to make sure that they do not have a bad hard drive on their new iMac late 2012.
Again I have nothing against to anyone as I just hope that someone from Apple will find this thread and try to prevent this from happening to a large scale.
Thank you.Colos2012 wrote:
... soon as I run Drive Genius version 3.2.2 I saw that the drive has 8 bad blocks.
Drive Genius will report bad blocks when none are present. It may even be responsible for disk corruption.
See: DriveGenius = Problem
Get rid of Drive Genius. Do not install such junk on a Mac. -
RAM Memory for iMac 27' (Late 2012)
Hi,
I have read a lot of discussions about what's the best option to upgrae the RAM for the iMac 27' (Late 2012), but I really don't know what should I buy in terms of compatibility.
Kingston ? Corsair? ,etc...
I pretend to remove the memory that's on my iMac (2x4GB) and install new ones 4X8GB=32GB, so, my question is, which brand should I buy, and also what about the voltage(1.3, 1.5) and latency (CL7, CL9, CL10, CL11...)?
Thank'sIf you will go to either OWC (macsales.com) or Crucial, their sites will help you determine what you need.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac
Use OWC's instructions to find your model identifyer. Their RAM has been tested and is guaranteed.
I would not recommend cheap brands or Value RAM. -
IMac 27in late 2012 Kernel Panic
Everytime I process photos on camera raw using my iMac, it hangs, white screens, then restarts on me. At first it I never had this issue but when it frequented into 3 panics per work day, I reformatted my iMac and installed only photoshop.
I checked on photoshop and turned off the OpenGL thinking maybe it was a RAM issue, but Claire (my iMac) still panics.
Please help. I need to get work done before I start losing money.
iMac 27in Late 2012
OS X 10.8.5
3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
32gb 1600 MHz DDR3
NVIDIA GeFORCE GTX 680MX 2048 MB
Photoshop CS6 13.0.6 (Registered)
Camera Raw 8.3
Everytime a panic is occurs, I send the report to Apple, i dont know if it sends the same report to Adobe.
This is what the panic looks like.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 28133 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: B5CF8442-B999-D739-6E61-D5A188A81C88
Sat Jan 18 12:20:41 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800a467499): "attempt to remove permanent VM map entry " "0xffffff804b492fc0 [0x21000000:0x7fffffe00000]\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.48.12/osfmk/vm/vm_map. c:4967
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff83b5af3d80 : 0xffffff800a41d636
0xffffff83b5af3df0 : 0xffffff800a467499
0xffffff83b5af3ee0 : 0xffffff800a466d3b
0xffffff83b5af3f00 : 0xffffff800a43598a
0xffffff83b5af3f50 : 0xffffff800a43a2a6
0xffffff83b5af3f70 : 0xffffff800a43a55a
0xffffff83b5af3fb0 : 0xffffff800a4b3257
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12F45
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide: 0x000000000a200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800a400000
System model name: iMac13,2 (Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 7043170686165
last loaded kext at 5368334533424: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8c81d000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 5515418790260: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.1.23 (addr 0xffffff7f8c7ed000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.7d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.12
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.1.6
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.GeForce 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.4.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 170.2.4
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.6
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f4
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 74.15
com.apple.nvidia.gk100hal 8.1.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.9.2
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 530.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 630.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: iMac13,2, BootROM IM131.010A.B05, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 2.11f14
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, PCIe, 2048 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131363030433131
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131363030433131
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131363030433131
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F384758334D314131363030433131
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xF4), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f4 12974, 3 service, 21 devices, 3 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: APPLE HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0, 1 TB
USB Device: CTH-670, 0x056a (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00df, 0x14300000 / 1
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: MP280 series, 0x04a9 (Canon Inc.), 0x1746, 0x1a120000 / 4
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8511, 0x1a110000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1d100000 / 2
USB Device: Cruzer Orbit, 0x0781 (SanDisk Corporation), 0x557c, 0x1d110000 / 8
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2412, 0x1d180000 / 3
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1d181000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x828b, 0x1d181300 / 6
*end*
I have posted the same question in the adobe forum and their support has replied quickly saying:
That kernel panic refers to a bug in the OS code.
Applications cannot cause kernel panics, or machines to shutdown, freeze completely, or restart.
Only OS bugs, low level driver bugs, or hardware faults can do that.
please someone help me.i upgraded my ram with 4 8gb corsair value system.
could that be the cause?
Very likely - their was a thread on here where someone on here was having the exact same problem with Corsair RAM. If I can find it I'll post a link.
If you still have your original RAM, take out the Corsair and put in the original chips. If the crashes stop - voila!
Macsales and Crucial are the often recommended places to buy from - they guarantee their modules will work.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac
http://www.crucial.com
Edit: Here's the link: https://discussions.apple.com/message/24633107#24633107 -
How do you adjust the bass in the iMac 27" (late 2012) ?
How do you adjust the bass in the iMac 27" (late 2012)?
I am watching Youtube and the bass is very distrubing. Isn't there a way to adjust this on an iMac OSX?AFAIK, you can't with the internal speakers. Contact Apple's Support, formerly Apple Express Lane, and see what they say.
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iMac 27" late 2012 hard to sleep :
- I start use this brand new iMac from August 2013 ,it is easy and quickly to sleep . Just few day ago it takes half a minute to sleep .
At same time the old iMac 20" 2007 got same problem .
Please help me to know what happen.
Thanks to our Apple Support Communities,
Garmin 108Same problem here - only with a 2012 Macbook Air running 10.8.2
(very accurately described above )
After MBA sleeps and you try to wake it up, screen does not refresh properly and only refreshes where the current mouse cursor is.
If you close the lid, and then re-open the MBA then functions correctly.
I also have an issue where the MBA will suddenly crash while asleep and then will require a hard reset.
Not sure if related though.
I just reset smc/pram - will report back if this does not solve the issue.
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