Windows install goes nowhere; OS X can't boot
Hello,
This morning I used Bootcamp Assistant to create a 32GB partition. I inserted my Windows 7 DVD and let the assistant reboot my iMac. It got to a blank grey screen and never went any further. I heard the CD drive spin down, and it never made another noise. I let it sit this way for about 10 minutes before I finally gave up and hit the power button. Now the iMac can't boot into OS X. I just get that grey screen with nary an Apple logo. I've tried the key combinations:
* C: no CD is ejected
* Option: grey screen
* Option-Command P-R: waited for 3 different startup tones. Still the grey screen
I made a backup before starting this, so my data is fine, but I can't figure out how to get out of this.
Any ideas?
thanks,
Greg
Thanks, but I've tried holding down the eject key, F12, and the mouse button. None of these startup combinations will eject that Windows DVD. Aside from CMD-Option-P-R, none of the key combinations here does a thing:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1533?viewlocale=en_US
Greg
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