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Apr 18, 2015 7:28 PM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,1. If you have the physical DVD for Windows, then you can run Applications -> Utilities -> Bootcamp Assistant.
2. If you have an ISO, you will need to burn it first to a physical DVD. Your Mac model has built-in Optical drive, which requires a Physical DVD to install Windows.
Helpful links
Disk Utility (Yosemite): Burn a disk image to a CD or DVD
How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support
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Apr 18, 2015 7:35 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,I tried running the DVD through Applications -> Utilities -> Bootcamp Assistant, however an error message popped up stating that Windows 8 is not compatible with this macbook. I know that others have been able to use Windows 8 and 8.1 on my particular model of mac but I don't know how to get it on here. Thoughts?
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Apr 18, 2015 7:47 PM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,You will need to install W7 64-bit first. After it is fully installed, you can upgrade to W8, without needing BC Assistant in anyway.
Please see System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support for you specific Mac's capabilities, provided by BCA when it is used.
The challenge of you is whether your hardware resources can support W8.1 adequately or not. The hardware is 5+ years old. You will also need to be careful with drivers and their availability.
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Apr 18, 2015 7:58 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,Is there no way to use the 8.1 disk I currently have to load the software on my Mac? Microsoft has already informed me they will not take back the software since I have opened it (even though I have not used it). I purchased it before I realized that my particular model doesn't actually fully support Windows 8. I have heard about being able to install Windows 7 and upgrade it to Windows 8, but I am stuck with the 8.1 DVD.
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Apr 18, 2015 8:05 PM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,BCA does several functions,
1. Build a USB Installer from a Windows DVD, and integrate BC drivers during the installation process. In your case, it is your DVD.
2. Partition your disk.
3. Tell the Mac to boot from this installer.You can manually execute steps 2 and 3 and install Windows. Make sure you have get the W7 64-bit drivers downloaded to a USB2 flash drive, before you start.
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Apr 18, 2015 8:23 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,Correct me if this is wrong.
To do step two (partition the disk) I go to; Disk Utility -> Select the drive to partition -> (Once selected) Click the partition tab, then the "+" sign -> Give it a name and format.
To do step three (Install Windows); Restart Mac -> Should load Windows portion of driver automatically?
This is where I'm lost.
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Apr 18, 2015 8:29 PM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,On your Mac, there is additional work required. It is because your Mac does not support BIOS directly. W8 does support both BIOS and UEFI. By building a Hybrid MBR, you can ask the Mac to invoke a BIOS layer (or CSM-BIOS) if you will.
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Apr 18, 2015 8:38 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,How do I build the Hybrid MBR for my particular MBP
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Apr 19, 2015 4:15 AM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,Download GPT Fdisk from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/ . This is the simplest tool to create one.
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Apr 19, 2015 7:16 AM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,Ok, I've now dowloaded GPT Fdisk to the default startup disk (Macintosh HD, OS X, 10.10.3), I take it I can access it through Terminal? Or is there a better way to access it?
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Apr 19, 2015 7:44 AM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,Using Disk Utility, create a FAT partition of the size you want windows to be. Post the output of the following command after you do that.
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
The output will determine the exact steps in Gdisk.
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Apr 19, 2015 1:33 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,I partitioned my hard drive to be 70/30 (30 Windows). I used MS-DOT (FAT) for the partition. Below is what I did and what happened:
Last login: Sat Apr 18 21:26:59 on ttys000
Nicholass-MacBook-Pro:~ NickPoulos$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=250059350016; sectorsize=512; blocks=488397168
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 488397167
start size index contents
0 1 MBR
1 1 Pri GPT header
2 32 Pri GPT table
34 6
40 409600 1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
409640 349999200 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
350408840 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
351678376 88
351678464 136718336 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
488396800 335
488397135 32 Sec GPT table
488397167 1 Sec GPT header
Nicholass-MacBook-Pro:~ NickPoulos$
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Apr 19, 2015 2:42 PM in response to NickNack27by Loner T,Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 6. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers.
- Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
- P (Print list of parts)
- R (Recover)
- H (chooses Hybrid)
- Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
- Y (Good for GRUB question)
- N (part 2 boot flag)
- N (part 3 boot flag)
- Y (part 4 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
- W (Write the new MBR)
- Y (Yes! write the new MBR)
- Reboot
Here is an example Q&A. Please make sure you Press Enter/Return as suggested. You will most likely see 0x'0B' or 0x'0C' for MBR#4.
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y
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Apr 19, 2015 5:39 PM in response to Loner Tby NickNack27,This is what I did, rebooting now:
Last login: Sun Apr 19 15:28:13 on ttys000
Nicholass-MacBook-Pro:~ NickPoulos$ Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
Password:
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.0
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
MBR: hybrid
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): P
Disk /dev/disk0: 488397168 sectors, 232.9 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 010777C6-1ED5-4DC4-886D-C4D5D2EFFFAC
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 488397134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 429 sectors (214.5 KiB)
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition
2 409640 350408839 166.9 GiB AF00 Macintosh HD
3 350408840 351678375 619.9 MiB AB00 Recovery HD
4 351678464 488396799 65.2 GiB 0700 WINDOWS
Command (? for help): R
Recovery/transformation command (? for help): H
WARNING! Hybrid MBRs are flaky and dangerous! If you decide not to use one,
just hit the Enter key at the below prompt and your MBR partition table will
be untouched.
Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be
added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: 2 3 4
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y
Recovery/transformation command (? for help): W
Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING
PARTITIONS!!
Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): Y
OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/disk0.
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Warning: The kernel may continue to use old or deleted partitions.
You should reboot or remove the drive.
The operation has completed successfully.
Nicholass-MacBook-Pro:~ NickPoulos$