Q: Rebooting with Bootcamp is Broken
Hi Loner T,
I’m running OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks, with Windows 7 installed on a Bootcamp partition, and Parallels Desktop 9 on my MacBook Pro Retina 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 with 16 GB RAM, 500 GB Flash Storage. Everything was working fine across the board, from booting with the Option key to launch OS X or Windows, or from within OS X running Parallels to use Windows 7 which continues to work well.
Recently I discovered that when I hold down the Option key when booting up my computer my only option is Retina or Recovery-10-9. If I go to my System Preferences/Startup Disk, I can choose either BOOTCAMP Windows or RETINA OS X 10.9.5. By selecting BOOTCAMP Windows and Restarting, the result is “No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key.” To proceed, I have to force a Restart, hold down the Option key and my choice again is Retina or Recovery-10-9.
On my Desktop I can see my Bootcamp partition and view the contents of the drive. I can run Parallels Desktop 9 and Windows 7 without a hitch. But if I want to boot my computer with Windows that option is broken. Is there a way to repair Bootcamp without having to start all over by deleting my partition, and reinstalling everything on the Windows side?
Thanks in advance!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 3,1, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz
Posted on May 22, 2015 6:43 AM
Hi Loner T,
Bootcamp is working after a brief round about by launching Windows through Parallels! What I mean by that is when I did the first reboot, Windows opened with its normal start up sequence, but I couldn't do anything -- my USB Mouse, Bluetooth Keyboard, Retina Keyboard and Wireless Network were all disabled. So I forced another restart in OS X just to make sure Windows was in tact while still working through Parallels. Now I can reboot with Windows 7 by designating it as the Start-up Disk or by holding down the Option key. Very nice. YOU ROCK! Now I have to figure out how to reactivate my Bluetooth connectivity to my Apple keyboard, Wireless network, and USB Mouse and I should be good to go.
Thank you so much for your help and your patience. You make it seam too easy!
Best regards,
Jordan Melick
Posted on Jun 1, 2015 3:17 PM

