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Q: BOOTCAMP ERROR MESSAGE: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY

Hello everyone, i have MAC OSX YOSEMITE with last update 10.10.1 and i tried to install windows with Bootcamp, everything works just fine but after restart i see the error message: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY and this is my end...

 

Please help me!!! I was looking for some help on the internet but nothing help me.

i want to install windows 7 home premium.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 10:21 AM

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Q: BOOTCAMP ERROR MESSAGE: NO BOOTABLE DEVICE - INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ANY KEY

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  • by benedictros,

    benedictros benedictros Jul 18, 2015 8:42 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jul 18, 2015 8:42 PM in response to Loner T

    Amazing solution i never even thought of. hahahah!

    So, my main problem with getting the machine fixed again is that i had the repair done in October 2014. so it has been about 8months already (i hardly ever use optical drives, the only reason i found out mine is broken is precisely because i wanter to reinstall bootcamp, only to find i couldnt bec of broken hardware), so they may not believe my story, although it is always worth a try.  Thing is i am in the Philippines and they cannot really authorize such fixes on their own without word from the big boss in the US. And the prices for fixes here are exorbitant... When i had my logic board quoted before they were charging around 60,000php which is around $1200. might as well buy a new plaptopright?

     

    I think i'll try to do that, or borrow a mac from a friend if i can. thanks again for your help.

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 1, 2015 4:43 AM in response to benedictros
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    Aug 1, 2015 4:43 AM in response to benedictros

    I am also running into this issue trying to install Windows 7 on a 13" Macbook Pro late-2011 running Yosemite 10.10.4. I have a bootable USB drive that was made with BootCamp from a Windows 7 ISO file. From this ISO file I opened Bootcamp Assistant, checked all three boxes, selected my Windows partition and allowed BCA to run. It rebooted into the same error message: "No Bootable Device" etc.

     

    I have edited the Info.plist file in BCA to allow it to create and use USB drives for bootcamp. I have also installed rEFInd, (version 0.8.7 I believe) because the OS X native bootloader would not detect my Windows installer USB drive. rEFInd does detect the drive but boots into the same error message. No solutions proposed in other threads have been successful.

     

    I am aware that there is a potential solution using programs like VMWare Fusion to mess with virtual machines, but given this SHOULD work natively I would prefer not to. I am also aware that others have had success with Mavericks, and Yosemite is a particularly tricky issue. And yes, I am also aware that my particular macbook model (MacBookPro8,1 or whatever) resists this kind of bootcamp installation on a level that the user supposedly cannot edit. I would like to find a way around this. I have no optical drive (removed it for SSD like other users) nor a Windows installer DVD, and would like to install Windows 7 using the resources I currently have at hand. What can I do?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 1, 2015 5:12 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 1, 2015 5:12 AM in response to achtung_etc

    You are in a very tight corner with very few options. Win clone or CampTune and another Mac seem to be your only solutions as you have ruled out using the Virtual machine route. If you do not need access to hardware directly, is running Windows in a VM and option for you?

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 1, 2015 8:01 AM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 1, 2015 8:01 AM in response to Loner T

    Not really, I would like Windows to access the hardware directly, as I would prefer to get the best performance possible. I'm open to the virtual machine solution, but it seems tedious and I'd only consider it as a last resort. Would that be my only option?

     

    Also, do you know why this has to be so difficult, and why there are these restrictions and constraints in place?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 1, 2015 10:11 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:11 AM in response to achtung_etc

    achtung_etc wrote:

     

    Not really, I would like Windows to access the hardware directly, as I would prefer to get the best performance possible. I'm open to the virtual machine solution, but it seems tedious and I'd only consider it as a last resort. Would that be my only option?

    Do you have a built-in Optical drive?

     

     

    Also, do you know why this has to be so difficult, and why there are these restrictions and constraints in place?

    The restrictions are more due to Windows licensing, rather than Mac. Mac's only (rather painful) restriction is that hardware modifications or Bootcamp info.plist modifications lead to the Gates of Hades and back.

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 1, 2015 8:50 PM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 1, 2015 8:50 PM in response to Loner T

    I did have a built in optical drive, but I removed for an SSD.

     

    The other idea I had would be to take another SSD, use a Windows computer to install Windows on it, then plug it into the SATA port in my Macbook and tell it to boot from that drive. I have no idea if that will work though - is there a chance I could run windows on my Macbook that way, without having to go through bootcamp?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 2, 2015 7:13 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 2, 2015 7:13 AM in response to achtung_etc

    On a Mac, the disk which has Windows can be a GPT-Hybrid MBR or a pure MBR disk. As long as no PC-hardware specific hidden partitions show up on the disk, you should be able to run Windows which was built on a PC. Depending on your Mac year/model, it may or may not work properly due to SATA speed issues when a HD is used in the Optibay. SSD further aggravates this issue.

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 2, 2015 8:22 AM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 2, 2015 8:22 AM in response to Loner T

    Thanks for the help. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes. I might also try switching the OS X/Windows drives so the Windows one is in the main SATA bay.

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 3, 2015 3:08 AM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 3, 2015 3:08 AM in response to Loner T

    Okay, some progress was made. I used a friend's computer to install windows on my second SSD, then tried to boot through my Macbook. I have a SanDisk Ultra II 128GB running Windows 7 in the main SATA bay, and in the optical drive bay I have my Samsung 850 EVO 250GB running Yosemite. Windows now boots, however I have two additional problems: firstly, my MacBook's fan now runs extremely loud, and secondly, Windows hangs on the "Starting Windows" screen indefinitely. So, it boots, but does not start. Any ideas, or is this outside of the realm of this forum?

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 3, 2015 3:26 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 3, 2015 3:26 AM in response to achtung_etc

    So I reset the SMC to fix the fan problem, but now all I get from Windows is bluescreen errors.

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 3, 2015 3:44 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 3, 2015 3:44 AM in response to achtung_etc

    Specifically, BSOD STOP 0x0000007B

     

    (Apologies for the quadruple post)

  • by benedictros,

    benedictros benedictros Aug 3, 2015 3:54 AM in response to achtung_etc
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    Aug 3, 2015 3:54 AM in response to achtung_etc

    I am not exactly sure, but if i remember correctly, it is more advisable to have macOSX on the main drive bay.  Also, make sure that you did not install the bootcamp drivers through your friend's computer. You should do the installing of drivers once on your computer.  (in fact, some people suggest that you dont let windows boot up after install... in other words, after the "Windows will restart to complete the installation" screen, turn off the computer and transfer the drive to your pc, then boot into it to finish the installation. i'm not quite sure tho).

  • by achtung_etc,

    achtung_etc achtung_etc Aug 3, 2015 6:51 AM in response to benedictros
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    Aug 3, 2015 6:51 AM in response to benedictros

    Yeah, I presume it's a driver issue, since I didn't get the chance to download the Apple drivers via bootcamp during installation. I have since downloaded the drivers (which are just bluetooth and IntelHDGraphics, the former I never use and the latter obviously necessary) but I am not sure how to install them from the OS X side of things, since I can't boot into Windows at all.

     

    Alternatively I read it could be an issue with the SATA connector being in AHCI mode rather than IDE mode, when it should in the latter (for some reason). Is there a way to change this?

  • by Joe_Lewis99,

    Joe_Lewis99 Joe_Lewis99 Aug 7, 2015 12:18 AM in response to Loner T
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    Aug 7, 2015 12:18 AM in response to Loner T

    Loner T I have searched the internet for ways to install Windows 7 on my 2010 MacBook Air with no luck. I really don't understand how this works as I am a new MacBook user. When I first started BootCamp Assisstant it only gave me the 2 options until I edited the file (Even though it's a MacBook Air and should have the "Install onto USB"). So I set it all up on my SanDisk 2.0 USB and still get the no bootable device message. It's really frustrating because I have tried so many methods and you seem to be on a roll with helping people so you're my best hope. I've tried a Virtual Machine and still get the same error. Please help!!

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 7, 2015 4:31 AM in response to Joe_Lewis99
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    Aug 7, 2015 4:31 AM in response to Joe_Lewis99

    Please start a new discussion. Have you made any hardware modifications to your Mac? Does your built-in Optical drive function normally and properly? (You can post answers on the new discussion).

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