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Why won't boot camp recognize the windows installer disk

I've got an early 2011 MBP 13" and whether i burned the iso file to a DVD or an actual disk image of the iso file to a dvd boot camp just keeps telling me that the disk isn't a windows install disk. I don't want to have to go buy a copy of windows to check if that works given that I am not sure that boot camp will even install windows correctly in Lion given all the problems I've read on here with it. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Oct 28, 2011 7:57 AM

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Mar 30, 2013 1:35 PM in response to vkbhan

My SuperDrive wouldn't recogize my Windows Installer disc neither but I just kept trying and after multiple times, it recognized it and I was able to create the partition and install windows but when the system reboots I have the same problem. It takes me to a black screen with a blinking cursor on the left upper corner of the screeen and it stays there.


I need help as well

Jun 8, 2013 4:27 PM in response to beatrizm

Having similar issues since I upgraded to Lion on my Mac Pro 3.1. Tried several workarounds after geting the "No Boot device available":


Used Boot Camp Assistant first/ download drivers- no luck

In my later searches I find out Apple only supports up to BCA 4 on the 2008 Mac Pro



-Created a USB windows installer with the Windows utility from a Microsoft download site and ISO- not recognized- I enabled USB boot option by adding the BootRom version to Boot Camp Assistant with XCode- No Luck


-Installed 10.6 w/ combo update on a separate drive and gave BCA3 a whack, only to realize the Win Drivers are only to be found off a 10.6.8 disc- since 10.6.3 was the last retail version, I had to use System Image Utility to rebuild a 10.6.8 installer disc via NetInstall.
SO I ran BootCamp on Snow Leopard and when it goes to reboot- same thing. this happens with eitherthe Win 7 Pro or Home Premium, which I put in both the Superdrive, and the secondary optical (Blue Ray burner) drive. IN the SD it spits out the installer and gives me the black screen of death.
Zapped the PRAM for giggles- no luck.


Out of ideas. Anyone?

May 10, 2015 7:17 PM in response to jpirone

Am still getting same error after burring disk through disk utility not sure how you people are doing am losing patient burning DVDs and it is not reorganising . Why don't people give correct process rather than answering only to problem. Can some one post the instruction that need to be taken before burring DVD or iso file. Why apple is not promoting with right error? really frustrating experience with Apple :-(

Why won't boot camp recognize the windows installer disk

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