Power went out during bootcamp install- nothing working.

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Power went out during bootcamp install- nothing working.

Hey there everyone. Today I was trying to install windows onto my bootcamp partition... but the power went out right in the middle and now all I get is the grey screen that goes into the black windows install screen.... and thats about as far as I get. I have tried using the keyboard shortcut to get over to the Mac OS X partition but the power does not seem to be going to the USB slots.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 22, 2012 5:09 PM

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Calletha Author

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Jul 22, 2012 5:37 PM in response to Calletha

Quick Update: It is not giving me an "unexpected I/O error has occured". Also, my windows disc is stuck in there... could that be causing this?

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The hatter

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Jul 23, 2012 6:06 AM in response to Calletha

UPS

http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500PFCLCD-Compatible-1500VA-Tower/dp/B00429N 19W/

Not really any help here, you need backups of course because your partitions now need to be erased to repair.

Mac OS X Help

https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/

http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/

http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304725

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

Lion Community

https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.7_lion?view=discussi ons

ExpressLane

https://expresslane.apple.com/

Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310

Photos:

http://apple.wikia.com/wiki/Startup_Disk_(System_Preferences)

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

https://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367

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Answer 3

Jul 23, 2012 7:27 AM in response to Calletha

Lack of power to USB, or unresponsive keyboard is a hardware problem. It has nothing to do with Boot Camp utilities. You're better off looking for help in another forum for your hardware, or going to an Apple Store. Hopefully you have a backup of important data.

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