Bootcamp will not load Windows installer - No bootable device, insert disk then press any key

Sooo much false information here its unreal.

You can edit the info.plist file inside bootcamp assistant to enable the "install from usb" option on iMacs that have originally shipped with a Superdrive.

You just need to add yourself admin rights to the folder & the file, then edit it and make a tiny change.

The only difference is if your running Mavericks, then you need to re-sign the file to stop boot camp assistant crashing out.

Google those and you will get detailed walkthroughs.

The most likely to work solution, and the one that I now use is to use a vmware like fusion/parralels/virtual box and install windows. Then clone the VM to a bootcamp partition.

There's quite a few guides out there for it, bit of a long winded process but it does work.

That last point is your problem, Boot Camp doesn't really like booting from external drives.

You will have to do the following (assuming Boot Camp already partitioned your hard disk):

1. Use Disk Utility to make a CD/DVD Master of the Windows Install Disc.

2. Rename the resulting *.cdr file so it has an *.iso extension.

3. Insert a USB Flash Drive (8GB or more) into a USB port and start Boot Camp Assistant.

4. Make sure only "Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk" is checked.

5. Follow the directions, selecting the USB Flash Drive as the destination, and the *.iso as the source.

You should now be able to boot from and install Windows from the USB Flash Drive. It's annoying, but I had to do that.

You will need a second flash drive of 1GB or more, or 700MB or more extra space on the install disk to place the boot camp support files, which will need to be installed.

Did your Mac come with an optical drive, yes or no please.

The USB method is not supported on Macs that have an optical drive, even when it is broken.

Fix the drive and use a DVD.

I spent a lots of time for this crp...

And here is the answare:

The USB method is not supported on Macs that have an optical drive, even when it is broken.

"Fix the drive and use a DVD."

Dude! Just by a 2400$ imac27 and when the optical drive died u can fix that for 300$ or u can ONLY use external superdrive for 100$ but no waranty for the boot 🙂.

Quic5 wrote:

I spent a lots of time for this crp...

And here is the answare:

The USB method is not supported on Macs that have an optical drive, even when it is broken.

"Fix the drive and use a DVD."

Dude! Just by a 2400$ imac27 and when the optical drive died u can fix that for 300$ or u can ONLY use external superdrive for 100$ but no waranty for the boot 🙂.

No idea what you are trying to say.

Quic5 wrote:

I spent a lots of time for this crp...

And here is the answare:

The USB method is not supported on Macs that have an optical drive, even when it is broken.

"Fix the drive and use a DVD."

Dude! Just by a 2400$ imac27 and when the optical drive died u can fix that for 300$ or u can ONLY use external superdrive for 100$ but no waranty for the boot 🙂.

What? Fix your optical drive. The Boot Camp supported configurations of computer are published in the Boot Camp support documentation. If you don'y want to fix your drive then stop trying to use Boot Camp. Use a VM instead.

Any luck with this?

I have a late 2012 Mac Mini.

No Optical Drive on it.

I created the USB drive with Bootcamp/

Still getting the same error message above...

Eventually I have to restart. The only after that is to delete the windows partiton in Bootcamp.

I know the drive is good. On my desktop it comes up as WININSTALL.

I would really like to install windows 7. Is there something I'm missing?

Best,

Joshua

I had this same issue, what I did was very simple and solved me two days of hacking pLIst files. My solution may not work for you, but essentially I kept seeing the dreaded 'insert boot device', so I:

• rebooted
• Held down the option key
• the bootcamp boot screen came up and had recover disk, osx disk, and windows USB
• I selected the windows USB and hit enter
• It installed windows

I tried this as well.

I see no USB drive in this screen. Just OS X Recovery and my current drive.

Also, besides this issue.

I was having some system failures.

Took my MM to the apple store, and they kindly exchanged it.

Told them about this issue. They said it commonly happens with flawed machines like mine.

Regardless, this new one came with 10.8. I tried the install.

Again, the same issue...

Today, I will be trying ROXIO Toast as the .iso medium.

just a thought but what usb drive are you using? usb 3 or usb 2?

also i wouldn't use toast to produce an iso. it doesnt work properly! an excellent programme otherwise though.