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Problem loading Windows 7 in a MacAir 3.1 after a SSD disk crash.

I have a MacAir Model 3.1, about 3 months after buying it I change the SSD disk from 128GB to one of 240 GB.

The machine has two partitions one for Mac OS X, first Snow Leopard, and after I upgrade to Lion without

any trouble, and the other with Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits.

About 3 weeks ago, I closed the lid, and when came back to work, the screen was grey, and the machine

didn't answer to any command, any one.

I change to the original disk, and the problem was that the new disk was broken from one instant to the next.

I took the time to upgrade the machine to Mavericks 10.9.2, and all was fine, with bootcamp I created the

bootcamp partition for Windows, and using Clonezilla I restore an Image of the Windows partition that I

made some time ago, the restore procedure run ok, but when i tried to boot from Windwos the screen

was black and with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner.


I started to check all the internet entries for this kind of error, and I found several important information.

Seems that the problem is that I need to boot Windows with the original disk, and do some disk repair

with bootrec.exe in the MBR, Boot and Bcd.


The problem is that I can't boot Windows from the original Disk, the booting ends after the Loading Files

page, and I never got to the page with the logo of Windows.


I generate a USB stick, with a program from Microsoft, and the iso file, and the same thing happens,

I can't boot to Windows.


Using the Mavericks, Paragon NTFS, diskutil, etc I see the two partitions I can navegate in the NTFS file

system, erase files, etc, with disk utils and the Paragon NTFS driver I can check the Mac OS X and the

NTFS partitions, all is OK, all the files are there, there are no errors in both file systems, but I can't find a

form to booting to Windows to do the needed repair.

I read about using only one USB for the DVD reader, or the USB stick, done, same problem.

When I did the original install about 2.5 years ago, there was no problem with this step in the procedure,

the new part is the Maverick 10.9.2, but it seems fine with all the testing that I have done.


By any chance is someone having now or just had the same problem.?


Is there some actualization of firmware related to a case similar to this one..? by the way the hardware test runs also OK


Thank you in advance for any kind of help with this case.


Arturo

MacBook Air, Windows 7, Problem started after a SSD crash.

Posted on Apr 4, 2014 2:51 PM

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Apr 14, 2014 6:16 PM in response to Arturo-Arutsuro

This case was solved by an Authorized Apple Repair store. My problem was that I was using an optical unit, but not a Apple Super Drive, when I bought the machine 3 years ago, I used an Optical Drive that allowed me to Boot Windows without any trouble, in the meantime I upgraded my unit to one capable of reading/writing form CDs to Blue Rays passign thru DVDs, and using this unit the process of loading Windows stopped after the " Loading Files" part, today the perssonal at the repair center let me use an Apple Super Drive, and Windows booted from that unit easily as expected. Sorry for bother you with this question that had a surprised answer for me. Case solved. Points to the store.

Problem loading Windows 7 in a MacAir 3.1 after a SSD disk crash.

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