Bootcamp not available in Disk Utility. partitioned via Bootcamp asistant

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Bootcamp not available in Disk Utility. partitioned via Bootcamp asistant

hey Guys, please see if you can help.

I run Maverics version for MAC and am trying to get Win 7 installed.

I have a Bootable USB of Win7 and as a first step I have partitioned my Hard drive into to. 120GB for Bootcamp and rest for MAC.

Unfortunately Bootcamp partition is not available in Disk utility or come up in the start up.

How do i proceed with Win7 installation?

I had Win7 running in SnowLeopard last year. without any issue.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Sep 27, 2014 3:16 PM

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Kappy

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Sep 27, 2014 3:21 PM in response to robinpaulose

You do not create a Boot Camp partition using Disk Utility. You must use Boot Camp Assistant, only. You will have to remove the partition you created with Disk Utility and restore your drive to a single volume. You can then use Boot Camp Assistant to create your Windows partition.

Boot Camp - Apple Support

Boot Camp: Windows 7 installation frequently asked questions

Mac Basics- Using Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp

Boot Camp- System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems

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Sep 27, 2014 3:34 PM in response to Kappy

thanks for the reply Kappy. I typed it wrong. Its showing under Disk Utility but not under Start up disk.

I in fact created the Windows partition via Bootcamp assistant but upon restart its not showing under Start up Disk. I have had Win7 installed when i was on Snow Leopard and It used to show under start up disk.....

Its not showing when I restart and press "Option" key.

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robinpaulose Author

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Sep 27, 2014 3:37 PM in response to Kappy

Repairing Boot Camp after creating new partition

I saw something like this but dont know how to debug

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Kappy

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Sep 27, 2014 8:10 PM in response to robinpaulose

Did you install Windows through Boot Camp Assistant? If not, then it will not show up in the boot manager screen because it is not yet a bootable system. Windows must first be installed. That is done via Boot Camp Assistant.

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