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Q: MacMini late 2014 NO WAY FOR BootCamp Work!

Hi All.

I've tried several time to install win 7 trought BootCamp (5.1.2) on My new Mac Mini i5 2.6GHz 8Gb , whitout Success.

 

Every time i launch BootCamp, after partitionating HDD, the mini reboot to start install, but nothing go!

I have only a black screen, and no install.

 

I've used an official win 7 ultimate 64bit iso, a 8 Gb USB2 pen drive fat formatted, but no way to install.... only reboot and black screen....

 

I've connected the mac to a philips display via HDMI cable (tryed several cable) and it works perfectly whit Yosemite, but no way to use it in bootcamp.

 

Please Help!

 

TNKS

Emanuele

  

 

Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 2:41 AM

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Q: MacMini late 2014 NO WAY FOR BootCamp Work!

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 3, 2015 11:02 AM in response to epitit
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    Jan 3, 2015 11:02 AM in response to epitit

    From Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support

     

    Supported versions of Windows

    (Authentic, single, full-installation)

    • Windows XP: Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 (Boot Camp 3)
    • Windows Vista: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate, Service Pack 1 or later (Boot Camp 3)
    • Windows 7: Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (Boot Camp 4 or 5.1)
    • Windows 8: Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows 8 or 8.1 Pro (Boot Camp 5.1 only)

     

     

     

    If you have a MSDN download, make sure what your download is correct. For example, Enterprise versions are not supported.

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 3, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 3, 2015 11:07 AM in response to Loner T

    i'm sure: my iso in not an enterprise version. i keep the ultimatw 64 bit iso. is bootcamp that has some problem! i just install bootcamp several times on a lot of mac.... this is first time it doesn' work!

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 3, 2015 5:53 PM in response to epitit
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    Jan 3, 2015 5:53 PM in response to epitit

    Do you have access to a PC on which you can validate your ISO file?

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 4, 2015 2:41 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 4, 2015 2:41 AM in response to Loner T

    as i just wrote some post ago, i've used that iso to burn a dvd and istall w7 ultimate on a pair of pc. so i'm sure thatvthe iso is good.

  • by Maximapple,

    Maximapple Maximapple Feb 13, 2015 6:57 AM in response to epitit
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:57 AM in response to epitit

    Try to use a 2.0 USB Stick instead of a 3.0 one

  • by timfrommaple heights,

    timfrommaple heights timfrommaple heights Feb 25, 2015 12:56 PM in response to epitit
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    Feb 25, 2015 12:56 PM in response to epitit

    I purchased a late 2014 Mac Mini, the $469 model, and wanted to install Windows 7.

    BootCamp5.1.5640 & BootCamp5.1.5621 do NOT contain the drivers needed, they must be obtained by selecting 'Boot Camp' in OSX and downloading the drivers using the utility.

    Windows 7 lacks USB 3.0 drivers so installing Windows 7 directly from DVD or restoring from a Windows Image both resulted in Windows loading but the USB keyboard & mouse failed to function.

    Installing Windows 7 (as the only OS or as a dual boot) is accomplished by allowing the BootCamp assistant to add the missing drivers to the Windows 7 ISO.

    Add the drivers to Windows/INF/drivers and then run Sysprep on the original Windows System. I then used Acronis to restore the image to the Mac Mini and the USB drivers & others were installed. I had to manually install the ethernet, wireless, Intel Management, and audio drivers from the windows/inf/drivers folder I created earlier.

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