boot camp 4 stuck at boot up

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boot camp 4 stuck at boot up

Hi

I have a Mac Pro 1,1 which I am trying to install Windows 7 on a boot camp partition.

Having burnt my ISO and inserted it into the drive and set bootcamp 4.04 going it has rebooted and when it has attempted to boot from the CD i get a black screen with the numbers 1. 2. and the command prompt select CD-ROM Boot Type with a flashing cursor indicating i should make a selection.

Although I have a keyboard in it isn't interacting with the Mac Pro (no lights on num or caps lock and no response from keys) so i can't make my choice or eject the DVD. Obviously this machine has no eject button so im struggling to get the disk out to allow the machine to boot properly.

Ive tried 2 known good USB keyboards but to no effect.

Any ideas forward on this one?

Thanks

John

iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.2, and IOS8

Posted on Mar 30, 2015 1:21 PM

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lhtec Author

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Mar 30, 2015 1:30 PM in response to lhtec

OK so plan B of remove the CD Rom drive and eject the device that way wasn't quite so successful.

The disk is out but now I've got a no bootable device error and still no keyboard available to me....

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Mar 30, 2015 1:45 PM in response to lhtec

Do you have the keyboard plugged directly into a USB on the chassis? On a display or other Hub, it does not become active until its Driver loads, and that is far too late.

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lhtec Author

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Mar 30, 2015 1:53 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Hi

Ive tried both keyboards in the front and rear USB sockets on the machine itself.

Nothing.

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Loner T

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Mar 31, 2015 8:40 AM in response to lhtec

The CD/DVD does not have relevant drivers for the Keyboard/Mouse. You can power cycle, hold the Alt key, and when you see the Bootmanager, click on the CD/DVD and press Alt/Eject.

You will need to download appropriate drivers for your hardware from System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support to a USB. If your MP is not listed, use the DVDs that came with MP for BC Drivers.

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