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Can't Install Windows

Hi guys!


I'm trying to install Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit SP1 on a secondary SSD in my Mid 2011 21.5" iMac...

User uploaded file

But first...

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History:

1. Old config and setup

A. Mid 2011 21.5" iMac

B. Not sure what OS I was on

C. OWC 6G SSD 240 GB

D. Seagate 7200 RPM HHD (not sure on any more of the specifics)

a. 250 GB partition for Win7 - worked just fine

b. Rest for iTune library

2. Issue/Diagnosis:

A. HHD failed and needed to be replaced

3. Action/Treatment:

A. Replace Seagate with WD Green 3TB HHD

B. Remove DVD drive and replace with ADATA 240GB SSD via OWC drive cage

4. All that to say: Was able to previously install Win7 and functioned just fine

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Installing Windows on new ADATA SSD:

1. New config and setup

A. See pic above

B. OWC 6G SSD with OS X El Cap. (working just fine and not a new situation)

C. WD Green 3TB HHD for iTunes library (working great)

D. ADATA 240 GB SSD (freshly installed and working great... as a hard drive... not as a Win install drive)

2. Process:

A. Modified BootCamp.app/Info.plist via online guides; worked out just fine

B. Had an old Win8 install thumb drive laying around and tried to install from it.

C. Boot from Win8 thumb and attempted to install; got into Win8 installer but unable to install to any drive/partitions

D. Trouble shot via internet and tried various solutions; none worked.

E. Gave up on Win8 (never was able to get it to work in the past either) and went for Win7

F. Downloaded 2 different .ISO files of Win7 Pro SP1 64Bit; Also downloaded proper files from Apple for BootCamp driver stuffs

G. Used BootCamp to create a bootable thumb drive

a. Drives used: SanDisk Cruzer 8GB; Also tried Toshiba 16GB ...GBRG01S

H. Follow proper procedures for creating bootable thumb drives and copy BootCamp drivers to /root of thumb drives

I. Use BootCamp to reboot to install Windows7

J. Not able to find bootable drive

a. Fix: Manual reboot and hold Option Key

b. One of the iso's will show up and allow to boot; still gives no bootable drive

c. Tried multiple combinations of ISO's +/- BootCamp drivers on said drive(s)

d. Unable to boot into Win7 install software at all; only show's "no bootable drive"

e. Curious... because Win8 thumb drive was able to get past this with the reboot + option trick

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What I ultimately want:

1. Be able to boot from the ADATA SSD into Windows when I want to play my Steam Library

2. Leave everything else the same.

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Thoughts?


thanks


Tim

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), OWC 16GB RAM

Posted on Feb 14, 2016 1:34 PM

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Can't Install Windows

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