Gallito020
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Q: USB keyboard prevents Bootcamp from starting.

So I have a bootcamp partition setup with Windows 10. When I start my computer and hold down the option key to select Windows, if I have my keyboard plugged in, it won't boot. It just hangs on the selection screen. I'm not liking unplugging the keyboard every time I want to boot Windows. On a normal PC I would assume the boot order in the BIOS was set to boot USB over a hard drive. Anyone know a fix for this?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

Posted on May 18, 2016 11:15 PM

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Q: USB keyboard prevents Bootcamp from starting.

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T May 21, 2016 7:05 AM in response to Gallito020
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    May 21, 2016 7:05 AM in response to Gallito020

    Please be aware that Windows on disk which is not in the main HDD bay, is prone to crashing, corruption and can cause data loss. The other challenge is the ability to recover such installations, because its is non-standard hardware configuration.

     

    You can run a second Bootcamp on the main disk, but I suggest disconnecting the Optibay disk. BCD corruption is the first problem you will have to face. The legacy MBR/BIOS Windows OSes (WXP, Vista, W7) are much easier to manage, than EFI derivatives like W8.1/W10, when using more than one disk in a Mac. The only supported hardware for multiple disks is the old tower MacPro models.

  • by Gallito020,

    Gallito020 Gallito020 May 21, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Loner T
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    May 21, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Loner T

    I have Windows on the disk in the main bay and MacOS on the disk in the optibay which is my original Apple HDD. I only use Wondows for games since MacOS seems to have such a hard time running them efficiently. Thanks for all your help and suggestions but I think for now I'll just deal with it. Eventually my plan is to build a Windows desktop machine dedicated to gaming as I know my setup isn't ideal.

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