KittheWulf02
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Q: Bootcamp Drivers for iMac 16,1

My iMac 21.5 inch late 2015 broke and it will only let me install Windows, and i tried to install bootcamp drivers for windows 8.1 and nothing is working, can someone send me a link to the page where i can download the right bootcamp installer?

iMac, Windows 8

Posted on Sep 4, 2016 3:18 PM

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Q: Bootcamp Drivers for iMac 16,1

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  • by RIFerrarr,

    RIFerrarr RIFerrarr Sep 4, 2016 3:25 PM in response to KittheWulf02
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    Sep 4, 2016 3:25 PM in response to KittheWulf02

    You have an iMac, does it still have OS X installed? You need to have OS X to install Boot camp, or do you already have a partition for BootCamp? Do you want OS X back? OS X needs to be installed before Windows.

  • by KittheWulf02,

    KittheWulf02 KittheWulf02 Sep 4, 2016 3:37 PM in response to RIFerrarr
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    Sep 4, 2016 3:37 PM in response to RIFerrarr

    Like i said, all i can install is Windows. It will not let me install Mac OS X what so ever. And i do not have another mac to re create a USB thumb drive to boot off of

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 5, 2016 4:59 AM in response to KittheWulf02
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    Sep 5, 2016 4:59 AM in response to KittheWulf02

    Does Internet Recovery (Command+Opt+R) work when you reboot your iMac? Your disk format may have been modified during your attempts to modify the internal disk(s)? I assume you have a Fusion drive.

  • by KittheWulf02,

    KittheWulf02 KittheWulf02 Sep 5, 2016 4:21 PM in response to Loner T
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    Sep 5, 2016 4:21 PM in response to Loner T

    Would it help if i said its the cheapest iMac you can buy currently? Core i5 5250u, 8GB DDR3 1867MHz, 1TB HDD, Intel HD 6000 Graphics, 21.5 inch display

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 5, 2016 4:39 PM in response to KittheWulf02
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    Sep 5, 2016 4:39 PM in response to KittheWulf02

    Shutdown your Mac, power it up and hold Command+Opt+R. You should see a spinning globe. If possible, use a wired network connection, which is faster than Internet Recovery over wireless connections. Reference - About OS X Recovery - Apple Support .

     

    Once you see the recovery console, click on Utilities -> Terminal. Run the following three commands,

     

    diskutil list

    diskutil cs list

    gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

     

    Copy the Terminal output using Command+C, exit Terminal, start Safari, use Paste (Command+V) to post the output on this discussion.