Need help installing Bootcamp.

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Need help installing Bootcamp.

I have a Mid 2012 non-retina MacBook Pro which is running High Sierra. I have switch out the DVD with another SSD and tried to install Windows 10 Pro on it, but I get stuck at partition part of the Windows.

I did try another method where I format it to FAT32, and used the terminal to convert it to GPT and installed using the Windows 10 installation which actually installed, but when I go to boot it up, it says error igdkmd64 sys.

Another thing I trying different USB ports as well as using USB 2.0 and 3.0 thumb sticks, but nothing seems to work.

Posted on Sep 21, 2018 6:15 AM

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An1me_0taku Author

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Sep 22, 2018 10:45 AM in response to An1me_0taku

I finally got it to work. While I now have two SSD because I replace the DVD drive with another SSD, the SSD in the DVD drive doesn't like to be boot up from.

When I tried to install Windows on the SSD that was on the DVD side, I got errors and when I put Mac OS on that side, my computer won't boot up again.

What I did is I split my main SSD to boot both Mac and Windows and have the DVD side SSD split just for more storage. That seem to make it work.

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An1me_0taku Author

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Sep 21, 2018 6:48 AM in response to An1me_0taku

Once I get to the partition on the Windows 10 installation on Bootcamp, I get the error "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Enusre that disk's controller is enable in the computer's BIOS menu.

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Rudegar

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Sep 21, 2018 7:26 AM in response to An1me_0taku

if you are not out to play 3d games or use 3d modeling you may want to install windows in a virtual machine like the free one virtualbox from oracle that would save you having to reinsert the dvd drive to install

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Loner T

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Sep 22, 2018 10:54 AM in response to An1me_0taku

Windows should be installed on the main bay disk. macOS can boot from either bay, but there should be no storage connected in the Optibay during the installation of Windows.

Some SSDs (for example, Samsung EVOs) are problematic in the Optibay.

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Sep 21, 2018 7:24 AM in response to An1me_0taku

If your computer came with a DVD player then you must use that to install Windows using Boot Camp Assistant. Read the Boot Camp instructions: Boot Camp - Apple Support

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