#Boot camp for mac lion mac os
(versions for earlier Mac OS like Mountain Lion are still available there)Ĥ–Run UNetbootin and burn the Windows install ISO image to the FAT32 USB disk.ĥ - In Disk Utility program found on the iMac, partition the Mac hard drive adding a MS DOS partition (bigger than 2TB is fine)Ħ–With the FAT32 USB still in its slot, turn off, then turn on the iMac.Īs it starts up hold down the OPTION key (The ALT key if using standard keyboard).ħ–Startup disks should display, among them: Macintosh, Windows and EFI
#Boot camp for mac lion software
Since nuances can occur that are not covered in this outline, please refer to it and other sites searching “install Windows Manually without Bootcamp” for further details.ġ–Delete the software from the FAT32 USB disk that was created from the Bootcamp Assistance creation processĢ– Use Bootcamp Assistant to download ONLY the Windows Support Software to the FAT32 USB stick. Much of the information is obtained from this website:
#Boot camp for mac lion windows 8.1
WHAT WORKED in getting Bootcamp with Windows 8.1 installed on my OWC 2013 Imac was installing Windows manually: Either:Ī-The third option, Install Windows 7 or Higher, in Bootcamp Assistant, was unselectable (“The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.)ī– fiddling with partition sizes DID allow partitioning access in Bootcamp Assistant, but during actual partitioning process, the progress bar got stuck at about 25% and NEVER moved ahead.įYI this partitioning process should take no more than a minute or two.Īfter much trial and error that I shall not detail here.