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2010 MBP, OptiBay+External DVD-RW-Cannot install Windows7 ?

sevimli

sevimli

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Hi,

I have a smoothly working MBP2010 with an optibay carrying 500gb HDD and an Intel SSD in the original HDD port.

I also have an USB2.0 DVD-RW.


Last 2 days I was trying to install windows7, but have no luck. :(


I used Bootcamp to partition my 500gb (250+250) for windows7, then I put windows7 DVD in my external DVD-RW, after booting, all I am getting is flashing question mark/folder/apple logo on a grey screen.

I restarted many times, it didn't make any difference. To boot in my MacOSX i had to reset PRAM which also resets startup disk.


So is there a way to install windows7 in this setting?

Thank you!
 
I think you can do it with rEFIt.

I have an iMac with a broken superdrive and, if i recall correctly, last year I installed Windows 7 RC booting the install disc from my USB dvd-rw drive, thanks to rEFIt.
 
gianly1985 said:
I think you can do it with rEFIt.

I have an iMac with a broken superdrive and, if i recall correctly, last year I installed Windows 7 RC booting the install disc from my USB dvd-rw drive, thanks to rEFIt.
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I'll try that. Thank you!

I just tried pressing and holding "C", it kinda worked, i saw the windows installation options, which was only "windows setup (ems enabled)" and it stucked at "windows loading your files" at 100% .
 
I managed to use refit.

But no luck. :(:eek:

I am getting error, it gives this error;

"ERROR: NOT FOUND returned from legacy loader
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath
ERROR: NOT FOUND from LocateDevicePath

The firmware refused to boot from selected volume"
 
Hi,
I will be in the same situation soon. Is it supposed to boot from a usb cd rom without refit or everybody who has optibay+external cdrom must use refit to be able to boot from the cd ?
 
Tex-Twil said:
Hi,
I will be in the same situation soon. Is it supposed to boot from a usb cd rom without refit or everybody who has optibay+external cdrom must use refit to be able to boot from the cd ?
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At the beginning I was thinking so, but for some reason 2010 macbook pro won't boot from windows7 media with USB CDROM.

More interestingly, I was able to boot from rEFIt bootable CD with very same USB CDROM. :eek:

I tried 2 different 64bit windows7 DVDs (one retail, another one upgrade version), it was not a success.:confused:

I haven't tried USB flash disk yet.
 
Tex-Twil said:
ok. At least the rEFIt solution works.
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Nope, I was referring to refit.iso file itself. You can create a bootable rEFIt CD and boot your MBP, again it didn't helped for windows7 DVDs.


I just couldn't boot windows7 dvds with rEFIt.



@djasterix; it is at top on my list, i will do it today! thanks!
 
sevimli said:
Nope, I was referring to refit.iso file itself. You can create a bootable rEFIt CD and boot your MBP, again it didn't helped for windows7 DVDs.


I just couldn't boot windows7 dvds with rEFIt.



@djasterix; it is at top on my list, i will do it today! thanks!
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ok :(
 
djasterix said:
Try the USB flashdrive, it will work...
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Yeah it worked... :(:(

Got same result as with the usb dvd drive.

dscn0216.jpg
 
Tmacfan4321 said:
Once I get my MBP, I am just going to install my SSD into the main slot, install OS X and W7 and then put the Optibay+HDD in. Less trouble overall.
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that's what I did now but what when you need to reinstall Windows ? Btw, does booting OSX from the external CDROM work ?


I finally managed to create the USB flash boot but I'm also now getting the Not Found from LocalDevicePath :(
 
here is the way to put windows 7 on, scrap usb cdrom :p

get a SD card or Thumb Drive that is 4 GB +

http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345

follow this guide using microsoft's tool (yes microsoft makes a tool to put windows 7 on usb/sd for you)

this method installs the os quicker and allows you to carry around your discs with ease :D

PS. anyone need help let me know i can write a little guide for it.
 
MacModMachine said:
here is the way to put windows 7 on, scrap usb cdrom :p

get a SD card or Thumb Drive that is 4 GB +

http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345

follow this guide using microsoft's tool (yes microsoft makes a tool to put windows 7 on usb/sd for you)

this method installs the os quicker and allows you to carry around your discs with ease :D

PS. anyone need help let me know i can write a little guide for it.
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Well we do have a USB boot stick now but the problem is that our mac wont' boot.
 
I thought about another solution but I'm not sure if that can work.

create a small 4 GB partition on my Optibay HDD
make it bootable.
copy the content of my Windows 7

Then if I need to reinstall Win, just boot off this partition. Do you think this can work ?
 
Tex-Twil said:
I thought about another solution but I'm not sure if that can work.

create a small 4 GB partition on my Optibay HDD
make it bootable.
copy the content of my Windows 7

Then if I need to reinstall Win, just boot off this partition. Do you think this can work ?
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i think that would certainly work, i can get it to boot from usb enclosure from sabrent...i cant even get osx to recognize it.
 
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