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Booting from dvd

I'mAMac

I'mAMac

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I'm trying to boot from a DVD other than the Windows install DVD but since Macs use EFI and have no BIOS there is no way to set the boot to dvd option (that i know of). Is there another way to set this?
 
1. Put disk in.

2. Hold OPTION key immediately after powering on or restart, until you see boot drive selection.
 
Consultant said:
1. Put disk in.

2. Hold OPTION key immediately after powering on or restart, until you see boot drive selection.
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Yes that lets me choose from my windows or Mac partition but even if the disk is in there is no option for it.
 
Optionally, it should show up in the Boot Camp control panel. At least that way, you don't have to sit there with your finger on the option key.

Look for the silver/gray Boot Camp icon (looks like a square sitting on one corner in the lower right corner of the task bar), and right click it. Click "Boot Camp Control Panel."

You should see any bootable drives in the panel. Select the one you want to use, and click restart. Done!

In Windows on Mac, Boot Camp controls which disk to boot, not Windows. 😉
 
Riverside said:
Optionally, it should show up in the Boot Camp control panel. At least that way, you don't have to sit there with your finger on the option key.

Look for the silver/gray Boot Camp icon (looks like a square sitting on one corner in the lower right corner of the task bar), and right click it. Click "Boot Camp Control Panel."

You should see any bootable drives in the panel. Select the one you want to use, and click restart. Done!

In Windows on Mac, Boot Camp controls which disk to boot, not Windows. 😉
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Ah ok that helped ty, i guess i just can't boot from this particular disk because it didn't show up 😱
 
Did you happen to burn the ISO file as a file not a disc?

i.e. if the disc mounts in Finder/Explorer is the only file on the disc your .ISO?

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Riverside said:
Ah! Yes. If it isn't burned as a disc image, no system can boot from it. Good call.
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Well when i look at the file type it does say Disc Image File. It is also around 3gb

And balamw I watched your youtube video and he did it on a mac while my first attempt was on windows. I think that might have been the problem

EDIT: Got it! Now have 64 bit windows 7. Seems to be working fine so far. Thanks everyone who helped 😀

only problem i notice is that in windows it won't let me go all the way to native res just 1280x800. Oh crap just noticed it isnt recognizing the 330m gt card...only the vga adapter.

EDIT 2: Installed drivers and didn't change anything. Any way to make it recognize that there is indeed a 330M on board and not just the vga adapter?
 
OK this is really weird. It isn't recognizing the 330m at all but when I tried to install the drivers it came up in display adapters, the computer just wasn't using it. Now there is no indication that it even exists. What can I do after I've already installed the drivers 😕

EDIT: Finally fiexed it. Downloaded new drivers using the Have Disk method
 
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