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General => General discussion => Topic started by: bobbarley on 05 April 2012, 17:18
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I had Windows 8 installed of my Mac for a while, using Bootcamp. However I wasn't happy with Windows 8, couldn't get proper drivers and it was being a pain, so I went back into Bootcamp (Via OS X) and removed the Windows partition.
Whenever I boot up the Mac now I just get a black screen that says there is no bootable device, please insert a disc and press any key.
Any idea how I can make the machine automatically load OS X instead of having a fit? :undecided: If I hold Alt when I start the machine then it's hit and miss whether it gives me the boot menu to load OS X from. Obviously this isn't an ideal solution as I don't want to have to constantly re-start the machine and hold Alt until it eventually works.
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It obviously is playing up because you put Windows on it lol try & boot it from the system disc & repair any issues
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This is your penance for removing Windows :evil:
Doesn't bootcrap have a method to make the OS X partition the Active / first bootable partition?
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This is your penance for removing Windows :evil:
Doesn't bootcrap have a method to make the OS X partition the Active / first bootable partition?
Got to be the other way round Jay , you mean putting windows on a mac is grif :grin:
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This is your penance for removing Windows :evil:
Doesn't bootcrap have a method to make the OS X partition the Active / first bootable partition?
Doesn't seem to no.
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Remove the BootCamp partition.
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I find this is the best way yo boot a mac
:huh:
:undecided:
put on Boots.
drop mac from waist height
swing left at mac.
make contact.
Mac booted satis.
Phone insurance company
get cheque
Got by a decent laptop
Sorted
:smiley:
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:grin: :grin:
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Remove the BootCamp partition.
I've only one partition with OS X on it, no bootcamp partition.
Very funny Chuff :tongue: I actually chose to use the Mac over the top of the range PC I have sat in the corner gathering dust now!
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I've known people to close there Mac's and say can you hear that....... sounds like a PC :grin:
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what happens when you hold down the ALT key straight after you power up the mac? Does it let you choose anything?
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what happens when you hold down the ALT key straight after you power up the mac? Does it let you choose anything?
Yeah, it gives me just the option to load OS X, which is what I'm having to do at the moment. Problem is it's taking 7 or 8 goes before it'll recognise that I've held the Alt key down.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1411
Have a look at this page, it might help.
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Cheers, none of them seem to fit the bill though :sad: It's as if the system doesn't recognise the hard drive as bootable...
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In that case, backup the contents as the hard drive might be failing. When ou do get it up and running open the disk utility and repair disk to see if it comes up with any errors.
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It was fine until I added the extra partition in boot camp to install Windows on. Hasn't booted properly since then. It used to boot to Windows automatically which was really annoying. When I deleted the Windows partition it wouldn't boot at all after.
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PM Jay ask hime to log on from his end to your mac , i'm pretty certain he will get it sorted out ? :wink:
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i turned my pc on this morning. no problems and booted into windows straight away!
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Fixed it. Went to "Startup Disk" and told it to boot from OS X, and now it does :grin:
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ah the good old HID error!
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It will only show that "no bootable disk" as part of boot camp where someone has tried and failed to install Windows. Has happened to me a few times.