#Boot camp mac os default mac os x#
#Boot camp mac os default serial number#
#Boot camp mac os default install#
#Boot camp mac os default pro#

The Mac OS X partition is the second partition. Note: The hidden EFI partition is really the first partition. At the end, those extraneous boot icons went away. During the process of setting up the triple boot, sometimes I saw extraneous boot icons for the hidden EFI partition (aka Mac OS X system boot partition), a “Boot Legacy OS” (don’t know what that is), and the DVD-ROM drive. The rEFIt boot menu will always appear on startup by default. I then had to reboot twice before I saw the rEFIt menu on bootup.

#Boot camp mac os default install#

The first thing I did was to download and install rEFIt under Mac OS X. I was unsuccessful but still got the triple boot working in the end. I did not follow the sequence of steps exactly because I wanted to save my existing Windows 7 Boot Camp installation. I managed to get the triple boot working by following instructions found in a forum post named Triple Boot Mac OS X + XP + 7 (search for the reply from “simscada”). If you have ever activated Boot Camp by holding the Option key on startup and have been offered a selection of two icons (for Mac OS X and Windows), rEFIt can provide a similar menu but with three icons. REFIt is a boot menu tool which allows you to triple boot on Intel Macs. Thank goodness the open source movement provided the solution in the form of rEFIt. Unfortunately, Boot Camp does not support more than one Windows OS. However, I also wanted the option to boot into Windows XP because I test software that needs to run under both Windows XP and 7.

#Boot camp mac os default pro#

Once the computer restarts, you are set Windows is installed.The Boot Camp software on my Macbook Pro allows me to dual boot between Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7. If The boot camp installer does NOT start automatically, go to the WININSTALL drive, open the boot camp folder and start it from there. As soon as it turns back on it will begin the BootCamp installer. Once Windows is finished installing the computer will reboot. This will begin the actual installation process for windows which can take up to 30 minutes. Please follow directions closely or you may lose data from your computer! Select the third drive named bootcamp and click format. Create a user name, password and 3 security questions You will be prompted to connect to a network choose Skip Now.

#Boot camp mac os default serial number#

90 to 100 GB is better if you have the space.Ĭlick install and enter your password after a few minutes the computer will download additional support files for windows and copy the installer and extra files to the boot camp space, then it will restart into the windows installerĬlick Install Now, and, on the next screen, enter the serial number you received from and click NextĬheck the checkbox I accept and and click Next So at a minimum, please set the Windows partition size to at least 80 GB by clicking on the space between the Mac drive and the Windows drive and dragging to the left. It may default to 40 GB, but that is not enough for SAS. The next stage involves splitting up your drive for the Windows section. Once the program is running, it will automatically locate the windows ISO file you downloaded The Boot Camp installer can be found by clicking on the the spotlight icon in the upper right corner and typing 'boot camp'. Once the Windows ISO file has finished downloading, we are ready to begin installing Windows with Boot Camp. Clinical Observation and Recording System.