User Manual

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Step 1: Check for Updates
Be sure to install all Mac OS X updates so Windows installs successfully.
To check for updates:
1 Log in to an administrator account on your computer, quit all open applications, and
log out any other users on your computer.
2 Choose Apple () > Software Update.
Install all available updates. If your computer restarts after installing an update, choose
Apple () > Software Update again to install any additional updates.
3 Go to www.apple.com/support/bootcamp and check whether you need additional
updates.
Step 2: Prepare Your Mac for Windows
Boot Camp Assistant helps prepare your Mac for Windows by creating a new partition
for Windows and then starting the Windows installer. Optionally, you can download
the Windows support software and copy a Windows 7 ISO image to a USB ash drive.
Important: If you’re using a portable computer, connect the power adapter before
continuing.
To prepare your Mac for Windows:
1 Open Boot Camp Assistant, in the Utilities folder.
2 Select the option to add a Windows partition, select other options you need, and then
click Continue.
Here are the other options you can choose:
 If you want to install Windows from a USB ash drive and you have a Windows 7 ISO
image, select the option to copy the image to a USB ash drive. If this option isn’t
available, your computer doesn’t support installing Windows from a USB ash drive.
 If you haven’t already downloaded the Windows support software for this computer,
select the option to download it. In a later step, you’ll install the Windows support
software on your Windows partition.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions for the options you selected.
4 When you’re asked to create a partition for Windows, choose the partition’s size.
If you need help determining the best size for your Windows partition, refer to your
Windows installer documentation.
In a later step, you’ll format the Windows partition.