Hi
I am in the process of trying to install windows 7 on my imac using boot camp. Following the steps of the Boot Camp Install Setup 10.6 pdf, everything seemed to be going to plan until i left the mac to it for a few minutes. On returning i was confronted with a black screen and no obvious activity. The last input i had was on the windows "Where do you want to install Windows" screen. The pdf suggested that i select Disk 0 Partition 3 BOOTCAMP/Click Advanced/Click Format/Click Next, which is what i done. Windows looked to be installing but after a time i got a black screen.
Is this normal or a problem. The screen has been black for around 30 mins. Any help, suggestion, feedback would be much appreciated.
Update
I force quit my mac, rebooted and accessed the windows install disc to try a re install. The process was as above, all looking good with a couple of installation reboots as expected. On the last of the reboots i got a "press any key" type message and then a black screen again. Can anyone tell me if this black screen is part of the process, as its been like this for some time. I carried out all the checks on my system, checked for software updates and backed up to an external hard drive as suggested.
I am in the process of trying to install windows 7 on my imac using boot camp. Following the steps of the Boot Camp Install Setup 10.6 pdf, everything seemed to be going to plan until i left the mac to it for a few minutes. On returning i was confronted with a black screen and no obvious activity. The last input i had was on the windows "Where do you want to install Windows" screen. The pdf suggested that i select Disk 0 Partition 3 BOOTCAMP/Click Advanced/Click Format/Click Next, which is what i done. Windows looked to be installing but after a time i got a black screen.
Is this normal or a problem. The screen has been black for around 30 mins. Any help, suggestion, feedback would be much appreciated.
Update
I force quit my mac, rebooted and accessed the windows install disc to try a re install. The process was as above, all looking good with a couple of installation reboots as expected. On the last of the reboots i got a "press any key" type message and then a black screen again. Can anyone tell me if this black screen is part of the process, as its been like this for some time. I carried out all the checks on my system, checked for software updates and backed up to an external hard drive as suggested.
