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<blockquote data-quote="Tarek" data-source="post: 1324147" data-attributes="member: 68040"><p>I forgot to mention that I tried formatting (deleted all the Windows 7 files) the USB flash drive as Windows NT Filesystem using Disk Utility hoping that Boot Camp Assistant would read it and let me check it, but unfortunately that did not work. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to attempt to format it as MS-DOS (FAT) at the moment and see if that works. Although I am pretty sure installing Windows when you're USB Flash Drive is formatted as NTFS is much more efficient and way faster.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Nope.. Didn't work.</p><p></p><p>EDIT #2: Tried formatting it as FAT32 and then loading Windows 7 on it using my PC (and made sure it boots correctly on my PC) and then using rEFIt to boot it, but still gives the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" error. </p><p></p><p>What am I doing wrong here, folks? :S</p><p></p><p>EDIT #3: I am starting to think maybe I'm not able to use that option because it is designed for MacBook Airs only (no optical drive)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tarek, post: 1324147, member: 68040"] I forgot to mention that I tried formatting (deleted all the Windows 7 files) the USB flash drive as Windows NT Filesystem using Disk Utility hoping that Boot Camp Assistant would read it and let me check it, but unfortunately that did not work. I'm going to attempt to format it as MS-DOS (FAT) at the moment and see if that works. Although I am pretty sure installing Windows when you're USB Flash Drive is formatted as NTFS is much more efficient and way faster. EDIT: Nope.. Didn't work. EDIT #2: Tried formatting it as FAT32 and then loading Windows 7 on it using my PC (and made sure it boots correctly on my PC) and then using rEFIt to boot it, but still gives the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" error. What am I doing wrong here, folks? :S EDIT #3: I am starting to think maybe I'm not able to use that option because it is designed for MacBook Airs only (no optical drive)? [/QUOTE]
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