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Pretty sure I wiped out my OSX during partitioning.
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<blockquote data-quote="Aptmunich" data-source="post: 738963" data-attributes="member: 3850"><p>The fact that windows says "unallocated" isn't really a sign of anything... it just can't read HFS+ (the OS X disk format). But the fact that you can select to boot into OS X is a bit strange...</p><p></p><p>I would wipe everything clean and start off fresh:</p><p></p><p>- Pop in your OS X install DVDs and hold down option to boot off that.</p><p>- When the installer comes up, select "Tools> Disk Utility" from the menu bar.</p><p>- Wipe the entire disk clean, deleting all partitions and format as HFS+</p><p>- Install OS X</p><p></p><p>Then restore from your backup and you should be all set on the OS X side of things.</p><p></p><p>Now for Fusion / Bootcamp:</p><p>May I ask why you necessarily want the boot camp partition if you plan on using Fusion anyway? It's only really useful if you plan on running Windows natively from time to time... but it's not strictly required.</p><p></p><p>But if you really want to use it, just run the boot camp assistent and follow the steps. Then, during the windows installation, be very careful not to do anything to the largest "unallocated" or the tiny partitions and only modify the partition with the size that you picked in the boot camp assistent. </p><p></p><p>Be sure to finish the Windows installation all the way through before trying to boot OS X again...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aptmunich, post: 738963, member: 3850"] The fact that windows says "unallocated" isn't really a sign of anything... it just can't read HFS+ (the OS X disk format). But the fact that you can select to boot into OS X is a bit strange... I would wipe everything clean and start off fresh: - Pop in your OS X install DVDs and hold down option to boot off that. - When the installer comes up, select "Tools> Disk Utility" from the menu bar. - Wipe the entire disk clean, deleting all partitions and format as HFS+ - Install OS X Then restore from your backup and you should be all set on the OS X side of things. Now for Fusion / Bootcamp: May I ask why you necessarily want the boot camp partition if you plan on using Fusion anyway? It's only really useful if you plan on running Windows natively from time to time... but it's not strictly required. But if you really want to use it, just run the boot camp assistent and follow the steps. Then, during the windows installation, be very careful not to do anything to the largest "unallocated" or the tiny partitions and only modify the partition with the size that you picked in the boot camp assistent. Be sure to finish the Windows installation all the way through before trying to boot OS X again... [/QUOTE]
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