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How to recover a Windows 7 only MacBook Pro 2010 with no bootable device?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1662224" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>I didn't have time to screen the hits, but I just breezed over them and many do apply to Windows installed via Boot Camp. And installing via Boot Camp is in fact how you get Windows to install. The fact that he doesn't have OS X installed is pretty much irrelevant. And the message couldn't be appearing in Windows if there is no "bootable volume" so it must be the hardware kicking it via the EFI. Or something to that effect.</p><p></p><p>Here's one of the first hits worth reading:</p><p><a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/imac-error-no-bootable-device-insert-boot-disk-and-press-any-key.1848928/" target="_blank">"iMac error: "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" | MacRumors Forums</a></p><p></p><p>Kastro, reboot your Mac and as soon as you hear the startup chime, press and hold the OPTION key and keep holding it. You should get a list of bootable volumes if the drive is working and if the Windows partition isn't damaged. Tell us what you see.</p><p></p><p>Also take note of a comment from that last link. One person got the message when he had something plugged into a USB port. So unplug everything before rebooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1662224, member: 38864"] I didn't have time to screen the hits, but I just breezed over them and many do apply to Windows installed via Boot Camp. And installing via Boot Camp is in fact how you get Windows to install. The fact that he doesn't have OS X installed is pretty much irrelevant. And the message couldn't be appearing in Windows if there is no "bootable volume" so it must be the hardware kicking it via the EFI. Or something to that effect. Here's one of the first hits worth reading: [url=http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/imac-error-no-bootable-device-insert-boot-disk-and-press-any-key.1848928/]"iMac error: "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" | MacRumors Forums[/url] Kastro, reboot your Mac and as soon as you hear the startup chime, press and hold the OPTION key and keep holding it. You should get a list of bootable volumes if the drive is working and if the Windows partition isn't damaged. Tell us what you see. Also take note of a comment from that last link. One person got the message when he had something plugged into a USB port. So unplug everything before rebooting. [/QUOTE]
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