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<blockquote data-quote="Geertkw" data-source="post: 711461" data-attributes="member: 64704">Hey all!I'm new to the forums, I hope you can help me with my problem:I would like to install Windows on my MacBook, using Bootcamp. Since the internal optical drive from my MacBook is broken, I use a LaCie d2 external optical drive. Patitioning with Bootcamp is no problem, but when I restart my MacBook to install Windows, it does not recognize the optical drive when it is connected via USB. I tried with holding down the option key, holding down 'c'. Nothing seems to work. When I leave the Windows-disc out and push the option key, and then insert the Windows-cd, my MacBook will stop working.I tested the CD, it's fine. I use a Windows XP SP2-cd. I run the newest version of Bootcamp and all updates are installed.The weird thing is that this method worked fine for me, half a year ago. Also, when I connect the optical drive in OS X, it will work fine. It is just not recognized as a bootable device (it is when I connect the drive via FireWire, but then Windows will tell me: no bootable device etc.) Could it have something to do with teh firmware (it's update to the newest version)?Is anyone able to tell me what I should do?Thank in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geertkw, post: 711461, member: 64704"] Hey all! I'm new to the forums, I hope you can help me with my problem: I would like to install Windows on my MacBook, using Bootcamp. Since the internal optical drive from my MacBook is broken, I use a LaCie d2 external optical drive. Patitioning with Bootcamp is no problem, but when I restart my MacBook to install Windows, it does not recognize the optical drive when it is connected via USB. I tried with holding down the option key, holding down 'c'. Nothing seems to work. When I leave the Windows-disc out and push the option key, and then insert the Windows-cd, my MacBook will stop working. I tested the CD, it's fine. I use a Windows XP SP2-cd. I run the newest version of Bootcamp and all updates are installed. The weird thing is that this method worked fine for me, half a year ago. Also, when I connect the optical drive in OS X, it will work fine. It is just not recognized as a bootable device (it is when I connect the drive via FireWire, but then Windows will tell me: no bootable device etc.) Could it have something to do with teh firmware (it's update to the newest version)? Is anyone able to tell me what I should do? Thank in advance! [/QUOTE]

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