An external drive, such as a USB thumb drive, is formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).
After you have Installed Windows
Install support software that lets Windows work with your Mac hardware.
(See Step 11)
You can download the support software to an external drive.
To format an external drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility, located in the
Other
folder in
Launchpad
.
Select the Apple icon at the top left of your screen and click "Software Update...". Install any available updates.
2. You will now download the Windows support software (drivers). This software allows Windows 7 to communicate with your Mac hardware.
Go to
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102622
and select your Mac device. In the table, find the model and production date of your mac and then select the number that corresponds with the Windows 7 column. An example image of the MacBook table is shown below.
NOTE
: If you do not know the model and production date of your Mac, it can be found by clicking on the
Apple menu
at the top left of your screen, selecting
About this Mac
, and then clicking
More info
.
Once you have selected the number (like the one shown in the image above), download the Windows support software and follow the instructions to copy the .zip file contents onto your USB thumb drive. Once you have done this, your USB thumb or external drive can be set aside as it will not be needed until later.
Select the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen and search for "Boot Camp Assistant".
Select the program to open it. If you haven't made a backup of your hard drive
DO SO NOW
.
Click
Continue
at the bottom right corner of the window.
A recommended amount of 30GB of space was partitioned in the example image below, however, if you wish to adjust the partition size simply click and drag the slider to adjust to your preference.
6. Click
Install
.
Boot Camp will create the Windows partition.
Restart your Mac.
Open the Windows installer.
7. In the Windows installer, follow the onscreen instructions until you're asked whether to do an Upgrade or Custom installation.
Select
C
ustom Installation
.
8. When asked Where you want to install Windows:
Select the partition named "
BOOTCAMP
"
Select "
Drive options (advanced)
"
10. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing and configuring Windows. After you install the Windows software, your Mac will automatically restart using Windows.
Use the Windows setup screens to complete any final configurations-- you will eventually come to a screen prompting you to enter your activation license (The one given to you from OnTheHub).
Alternatively, you can skip this step, however, you will eventually need to enter the activation license code later.
