It will guide you through creating the Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive. Open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool app. This will eliminate the need to do any command prompt work to make the USB Drive bootable.Ģ.
Download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
On your Windows 7 PC or virtual machine of Windows 7. Making our USB Drive a bootable Windows 7 installation driveġ. We now have our Macbook Air and OS X Boot Camp prepped for our Windows 7 install. Once it finishes partitioning (probably will take about 5 minutes), it will ask you if you want to start Windows Installation or Quit and Install Later. Once your ready, click on the Partition button. Again, remember we limited and need about 10GB for Windows 7 itself. I personally only used 30GB for my Windows 7 installation since I will only be using it for VPN and some remote apps that have Windows only clients. Once the files are downloaded, we will be at the partitioning screen. Next, it will ask us if we want to download the Windows support software, be sure to check it since we will need these files later for getting our mac hardware working in Windows 7 and click Continue and it will download the files. Notice how Boot Camp warns that you need an external cd/dvd drive not us! We will be doing two things here, partitioning our harddrive and also downloading the dmg file of our Boot Camp Windows files. Next, we will boot back into OS X Snow Leopard and run the Boot Camp Assistant. Once installed, be sure to reboot your Macbook Air twice the menu will not show up until after the second reboot (trust me, i noticed this first hand and after one more reboot could boot to my usb drive).ġ. Download the DMG and open it and then run the rEFIt.mpkg to install it.Ģ. First thing you will want to do is to download and install the rEFIt utility on your Macbook Air in OS X Snow Leopard. – rEFIt 0.14 (free, DMG file, download here)ĪLWAYS DO A Time Machine BACKUP BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING WITH BOOT CAMP!ġ. Copy of Windows 7 Installation DVD in ISO format – Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (free, download here) – Windows 7 PC (to make usb drive bootabl
Keep reading for the full guide on how to get Windows 7 installed and running on your Macbook Air. However, we show how to work around this issue. Boot camp typically requires the use of an external usb cd/dvd drive because the EFI does not allow booting to a USB drive. NOTE: If the above steps do NOT resolve the problem please back up your data and request a replacement using our online web form.Using a windows 7 dvd, windows 7 pc and a usb drive, you can install Windows 7 on your Macbook Air. SOLUTION 4 - There might be a conflict in drive letters, see Resolving drive letter conflict. Look for the USB flash drive under devices with removable storage. STEP 4 - Verify if the flash drive is detectedĢ. On the top menu, click Action then select Scan for hardware changes. Right-click on the entry with the error mark, select Uninstall device.Ģ. If there is a yellow exclamation point (!) or question mark (?) beside the device, try to refresh the drivers.ġ.
Universal Serial Bus controls as USB Mass Storage. NOTE: The USB flash drive might show up under several places under Device Manager such as:ģ.
Open the Computer Management Console for Windows 7/8/XPĪccessing the Computer Management Consoleġ.a - For Windows 10 right-click on start menu icon. NOTE: An administrator right to your computer may be required to perform below steps.ġ. Additional troubleshooting is unlikely to correct the problem. If you receive a " USB Device Not Recognized" error on the computer, the flash drive is most likely failed. STEP 1 - Connect the USB flash drive to the PC SOLUTION 3 -Check status of the USB flash drive under Device Manager. If the Flash Drive does not function on multiple computers, contact SanDisk Support to check warranty status. NOTE: For flash drives with an LED, the LED will also not turn on if there is not enough power. Some desktop computers may need to use the USB ports in back of the computer. If the USB flash drive is not receiving ample amount of power from the USB port, it will not function properly. Should this not resolve the issue you might need to close the background process of the application or uninstall the application for the drive to be recognized. NOTE: We have a few reports that applications for mobile devices may prevent the USB flash drives being recognized correctly. You may need to turn the application off for the USB drive to be recognized by your PC. Mac users, see USB Flash Drive / Memory card not detected on Mac USB port. Operating Systems supported by USB flash drive drives: SOLUTION 1 - Verify if minimum operating system requirements are met.