Install Windows 7 x64 on a Mac (beat the “Select CD-ROM Boot Type” error!)
Posted on : 26-08-2009 | By : Andy | In : news, tech
Tags: 64-bit, boot camp, CD-ROM Boot Type, imac, install, mac, mac mini, macbook, win7, windows 7, x64
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Having trouble installing Win7 x64 (Windows 7 64-bit) on your mac? Keep getting a Select CD-ROM Boot Type” message when you go to install? Boot Camp have you pulling your hair out?
Some googling reveals the answer over at Jowie.com, but it’s a little confusing to know exactly where to start. Hopefully this step-by-step tutorial makes it idiot-proof. If you need pictures, Jowie’s site has some nice screenshots.
So, without further ado, install Windows 7 (x64) on your Mac (specifically, I’ve done this for a mac mini) in 7 easy steps!
Step 1: Download and install ImgBurn
Step 2: Insert your Windows 7 Install DVD, OR mount your .iso file with Daemon Tools Lite.
Step 3: Extract your boot image:
- Using ImgBurn, go to “Build” mode
- Select the Advanced Tab
- Under that, select the “Bootable Disc” tab
- Select your DVD drive at the bottom and hit the disk icon. If it asks you if you want to keep those settings, tell it “yes”
Step 4: Add your disk to your new disc image
- On the left side, click the folder icon in the “Source” section and browse to select your Windows 7 Install DVD (Just select the actual drive, no files or folders inside it)
- Hit ok.
Step 5: Verify build settings
- Click the options tab on the right.
- System should say ISO9660 + UDF, Revision 1.02
- Click the Advanced tab again
- Click the Restrictions Tab
- Select “Level X – 219 Characters”
- Select ALL 4 checkboxes below
- Click the “Bootable Disc” Tab again
- Make sure “Make image bootable” is checked
- Emulation Type: None (Custom)
- Boot Image: (should already be selected if you told it to use those settings. If not, select the .ima file you saved in Step 3)
- Sectors to Load: 8 (if you’re using Vista x64, it should be 4)
Step 6: Build your new iso
- Enter a destination for your new ISO on the left. (Use the folder icon to the next of the dropdown, or enter a filename in manually)
- Click the big folder pointing at a disc document at the bottom to create your new image!
- If it asks about a Volume name, just hit “OK”
Step 7: Burn your new iso.
- Switch to burn mode.
- Select your NEW .iso file (don’t accidentally use your old iso!)
- Select your destination blank DVD
Tada! Pop that disc into your mac mini, or imac, or macbook, or mac pro, or whatever, and you’re set! Welcome to Windows 7!
Great work, thanks a lot!
AT LAST !!!!
Thanks a lot for this information. Very well explained indeed. I´ve done everything within Parallels 4 and everything worked perfectly.
Thanks.
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Thanks for this – worked perfectly.
This worked perfectly. If only I had found this sooner.
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Excellent and clear description of solution. Had tried other instructions over 3 days which failed. will recommend this to others facing problem with Win7 64bit instal.
Thanks, so glad I could help!
after doing this it gives me the error, cdboot: memory overflow. any idea why?
Sorry, no idea. What hardware are you installing on, and did you make sure you got all the boot options set correctly?
How do you download and install ImgBurn if it is an .exe file and I am still in Snow Leopard?
The .exe requires windows. You have a few options:
1) Install windows in Virtualization (VirtualBox is free)
2) Use somebody else’s windows PC
3) Install a 32 bit windows installation with boot camp, use ImgBurn, and then reinstall windows with the 64 bit variety
Hi, Just wanted to say after getting the “Select CD-ROM Boot Type” erro I had no idea where to start, aside from hitting Google and thankfully ending up here. I followed your instructions virtually to the letter and I am now watching Windows 7 installing on my Mac Pro, it may take a while, but thanks for all the detail. I’m glad to say it all worked perfectly first time.
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In Step 5 it’s saying: Select ALL 4 checkboxes below! BUT THERE ARE 5 of them. What do I need to do? select the first 4 checkboxes or all 5 of them?
That’s a good question–ImgBurn must have been updated. The options you need to have checked are:
[] Allow more than 8 directory levels
[] Allow more than 255 Characters in path
[] Allow Files without extensions
[] Don’t add ‘;1′ Version Number to Files
GREAT!! Thanks so much – installing w7x64 onto MBP – the guys at Apple had no idea? Top man.
Did not work completely for me! Help appreciated!
After completing the procedure I was psyched–Windows 7 loaded and the installation started. But then it then prompted me with an error, saying there were ‘missing folders’ and telling me to cancel and restart. I used the windows 7 x64 installation DVD so it shouldn’t be the original file. The imgburn program seemed updated, one or two instructions seemed a little different.
Any idea what I might have done wrong?
Sounds like it could be a bad burn–try burning the ISO at a lower speed.
I was able to install Windows 7 64-bit using this method, but am unable to install bootcamp 3.0 from the Snow Leopard install disk. I get the message “Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model”.
Anyone know what to do? I can’t just install 3.1 from the web, because it depends upon 3.0 already being installed.
There’s an x64 boot camp install (2.6?) package from the Mac Pro install dvd floating around on the internet somewhere–I had to use that one to get Boot Camp installed, and then upgrade from there. It actually threw an error message when I tried to run it, but if you google the error message there’s instructions on how to edit the files in the .msi installer to make it work.
Hey Chris — try this:
http://blog.andersonshatch.com/2009/01/11/windows-7-x64-on-a-macbook-pro-guide/
basically put your snow leopard disk in, go to command prompt, go to that drive, and do:
cd “Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple” [ENTER]
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi [ENTER]
I did this but when i want to start the installation appears a black screen that says ”CDBOOT: Cannot boot from CD – Code 5” Help
Could be a problem with your DVD drive itself. Sorry I can’t help more…
Rod,
I did find this. Although it looks only slightly different from this tutorial.
http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN
Worked like a charm! thanks… Directions were perfect… even at 3am in the morning…
Hi
Img Burn said that i´ve selected iso ISO9660 + UDF
but it says that OS are done with UDF so should i select UDF or rather let it be like advised?
ISO + UDF has already been proven to work, so I’d probably stick with that.
I tested it but when I insert the DVD I get the message “No bootable device pls insert….”
For anyone who had the same error then Rod did:
copy your bootcamp folder from the snow leopard to hd
go to command prompt using start menu search programs, cmd [CTRL+SHIFT+ ENTER (this make you run cmd as admin)]
then go to your folder, and do:
cd “Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple” [ENTER]
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi [ENTER]
Hi everybody, i tried your solution and lots of others but i still get
“no bootable device – etc etc etc” I am fed up with this windows 7 installation thing
i am on macpro 2008 snow leopard 10.6.3 and can’t get this F******* windows 7 DVD installation boot.
I already installed windows 7 on leopard lots of time without any problem, what am i wrong ?
please it’s quite important
thanks
sorry, i wish i could help, but I haven’t played with that in a while. If the above steps didn’t help, you’ll need to keep on googling for answers.
Andy,
Thanks for detailed instruction. But ImbBurn might have been updated in the meantime. I have problem with step for and cannot figure out how to confirm Source selection. You just say “Hit ok”, but I have no idea how to do that.
Can you help, please?
Jarda
Actually, the “OK” is part of the dialogue box. If you click the little folder icon with a magnifying glass on it over on the left, it will pop up a “Browse for Folder” window. Click “computer,” select your DVD drive, and hit “OK”.