I am currently trying to utilize bootcamp on my 5,1 running Monterey. I have created the usb with windows 10 and gone through the process provided by the boot camp assistant. However, when it comes time to partition the drive, it restarts but instead of restarting into the windows setup, it just goes back to my macOS drives. There is no bootcamp partition listed with the os drives. However, the bootcamp partition is shown in disk utility still unused. Any ideas?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Boot Camp Assistant help
- Thread starter rfchef
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
You could try booting to the Windows 10 installer (which is what that USB should be)
Restart, holding the Option key, then choose the Windows installer from the boot picker.
The system won't show a windows boot partition, until you install Windows on the partition that the Boot Camp Assistant created.
When you get ready to choose the destination for that Windows install, be sure to carefully watch for the correct size of that windows partition. It's very easy to choose the wrong partition, and you don't really want to wipe out your macOS boot partition.
Restart, holding the Option key, then choose the Windows installer from the boot picker.
The system won't show a windows boot partition, until you install Windows on the partition that the Boot Camp Assistant created.
When you get ready to choose the destination for that Windows install, be sure to carefully watch for the correct size of that windows partition. It's very easy to choose the wrong partition, and you don't really want to wipe out your macOS boot partition.
I have tried that, when I do, it just shows the windows logo without the loading circle, and never advances, although truthfully, never waiting more that 10 min before going back and trying a different idea. Could it take longer than that?
hmmm... The Windows USB installer will usually show 2 boot choices on a Mac.
(someone more knowledgable than me will know why there are two boot choices for the windows installer)
Be sure to check for that when you restart to the boot picker screen. If you see two windows choices, try the other one.
Alternatively -- if you have an empty drive slot in your MacPro, you could insert a hard drive (or SSD) in that empty slot. Use your Disk Utility to format that drive as ExFat, with a partition scheme of Master Boot Record, avoiding the Boot Camp Assistant, other than needing the boot camp drivers for the Windows install. That would use that drive for only Windows.
(someone more knowledgable than me will know why there are two boot choices for the windows installer)
Be sure to check for that when you restart to the boot picker screen. If you see two windows choices, try the other one.
Alternatively -- if you have an empty drive slot in your MacPro, you could insert a hard drive (or SSD) in that empty slot. Use your Disk Utility to format that drive as ExFat, with a partition scheme of Master Boot Record, avoiding the Boot Camp Assistant, other than needing the boot camp drivers for the Windows install. That would use that drive for only Windows.
