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Harddrive mayhem

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flightboy

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May 25, 2011
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Hi everyone, hope someone can help me!

I have a i5 27inch imac and i have been dual booting it with windows 7 for the last year with no issues. Today i decided to wipe off windows and do a fresh install as it was getting a bit clogged up so i did the usual and went into bootcamp started the windows 7 install disk but when it came to picking the harddrive the partition i had made ( 900GB ) was shown in the windows installtion screen but said i could not install onto that harddrive as it was a GPT partition :( never heard of that so i rebooted back into OSX and now the 900GB partition is no where to be seen in disk utility :/

Im now left with a 900GB i can see via the windows install disk but cant use and the same partition i cant just delete and get osx to partition for me again

ANy ideas? thanks im trying not to panic!
 
Wich version of os x are you using? Do you have the latest firmware? did you already blow away the old windows install? If not will it boot? Have you tried to boot from the os x install disc and run a repair?
 
h00ligan said:
Wich version of os x are you using? Do you have the latest firmware? did you already blow away the old windows install? If not will it boot? Have you tried to boot from the os x install disc and run a repair?
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Hi thanks for the reply, it is version 10.6.7 which is fully updated. Yes removed windows 7 and i would but checking the box i dont seem to have got any disks :confused:
 
phlydude said:
When running the Windows install, you have to format that partition...should be as easy as that!
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It wont let me, when i selcct the harddrive the format and all other buttons are blanked out with the "windows cant install on this partition" at the bottom
 
Just run the verifiy disk option and i got this

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Im going to need to find a disk arn't i? :( expensive day ahead
 
Have you tried repairing the disc? You'll need to boot from the DVD to repair it. You'll need the silver disc that is specific to your iMac.
 
MythicFrost said:
Have you tried repairing the disc? You'll need to boot from the DVD to repair it. You'll need the silver disc that is specific to your iMac.
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Ah i dont have that :( i have a mac 10.6.3 retail disk i have just borrowed from a friend which i going to try shortly
 
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