Installing Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp

[virginblue4]

Download it to the PC. Then copy it to your think drive. Then copy it to your mac and open up boot camp and follow the instructions. Don't forget the ISO needs to be on the Mac HD because Boot Camp will erase the USB Drive.

Onto my think drive?

I'll copy it onto my macs desktop and then run boot camp.

 

[virginblue4]

So, after a lot of hassle, I made it! Just want to say thanks to all of you who helped me!

 

[virginblue4]

So, I am back again!

Boot camp is running very hot, causing the fans to sit at around 450rpm when I'm not even doing anything! (Well I'm downloading a 60GB file, I didn't think this would cause the machine to heat up?)

The whole point of me installing boot camp was to play games, but now I'm a little worried.

Any tips? Also, when in windows, will the machine shut itself down before any damage occurs due to heat?

 

[!!!]

So, I am back again!

Boot camp is running very hot, causing the fans to sit at around 450rpm when I'm not even doing anything! (Well I'm downloading a 60GB file, I didn't think this would cause the machine to heat up?)

The whole point of me installing boot camp was to play games, but now I'm a little worried.

Any tips? Also, when in windows, will the machine shut itself down before any damage occurs due to heat?

What Mac do you have?
Did you make sure to install the Boot Camp Drivers?
Have you restarted since you installed Widnows?
Is the mac on a flat surface so air get get to the fans?

 

[mumblebumble]

So, I am back again!

Boot camp is running very hot, causing the fans to sit at around 450rpm when I'm not even doing anything! (Well I'm downloading a 60GB file, I didn't think this would cause the machine to heat up?)

The whole point of me installing boot camp was to play games, but now I'm a little worried.

Any tips? Also, when in windows, will the machine shut itself down before any damage occurs due to heat?

IIRC Windows doesn't do automatic graphics switching on macs, so Windows uses the discrete graphics all the time. You might be able to switch to intel graphics by this method:

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/142458/turn-off-nvidia-on-windows-8-1-bootcamp

Depending on the game, integrated graphics might be sufficient. Otherwise you might want to invest in a quiet cooling pad..