Killed my MacBook, Entire HD is NTFS, HELP!

[vultureboy70]

So I killed my MacBook SR 2.2 Ghz. Using Boot Camp I tried to load Windows XP Pro SP2, and it formatted my entire HD to NTFS. Now when I boot up it says something like "NO BOOTABLE DRIVE FOUND". And when I try to reinstall from Mac OSX disc, it can't install because it's a NTFS formatted drive. I'm going to Mac Store Genius later today, but I just wanted some feedback and ideas on what I'm up against. Thanks in advance.

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

Boot up from the OS X install disc, then in the menu, go to Utilities, Disk Utility. You can reformat the drive from there.

 

[TEG]

Just reformat the drive and reinstall. You either chose the wrong drive when you were installing Windows or BootCamp allowed you to bork your drive.

TEG

 

[vultureboy70]

Reformat is grayed out

Yep, already tried that. Reformat is grayed out. Thanks for the quick replies! Keep 'em coming! Looks like 2 options are still available: restore from Time Machine (but I didn't have that set up yet) and reinstall via network (but I don't have anything like that).

 

[myuserid08]

Boot from the restore disk, disk util > partition > options > and verify GUID is selected if this is the startup drive > Name the volume “Macintosh HD.” > Apply the change by clicking the Partition button.
Quit disk util and proceed with install.

 

[jeremy.king]

Delete the partition from the partition tab by clicking on the partition(s) and click the minus. Then create a single partition and format the drive using the Erase tab.

 

[vultureboy70]

Thanks for replies; Apple Genius fixed using target disk mode

Thanks everyone for your quick replies. Apple Genius in Burlingame fixed problem by booting mine using target disk mode and re-formatting / re-partitioning using their mac via firewire, probably using standard disk utility, not sure. I probably could have done this at home or work, but didn't have a second Leopard machine (just Tigers, maybe that would've worked too, hmmm). So everyone here's some free advice: be extra careful loading Windoze onto Boot Camp. I'm going to try fusion next....

 

[jeremy.king]

So everyone here's some free advice: be extra careful loading Windoze onto Boot Camp.

Or just read the manual. You picked the wrong partition which is clearly documented.

 

[vultureboy70]

Thanks everyone, mystery solved, mods please close thread

Thanks kingjr3, I was so eager to get Windoze XP on the Mac that I neglected to read the manual and only followed the on-screen instructions. Mistake! But now I've read the manual and I'm enlightened (and sleepy, it's dry reading).
Thanks again one and all. Long live Apple, Mac, and Steve. Cheers!

 

[wolfie67]

hi all

Ive been trying lots here to set up windows on my macbook, ive opened boot camp etc gave 10GB to windows and clicked partition, wait a couple mins and i keep getting...cant verify disk, any help????