Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air (Late 2010) - Manual (Page 3)

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Installing and Setting Up Boot
Camp
This document shows you how to install and set up
Boot Camp so you can use Microsoft Windows on a
Mac computer.
Introduction
Boot Camp lets you install Windows on a Mac computer in its own partition, using a
Microsoft Windows installation disc that you provide. After installation, you can use
either Windows or Mac OS X on your Mac computer.
The Boot Camp Assistant application and this guide walk you through the steps
needed to create a Windows partition on your Mac and then restart your Mac using
your Windows installation disc. Then, follow this guide to install Windows and install
software drivers that let Windows work with your Mac hardware.
What You Need
 A printed copy of this document, which contains information you need to refer to
when installing Windows. The information in this document is for specific computer
models. If you’re not sure this is the document for your computer, go to
www.apple.com/support/bootcamp for more information.
 The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer. (If they
aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)
 A built-in optical disc drive or a compatible external optical drive.
For information on using your computer with an external optical drive, see the
documentation that came with your computer.
 A blank CD or DVD, or an external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).
Boot Camp Assistant saves Windows support software to this disk, and later you’ll
install that software on your Windows partition. To format an external drive as
MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc. You cannot use
an upgrade version of Windows. To see how much free space you need on your disk
for Windows, refer to the documentation that came with Windows.