Apple Boot Camp Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard - Manual (Page 6)

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Installation Overview
Installing Windows on your Mac computer involves the following steps:
Step 1: Check for updates.
Step 2: Open Boot Camp Assistant.
Boot Camp Assistant creates a partition for Windows and starts the Windows installer.
Step 3: Install Windows.
Step 4: Install the Boot Camp drivers on your Windows volume.
Important : Before you begin, make sure you have a backup of the important
information on your computer.
Step 1: Check for updates
In Mac OS X, go to http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp and check whether you
need to update your software before you can install Windows.
Step 2: Open Boot Camp Assistant
Boot Camp Assistant helps you create a new partition for Windows and gets you
started with the Windows installation.
Important: If you’re using a portable computer, connect the power adapter before
continuing.
To use Boot Camp Assistant:
1 Log in to an administrator account on your computer, quit all open applications, and
log out any other users on your computer.
2 Choose Apple () > Software Update.
Install all available updates. If your computer restarts after installing an update, choose
Apple () > Software Update again to install any additional updates.
3 Open Boot Camp Assistant (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).
Creating a Partition for Windows
Boot Camp Assistant lets you choose the size for your Windows partition, and then
creates that partition on your internal disk drive without erasing any data.
Note: If your computer has more than one internal disk and you want to install
Boot Camp on a disk that isn’t in the first hard drive bay, remove the drives in the
lower numbered bays. You can reinstall the drives after you install Boot Camp.