I installed Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro without using Boot Camp. Now only Windows 7 boots; the Mac partition is fine but does not boot.
How can I restore Mac OS X?
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Try starting up with the X key held down - this should cause your Mac to start up from the first Mac OS X partition it finds. Alternatively, hold down Option while starting up, and you should be presented with a list of startup disks to choose from - select the Mac OS X partition with the arrow keys. If neither of these work, insert the Mac OS X restore DVD that came with your Mac, and start up from it by holding down the C key on startup. Then, use Disk Utility from the Utilities menu to verify and/or repair your hard disk, and use Startup Disk, also from the Utilities menu, to select your Mac partition as your startup disk. A caveat, though: without Boot Camp, I'm not entirely sure how easily you will be able to boot back into Windows once you've got into Mac OS X (I presume you will know more about this than me since you did it at least once). Consider using Boot Camp or an alternative like rEFIt if you intend to switch between Mac OS X and Windows frequently. | |||
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