Dec_Bra1n Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Guys have you suffer from any error like Windows can not be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks If any then this is your will surely help you to install Windows ON GPT Partition Table. After moving to Mac OS X completely sometime i Realize that i need windows for some reasons which i am going explain it here but the moral of the story is that Windows is needed for some reasons. Windows with GUID Partition Table on Non-UEFI platform is very difficult, task to handle, But what if we want to use Windows on GPT with Legacy or non -UEFI platform then this guide is surely help you out. Disk utility Creates Hybrid Disk Partition which Windows will not allow to install on so we need to converts those partitions Hybrid Partition to PURE (protective you can say ) so download this tool from the given link Solution; -DOWNLOAD Latest Version of tool to avoid any trouble [ Download ] See following is the example of converting Hybrid partition to pure one here i have disk1 which i just formatted with disk utility Last login: Fri Feb 6 18:01:24 on ttys000 Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD 63.5 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data WIN SSD 63.7 GB disk0s4 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk1 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Microsoft Basic Data WIN HD 60.0 GB disk1s2 3: Microsoft Basic Data MAC HD 50.0 GB disk1s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data SOFTWARE 402.9 GB disk1s4 5: Microsoft Basic Data MAC DATA 487.1 GB disk1s5 Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk1 Password: GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10 Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their partition table automatically reloaded! Partition table scan: MBR: hybrid BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: present Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT. Command (? for help): ? Note:-Read followings character and there respective works b GPT backing up the data to a file c change a partition's name d delete a partition i show detailed information on a partition l list known partition types n add a new partition o create a new empty GUID partition table (GPT) p print the partition table q quit without saving changes r recovery and transformation options (experts only) s sort partitions t change a partition's type code v verify disk w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only) ? print this menu Last login: Sat Feb 7 21:16:23 on console Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD 63.5 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 4: Microsoft Reserved 134.2 MB disk0s4 5: Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS 63.5 GB disk0s5 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk1 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Microsoft Basic Data WIN HD 60.0 GB disk1s2 3: Microsoft Basic Data MAC HD 50.0 GB disk1s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data SOFTWARE 402.9 GB disk1s4 5: Microsoft Basic Data MAC DATA 487.1 GB disk1s5 /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk2 1: Windows_NTFS Seasons 73.4 GB disk2s1 2: Windows_NTFS DATA 52.4 GB disk2s2 3: Windows_NTFS SOFT 314.6 GB disk2s3 4: Windows_NTFS MOVIES 559.8 GB disk2s5 Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk1 Password: GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10 Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their partition table automatically reloaded! Partition table scan: MBR: hybrid BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: present Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT. Command (? for help): p Disk /dev/disk1: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB Logical sector size: 512 bytes Disk identifier (GUID): F9DEFE0A-A99F-49A3-B2F1-FED24B20D3B7 Partition table holds up to 128 entries First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134 Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries Total free space is 3437 sectors (1.7 MiB) Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition 2 411648 117598207 55.9 GiB 0700 WIN HD 3 117598208 215252991 46.6 GiB 0700 MAC HD 4 215252992 1002184703 375.2 GiB 0700 SOFTWARE 5 1002184704 1953523711 453.6 GiB 0700 MAC DATA Command (? for help): d Partition number (1-5): 2 Command (? for help): n Partition number (2-128, default 2): 2 First sector (34-1953525134, default = 409640) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Last sector (409640-117598207, default = 117598207) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Current type is 'Apple HFS/HFS+' Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = AF00): 0700 Changed type of partition to 'Microsoft basic data' Command (? for help): p Disk /dev/disk1: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB Logical sector size: 512 bytes Disk identifier (GUID): F9DEFE0A-A99F-49A3-B2F1-FED24B20D3B7 Partition table holds up to 128 entries First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134 Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries Total free space is 1429 sectors (714.5 KiB) Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition 2 409640 117598207 55.9 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 3 117598208 215252991 46.6 GiB 0700 MAC HD 4 215252992 1002184703 375.2 GiB 0700 SOFTWARE 5 1002184704 1953523711 453.6 GiB 0700 MAC DATA Command (? for help): d Partition number (1-5): 3 Command (? for help): n Partition number (3-128, default 3): 3 First sector (34-1953525134, default = 117598208) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Last sector (117598208-215252991, default = 215252991) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Current type is 'Apple HFS/HFS+' Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = AF00): 0700 Changed type of partition to 'Microsoft basic data' Command (? for help): p Disk /dev/disk1: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB Logical sector size: 512 bytes Disk identifier (GUID): F9DEFE0A-A99F-49A3-B2F1-FED24B20D3B7 Partition table holds up to 128 entries First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134 Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries Total free space is 1429 sectors (714.5 KiB) Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition 2 409640 117598207 55.9 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 3 117598208 215252991 46.6 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 4 215252992 1002184703 375.2 GiB 0700 SOFTWARE 5 1002184704 1953523711 453.6 GiB 0700 MAC DATA Command (? for help): d Partition number (1-5): 4 Command (? for help): n Partition number (4-128, default 4): 4 First sector (34-1953525134, default = 215252992) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Last sector (215252992-1002184703, default = 1002184703) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Current type is 'Apple HFS/HFS+' Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = AF00): 0700 Changed type of partition to 'Microsoft basic data' Command (? for help): p Disk /dev/disk1: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB Logical sector size: 512 bytes Disk identifier (GUID): F9DEFE0A-A99F-49A3-B2F1-FED24B20D3B7 Partition table holds up to 128 entries First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134 Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries Total free space is 1429 sectors (714.5 KiB) Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 40 409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition 2 409640 117598207 55.9 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 3 117598208 215252991 46.6 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 4 215252992 1002184703 375.2 GiB 0700 Microsoft basic data 5 1002184704 1953523711 453.6 GiB 0700 MAC DATA Command (? for help): d Partition number (1-5): 5 Command (? for help): n Partition number (5-128, default 5): 5 First sector (34-1953525134, default = 1002184704) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Last sector (1002184704-1953525134, default = 1953525134) or {+-}size{KMGTP}: Current type is 'Apple HFS/HFS+' Hex code or GUID (L to show codes, Enter = AF00): 0700 Changed type of partition to 'Microsoft basic data' Command (? for help): w Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING PARTITIONS!! Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): Y OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/disk1. Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their partition table automatically reloaded! Warning: The kernel may continue to use old or deleted partitions. You should reboot or remove the drive. The operation has completed successfully. Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk1 GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10 Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their partition table automatically reloaded! Partition table scan: MBR: protective BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: present Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT. Command (? for help): q Pratiks-MacBook-Pro:~ TechFertile$ Done now Just restart the system and boot windows in EFI / UEFI mode and install the windows This is guide is the just an Example of converting Hybrid GPT partition to Pure GPT Partition or protective you can say Source is here http://www.hackintoshmumbai.com/2015/03/convert-hybrid-gpt-partition-to-pure.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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