Change from Chameleon to Clover

[Sinner666]

Hi @all,
today, after working almost 5 hours on my setup, I managed to install OSX on my PC with Unibeast!
Thank you for the great tutorials and help in this board!

But now, I would like to enable Dual Boot with Windows 8.1.

I'm a bit afraid that I could crash something, and all work spend today would be lost...
Thats why I am now looking for some help, on what I have to do, before I do anything wrong.

What kind of information do you need to help me with the change?

Here is my current PC Setup:

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43
CPU: i7-4770K
RAM: 16GB (currently only 8GB installed)
OSX SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Win SSD: Samsung 840 PRO 256GB

To be more specific, I'm totaly new to the OSX on PC thing, and please try to help me with simple words...

Thankx!

From the land of the newly baked World Champions
- Chris

 

[Asus-Freak]

What are trying to accomplish? The title says "Change from Chameleon to Clover". The content posted is "I would like to enable Dual Boot with Windows 8.1." So whats the question?

EDIT: Regardless of what bootloader you're using, the best process to dual boot is to install Windows on it's own drive. Disconnect your OS X drive and install Windows to another drive. Then reconnect your OS X drive and set it as the first boot device in the bios. Chameleon, Chimera, or Clover will give you the option in their boot menu to boot Windows...

 

[Sinner666]

That is exactly what I am trying to accomplish.
I have also set the OSX drive as first boot, but when I select "Windows NTFS" wich is the only option other than OSX on the bootloader, it tells me that "A recent hardware or software change might be the cause" and I should repair my computer with the windows disk, because the boot information is missing...

 

[Going Bald]

That is exactly what I am trying to accomplish.
I have also set the OSX drive as first boot, but when I select "Windows NTFS" wich is the only option other than OSX on the bootloader, it tells me that "A recent hardware or software change might be the cause" and I should repair my computer with the windows disk, because the boot information is missing...

When dual booting with any Windows version make absolutely sure there is only the Windows HDD connected to the computer. Otherwise, Windows installer puts boot files on your other HDDs.
See http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/96000-guide-dual-booting-mountain-lion-windows-8-a.html

 

[Sinner666]

When dual booting with any Windows version make absolutely sure there is only the Windows HDD connected to the computer. Otherwise, Windows installer puts boot files on your other HDDs.
See http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/96000-guide-dual-booting-mountain-lion-windows-8-a.html

I had Windows installed on the first SSD.
Then I bought the new SSD, on which I installed OSX.
During the installation, all other drives where disconnected.
After I finished installing everything, I reconnected my Windows SSD.
I have the OSX SSD as First Boot Device, and Windows SSD as Second Boot Device.

When starting the PC, OSX loads, and the bootloader works. When pressing any key to change the bootloader, there is a OSX and Windows next to each other.
Entering OSX works, entering Windows results in the error as said above.
Then I remembered a friend told me to change the boot device priority by pressing F11.
I did that, and selected the Windows drive. But instead of showing me any error, or even load Windows, I was presented the Bootloader again from the OSX SSD...?

Then I thought, maybe the best solution would be to install clover, since many people have written about it, and are positiv about it. But since I have no idea if thats the right decision, I came here to ask for help

Greets - Chris

 

[RehabMan]

...
When starting the PC, OSX loads, and the bootloader works. When pressing any key to change the bootloader, there is a OSX and Windows next to each other.
Entering OSX works, entering Windows results in the error as said above.
...

Do you see a "System Reserved" partition? If so, use that to boot Windows as that's where your Windows boot files are.

 

[Sinner666]

In the Chameleon Boot selection? No..
There is only the OSX drive and Windows (NTFS).
Also when Pressing F11 I can only select:

SSD 250 (OSX)
SSD 256 (WIN) -> leading to OSX as well
EFI Shell

// Edit

I just noticed, that the drive is not even shown in the bios..... First time, I was written out, just like the 250SSD........

 

[Asus-Freak]

In bios when you look at "UEFI Hard Disk Drive Priorities" are both drives displayed?

 

[Sinner666]

In bios when you look at "UEFI Hard Disk Drive Priorities" are both drives displayed?

I think so.. yes:

 

[Asus-Freak]

If you disconnect the OS X drive does Windows boot?