Can't start Windows 8 VM on latest MacBook Air

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I have a shiny new 11" MacBook Air and have configured Windows 8 on a Boot Camp partition, which works fine. However when I try to start it up in Parallels Desktop 8.0.18494, I get a message saying that I need to log in to Windows to configure it, and then a console which is stuck at "Trying to boot from SATA Drive 1..."

I've tried a bunch of times but haven't been able to get past this.
 
Same here, MBA 13" I think it is due to the SSD being PCIe. This is the first Mac with that configuration, and it looks like Parallels doesn't support it yet.
 
Same here! I have a brand new 13" MBA and I have literally spent 6-8 hours trying to get this to work today. Trying every work around, cheat and hack to try and get it to run, no luck.

Windows 8 runs great in Boot Camp, but I cannot get it setup in Parallels using the Boot Camp partition. "Trying to boot from SATA drive 1" error.

Hoping we can get a patch to Parallels ASAP to resolve this as I'm dead in the water until then.

Thanks!

EDIT: Posted a thread over at the Macrumors forums to help anyone else out with this problem
 
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Andrew@Parallels said:
Have you guys updated to the latest build of Parallels Desktop 8?
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I have just updated Parallels 8 and even though Parallels was running with Windows 8 and Mountain Lion perfectly now it is impossible to start the VM i.e. Windows 8. Nothing else has changed except the update. When I initially updated Windows 8 continiued to run it is only since I restarted the MacBook Pro (Retina Display) that it cannot find Windows. It asks me to load Windows 8 from a disk. It is already loaded so why reload. i.e.The message indicates that Window 8 is not loaded. This is a major inconvenience. The last time I upgraded I had similar nightmares. Why don't Parallels test the upgrades beofre releasing them or a least provide directions????
 
Problem report ID #26059850 (I just generated a new one - I don't know what problem report ID was generated when I sent my support request). FYI, I tried running under the 10.9 developer preview - it didn't help.
 
Hi Andrew,

Same problem here (identical). I take it you guys are on it, and there's no need for additional error logs?

If I should upload them please let me know, if not I'll wait for you to post a solution in this thread?

Thanks in advance,

Seth
 
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I am in the same boat, trying to install for the first time to a new VM, I get the no device drivers could be found.

13" Haswell i7 Air
 
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Exactly same situation as everyone else. Fresh Windows 8 Pro install on Boot Camp on a 2013 Macbook Air 11" (Haswell). Fresh install of Parallels 8. Shows progress in converting the boot camp drive/disk/volume, but hangs during actual startup saying "Trying to boot from SATA drive ... "

I think I opened up a ticket -- I hope they address this issue soon, as I am sure Parallels will keep hearing more and more customer complaints.
 
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