So I heard someone was saying Windows 7 Bootcamp isn't working that well on the 2012 macbook air? Something about benchmarks being low compared to os x? I'm not really sure what's going on with that, anyone care to explain?
So I heard someone was saying Windows 7 Bootcamp isn't working that well on the 2012 macbook air? Something about benchmarks being low compared to os x? I'm not really sure what's going on with that, anyone care to explain?![]()
The issue is that the Bootcamp drivers do not recognize Boost mode with one of the CPUs options for the 2012 MBA. A search will get you the details.
No. ACHI has to do with disk drives.Is this AHCI thing they are talking about?
Also - even though I finally managed to install and successfully activate it, it still take ages (for a machine with an SSD) to boot into Windows - it sits for ages (well up to 30-60 seconds) showing nothing but a black screen before I see the Windows logo. Has anyone else experienced this? My old early-2008 (which does have an SSD) doesn't do this, it boots into Windows 7 in about 12-15 seconds and this in on slower 1.5Gbs SATA...![]()
It take longer than booting into OS X. However, 30-60 seconds of a black screen does seem long. Did you install the Intel graphics drivers from their site? On last year's version, doing so increased the boot time. Switching back to the Boot Camp drivers helped.
My work requires both Windows Outlook and Access so I had to purchase Windows 7 OEM, Parallels 7 and I had a copy of Office. This went into a 256/8/i7 13" Air.
The installation of Parallels first, then Windows, then Office went smoothly and I love it. I can bounce around from the Windows to the OS side seamlessly.
No delay in booting up or anything. I might say having Windows open is taking a bit more juice, but see NO delays or additional time needed for anything to boot, operate, or run.
Good luck!