BootCamp on new MacBook Air 2011 (also Mac mini)

[nyc4lifedt]

Just purchased the new MacBook Air and Mac mini.

I had MacBook Pro before, so bootcamp install was fairly easy. Now with no optical drive present, need some guidance.

I do have an external DVD drive that I can use to insert my Windows 7 original disc, but what about the drivers?

Before, I could do it with the original DVDs that came with previous Macs.

Not doing Parallel or VMWare, help with BootCamp please.



UPDATE: Answering my own question. Apparently Boot Camp Assistant that comes with new Macs, downloads the drivers for it, burn on CD/DVD or copies on USB drive to install it on Boot Camp.

No optical drive, no problem.

 

[jenzjen]

Just start the process, the assistant will prompt you whether you want to burn the drivers to a disk, USB, etc

 

[nyc4lifedt]

Yep. Was making sure before I start the process. Once I started, it was more straight forward and easy. No more DVDs.

 

[scoobydiesel]

It wont let me burn to a disk or save to a flashdrive :-/

 

[nyc4lifedt]

Make sure you have a DVD/RW or Super Drive of some sort external drive (i.e. MacBook Air Super Drive). USB Flash Drive that I used was 8GB, so check if you have plenty of drive space.