I bought 64 bit Windows 7 with the student discount so I got a upgrade disk for a lower price. I think they let me choose between 64 bit and 32, so I chose 64 bit, but I believe the disk only lets me install 64 bit and not 32. The only problem is that when I insert the Snow Leopard DVD in Windows it tells me that the particular model is unsupported. I am gathering that my Late 2008 MacBook is not supported for 64 bit boot camp. I found the driver for the 9400M but I can't find the rest of the drivers for the keyboard, etc. Is there a way to get full hardware support for this MacBook? If I acquire a 32 bit installation, can I use the same product key?
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Running 64 bit Windows 7 on Unsupported MacBook
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Unfortunately, you're on your own when it comes to 64-bit device drivers at the moment. Your computer should work fine, with the exception that things like your volume keys won't function as expected.
What's amazing is that Windows-only PCs have to deal with this all the time without the benefit of BootCamp drivers already collected for them.
-Aaron-
What's amazing is that Windows-only PCs have to deal with this all the time without the benefit of BootCamp drivers already collected for them.
-Aaron-
Try the old "force BootCamp64.msi to load" deal (e.g. http://www.techulous.com/hardware/h...64-bit-for-windows-7-on-unsupported-macs.html) and see what's missing/not working after that.
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How is this? Every Windows PC I've bought all the drivers are already installed or come on a CD with the computer...
Anyway:
Open the CD drive
Navigate through to Bootcamp>Drivers>Apple
Find Bootcamp x64
Right Click and Run as Administrator - OR Compatibility issues.
Then run the program.
**Just noticed the post above tells you how to do this!
Hope it works for you
How is this? Every Windows PC I've bought all the drivers are already installed or come on a CD with the computer...
Anyway:
Open the CD drive
Navigate through to Bootcamp>Drivers>Apple
Find Bootcamp x64
Right Click and Run as Administrator - OR Compatibility issues.
Then run the program.
**Just noticed the post above tells you how to do this!
Hope it works for you
Awesome!
Thanks guys so much, it actually worked. I don't understand why Apple won't allow older unibody MacBooks to install 64 bit officially