Hi all,
I've already had an old thread about running windows 7 native on Macbook unibody (alloy, nvidia 9400m)
In this thread I'll try to raise all the problems I'm pacing in order to have one place for all the problems and hopefully solutions so everyone that would like to do the same will have it all arranged.
So, I'll start:
The following are the steps you must take.
1. Start up the laptop with the Win7 CD inserted. (By holding down the C key on the keyboard you will allow the system to boot from the Win7 CD)
2. Install Windows 7. Select the write partition to install it on and make sure to partition it during windows installer. Just hit FORMAT after having selected a drive to install it on.
3. Once the install of 7 completes, eject the Win7 CD manually via my computer. Right click on the optical drive and hit eject.
4. Load your SL disk. It will install the Bootcamp drivers even though you aren't using Bootcamp. These are the only drivers you'll need.
5. Enjoy Win7.
Credits to ildondeigiocchi for the nice steps.
The problems I got till now are:
1. external monitor didn't came out from power safe (when the computer turn off the monitor) - fixed by installing NVIDIA's latest drivers.
2. low volume on the internal speakers - anyone know how to fix it?
3. no AHCI support in windows 7 - for now no fix.
Hope it helps anyone,
I'll update with any new information,
Lior Amsalem
I've already had an old thread about running windows 7 native on Macbook unibody (alloy, nvidia 9400m)
In this thread I'll try to raise all the problems I'm pacing in order to have one place for all the problems and hopefully solutions so everyone that would like to do the same will have it all arranged.
So, I'll start:
The following are the steps you must take.
1. Start up the laptop with the Win7 CD inserted. (By holding down the C key on the keyboard you will allow the system to boot from the Win7 CD)
2. Install Windows 7. Select the write partition to install it on and make sure to partition it during windows installer. Just hit FORMAT after having selected a drive to install it on.
3. Once the install of 7 completes, eject the Win7 CD manually via my computer. Right click on the optical drive and hit eject.
4. Load your SL disk. It will install the Bootcamp drivers even though you aren't using Bootcamp. These are the only drivers you'll need.
5. Enjoy Win7.
Credits to ildondeigiocchi for the nice steps.
The problems I got till now are:
1. external monitor didn't came out from power safe (when the computer turn off the monitor) - fixed by installing NVIDIA's latest drivers.
2. low volume on the internal speakers - anyone know how to fix it?
3. no AHCI support in windows 7 - for now no fix.
Hope it helps anyone,
I'll update with any new information,
Lior Amsalem