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who makes the motherboard, is it intel?
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If you are looking for Windows chipset drivers, just use Intel's site. The chipset should be automatically recognize as the HM65.
Intel does the initial design for a chipset/processor variation. Essentially "here is everything to do for a motherboard".
Apple would then take that info and design their own board. Typically for form factor and other I/O.
Then I think Foxconn does the board assembly.
Apple would then take that info and design their own board. Typically for form factor and other I/O.
Then I think Foxconn does the board assembly.
Apple designs the motherboards and then Foxconn makes them using standard components. Apple does not like adding extra bits on top of what the Intel chipset provides, hence why we don't have support for things eSATA and USB 3. There are obviously a couple of other bits and bobs, like the wifi chip, but I am not sure who makes these. I suppose you could check out one of the disassembly sites - they usually list a lot of this info or study the diagrams and google the model numbers on the bits that you can see.
Actually, eSATA works out of the box with OS X and USB3 is activated simply by installing a readily-available kext. Of course, you still need the ports.