I've googled and searched this forum for help to no avail other than something somewhat Hackintosh related on Tomshardware dot com. I have very limited post-Windows XP knowledge, so here's my problem:
I've installed Windows 8.1 64 bit on a MP 5,1 12-core running 10.10.3. with 64GB of RAM and a flashed/modded ATI 7990. The install went flawlessly and surprisingly quickly. I then installed the latest Bootcamp drivers off of my flash drive. When I rebooted the computer and I got a BSOD immediately after I signed in with a message related to a problem with the "Cache_Manager". I then "Reset" Windows 8.1 using the install DVD which allowed me to remove all 3rd party programs without doing a complete system reinstall. I then started to load one Bootcamp driver at a time. I have loaded just the Reltek soundcard driver from the Bootcamp list of drivers, but chose to load the CPU driver I got direct from AMD.
So far, all is well, but I'm just getting started. I have no problem loading one driver at a time, if necessary, in an effort to circumvent the "Cache_Manager" issue. So the question I have is this: Do I need to load any additional Bootcamp drivers for Windows 8.1 to run optimally? All I need is sound and GPU (which I have) and possibly a USB3 card down the road. I don't need bluetooth or wireless network support. I'm using a Logitec USB mouse and Windows 8.1 even recognizes my old G3 iMac keyboard and supports its audio adjustment buttons if you can believe that!
TIA!
JP
I've installed Windows 8.1 64 bit on a MP 5,1 12-core running 10.10.3. with 64GB of RAM and a flashed/modded ATI 7990. The install went flawlessly and surprisingly quickly. I then installed the latest Bootcamp drivers off of my flash drive. When I rebooted the computer and I got a BSOD immediately after I signed in with a message related to a problem with the "Cache_Manager". I then "Reset" Windows 8.1 using the install DVD which allowed me to remove all 3rd party programs without doing a complete system reinstall. I then started to load one Bootcamp driver at a time. I have loaded just the Reltek soundcard driver from the Bootcamp list of drivers, but chose to load the CPU driver I got direct from AMD.
So far, all is well, but I'm just getting started. I have no problem loading one driver at a time, if necessary, in an effort to circumvent the "Cache_Manager" issue. So the question I have is this: Do I need to load any additional Bootcamp drivers for Windows 8.1 to run optimally? All I need is sound and GPU (which I have) and possibly a USB3 card down the road. I don't need bluetooth or wireless network support. I'm using a Logitec USB mouse and Windows 8.1 even recognizes my old G3 iMac keyboard and supports its audio adjustment buttons if you can believe that!
TIA!
JP