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Windows 7 beta and Alum Macbook (bootcamp)
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Ah Ha !!
I have that SM Bus thing not recognised.........and coprocessor as well....
I will try running the Nvidia drivers by hand from the install DVD.........
Thanks for that info......
Mine wouldent at first as well.......but now it seems to work fine......
The only thing i have done is manualy install the Nvidia drivers from the apple bootcamp dvd, maybe that cured it.....as i think the SATA bus is controlled by the Nvidia drivers....
This is funny. I had the same problem. The first three or four times that I booted into Windows 7, I could not get the drive to eject. I went into leopard and ejected the dvd, booted back into W7, and now it ejects every time.
Silly Windows...
Yeah, I had this problem on my Macbook with Win7. I was getting a score of 3.0 on the Primary Hard Drive. I fixed the problem by going into Troubleshootrt and found some services that didn't install correctly. Got that fixed and my score shot up to 5.2+.
Yeah, running those troubleshooter things sure fixes some obscure things in Windows 7......
My apologies if someone has already addressed this issue. Try clicking with 3 fingers instead of 2, and the glass track pad should recognize as a right click in Windows 7.
Which specific Nvidia driver is everyone using for the 64 bit Win7 install on their Alum MB?
I've tried everything I can find but always get the "cannot find compatible hardware" error message.
I am using my 2.4 Alum MB with 2 GB of RAM on a 32 GB partition with Boot Camp.
PS- I've searched.
I've tried everything I can find but always get the "cannot find compatible hardware" error message.
I am using my 2.4 Alum MB with 2 GB of RAM on a 32 GB partition with Boot Camp.
PS- I've searched.
if its 32-bit you don't have to do anything, just insert Leopard CD and let BootCamp assistant do its thing. If you are using x64 then yes, you have to prod and search a little.
Have you come up with one that works? The ones listed on Nvidia's website all exclude the 9400M chip.
Help me raise my Win7 Experience Score above 1.0!!!
Dang, I can't find the Troubleshooter for Win 7. I went to it from the Control panel, but I keep navigating thru the same topics and can get no where near an actual article or method.
Any help?
Have you come up with one that works? The ones listed on Nvidia's website all exclude the 9400M chip.
Help me raise my Win7 Experience Score above 1.0!!!
I know a GUI way of doing it. Insert the Leopard DVD and go to Computer. Wait for DVD to load. Then using the left hand menu (where the triangles and folders are) go into the Boot Camp setup. Search for BootCampx64 in the Drivers folder and click it. BootCamp setup will launch and install all the right dirvers.
Give me some time after I get off work and I'll post the exact route for you to follow.
As I have bot seen any real topics about this, I figured that I would post my experience with the new windows 7 beta on my aluminum macbook 2.0ghz, in bootcamp.
Process is simple if you sign up for the beta, just download the 32 or 64 bit versions of Windows 7 beta, build 7000, and burn the iso to a single layer dvd using Disk Utility. Forget what apple says about 64bit windows OS's and the macbook, as you can follow one simple step to enable the boot camp assistant to install the 64bit macbook drivers.
After burning the w7 dvd, open boot camp, and follow the instructions as you would with Xp or Vista. The installer works the same as vista, so no surprises there. Immediately after Windows 7 installs, insert your OEM leopard OS disk and run the setup file that you are prompted if you are using the 32 bit Beta. If you are running the 64 bit beta, then follow this simple step:
In the Windows 7 Start Menu Type cmd, then right-click on the program that appears and choose Run As Administrator.
Then enter;
D:
cd "Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple"
msiexec /i BootCamp64.msi
This will bypass the apple lame-brain that says that the new fully capable Macbook cannot run a windows 64 bit OS. (not true)
Once the boot camp assistant installs all the drivers for your system, then you are up and ready to go. All components seem to work fine, with no driver issues, and no yellow flags in the device manager.
Running Windows 7 on my Macbook with the 2.0 processor and 2gb of ram on a 32gb partition, is extremely smooth and responsive. I can attest to the fact that this OS is faster than vista, even after all my programs have been loaded. I really believe after playing with the beta that MS is on the right track with this, as i have had no compatibility issues. Of course my right click option on my glass track pad does not function, just as it was broken in vista. I really believe that this is an apple driver issue.
Just thought I would share my experience.
Did you happen to Geekbench it at all? 7 runs significantly faster than XP, Vista, and Ubuntu 64 on the same hardware. Ubuntu in particular had its butt handed to it. Very impressive job they've done. I've got it running quad booting on an 8 core Xeon test box, and it's really cool. Stable too.
My best install of windows 7 was to do an upgrade from vista sp2!
This way windows keeps all your current bootcamp drivers, the ones that fail to install during the normal process in Win 7.
I read somewhere that this beta will not allow us to upgrade when it gets released. Only clean install ?
This way windows keeps all your current bootcamp drivers, the ones that fail to install during the normal process in Win 7.
I read somewhere that this beta will not allow us to upgrade when it gets released. Only clean install ?
Windows 7 beta on White Macbook first gen (Boot Camp)
I installed the Windows 7 beta on my first generation white Macbook. It's only Core Duo (not even Core 2 Duo) but it still runs smooth, baby smooth.
There were no driver issues (it was 32bit) and the Leopard DVD installed everything necessary.
I made a step-by-step walkthrough guide with pictures on how to install Windows 7 beta on a Mac if anybody is interested:
http://macbrainiac.blogspot.com/2009/01/picture-guide-install-windows-7-on.html
I installed the Windows 7 beta on my first generation white Macbook. It's only Core Duo (not even Core 2 Duo) but it still runs smooth, baby smooth.
There were no driver issues (it was 32bit) and the Leopard DVD installed everything necessary.
I made a step-by-step walkthrough guide with pictures on how to install Windows 7 beta on a Mac if anybody is interested:
http://macbrainiac.blogspot.com/2009/01/picture-guide-install-windows-7-on.html
Has anyone had success with this on XP64bit on the Jun 2009 Macbook Pro? I've tried the msiexec /i, another guide with drivers & their install order... Even used orca to modify the BootCamp64.msi file to allow installation. That works a little bit: BootCamp control panel installs, but non of the drivers work. All out of ideas & any suggestions appreciated!
I keep getting the boot option error where it won't respond to any keyboard input (via onboard keyboard, an apple wired keyboard, nor a microsoft usb keyboard).
I've googled the crap out of it, and I see its a common problem with win7 64bit, but I can't find how to get past it. Any thoughts?
I've googled the crap out of it, and I see its a common problem with win7 64bit, but I can't find how to get past it. Any thoughts?
I'm wondering if anyone else has had the problem described by romanaz in the post immediately above. I'm having the same issue, and haven't yet found a workaround.
I installed the 64 bit 7 on a June 2007 MBP, but I can't seem to get the drivers to install. I downloaded them from Apple's site (the full version Vista 64, 236MB), but the .exe won't run. It asks me if I want to run it, and I hit yes, but then nothing happens. I got the video card drivers from Windows update, but the boot camp drivers just won't open.
I'll try using the Snow Leopard CD when my room mate gets back. We got a family pack and the CD is in his locked room, but he won't get back until next week.
I'll try using the Snow Leopard CD when my room mate gets back. We got a family pack and the CD is in his locked room, but he won't get back until next week.