Drivers for W7 on Bootcamp (Macbook pro 15 i7 2.0GHz 2011)
I bought a new macbook pro 15 inch i7 2.0GHz 2 month ago and I installed Windows x64 on Bootcamp. I have no DVD driver from Apple because my Macbook is refurbished. I hope you have found drivers for wifi, sound and bluetooth. I have installed a driver for wifi found on Broadcom BCM43xx but no results, no connection was found.
I hop you can help me
Sorry for my english, I'm french
Please read the BootCamp Install Guide http://manuals.info.apple.com/fr_FR/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7_f.pdf
With OSX 10.7 Lion there are no longer any OSX DVDs but instead the BootCamp Assistant allows the download of the "Windows Support Software" which are in fact the needed Windows drivers.
Stefan
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Boot CampED download page
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