Install Windows 8 Pro on Mac Air
I installed Windows 8 Pro, upgrading from Windows 7. Once this upgrade, just notice that the sound not working, Function (Fn) keyboard to adjust the screen, volume (F1-F12) not working, along with others Drivers Error at device Manager.
Herewith the Step for those who have the same problem at least to get the sound works, and some annoying drivers devices error.
Requirements
1. Run Your Mac OS, go to Bootcamp and download the Bootcamp.
2. Stored your files at External Harddrive, or USB Stick
3. Boot into your Windows 8
to Fix for the Sound
- Install Cirrus
- Drive: \WindowsSupport\Boot Camp\Drivers\Cirrus\
SM Bus Driver
- Open Your Device Manager
- Locate the drive to Drive:\WindowsSupport\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\
- it fill find "it will update NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management"
Coprocessor Driver
- Open Your Device Manager
- Locate the drive to Drive:\WindowsSupport\Boot Camp\Drivers\NVidia\
- it will find "NVIDIA nForce System Management Contorller"
iSight
- Open D:\WindowsSupport\Boot Camp\Drivers\Apple
- Install AppleiSightInstaller
This should fixed all the driver issues and Sound and get the Windows 8 working nicely, except for
- one annoying error message "Bluetooth USB Host Controller" in the device manager. Not sure what the impact.
- Keyboard Fn Function.
thats all i can share. Hope this helps.
regards
INX
Apple has not announced support for Windows 8 yet.
Allan
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