Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 lets your GPU play nicer with Windows 7.
If you’ve got a Mac Pro or an iMac, you’ll want to grab these firmware updates. Just download the file while you’re in Windows Vista, follow the rest of the directions in this tech note, and you’re good to go. It fixes an error that occurs because the Windows 7 installer foolishly tries to write to your computer’s read-only Mac OS X partition. For ladies and gents planning to do a straight upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista instead of a clean install, there’s this lovely Boot Camp Utility upgrade. There are also a few bugs fixed for the Apple trackpad, and the infrared sensor on all MacBooks now turns off on when it’s not being used, to help conserve battery power.īut wait, there’s more. Remember when Apple promised that Boot Camp would be updated to officially support Windows 7 in late 2009? It turns out that promise was a few weeks off, but the company has finally delivered, only one week after Microsoft’s beloved Patch Tuesday.īoot Camp 3.1 for 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows, recommended for all users of Boot Camp 3.0, finally brings official support for the Apple wireless keyboard and everybody’s favorite Apple Magic Mouse.
