![]() I found the below link detailing specifically the architecture and differences between the two versions, it makes sense now that I understand there are two specific versions at play: Thank you again for your patience and willingness to share, it is greatly appreciated! Please for a description and connector details. A mini-TOSLink (S/PDIF) is a digital output from the jack and allows 5.1 Audio channels which can go to an appropriate decoder and allow 5.1 surround sound. More modern Macs have a combined analog/digital jack which can either output 2-channel Analog Stereo Audio. ![]() When you refer to " multi-channel Digital Audio" what do you mean specifically? Any tests I can perform to check if it is working? If Windows does not appropriately handle dual-GPUs, it will crash. Intel drivers do not know what to do with an nVidia GPU and vice-a-versa. If this is broken, GPUs may get exposed, which the OS cannot handle. For example an integrated GPU with onboard Audio decoding will split the graphics and audio part and expose these as separate devices. CSM-BIOS on Macs will hide/expose hardware as necessary at the appropriate lever (firmware/hardware) so device drivers appropriately. This layer has no user interface unlike PCs. To allow legacy Windows versions to be installed on Macs, Macs use CSM-BIOS to emulate older PCs and BIOS. Macs prior to Late 2013 have used EFI 1.1. Please see /understanding-amt-uefi-bios-and-secure-boot-relationships for a brief discussion. This allows legacy OS installations on more modern hardware and is slower and has limitations. It has a backward compatibility layer called CSM-BIOS (Compatibility Support Module) BIOS. UEFI 2.x is an Intel standard which addresses the limitations of the legacy BIOS system and is supported on GPT disks. If I understand, between 2006 (First Intel Mac) and 2013, they used a proprietary Apple EFI standard, and post-2013 they switched to UEFI? I am still not sure I understand the differences between pre and post 2013 macs and the UEFI. Since I don't want to do either of those, I figured I'd see how far I can push Win10 before drivers / updates come from either monolithic corporation to make the process easier. The reason for posting this is that this forum advises to roll back to Win8 on Bootcamp or ask the Windows forums, and the Windows forum advises to "pack up the macbook in the box it came in, return it to the store and get a proper laptop". I have also not tested the ODD (dvd drive) or other features yet. ![]() ![]() What is not yet working is the Display drivers, both nVidia and the LCD panel are still on the Generic windows drivers, this also affects screen brightness control. Occasionally my restore points get corrupted, and I either cannot restore, or I get a "Unable to restore, file system has not been changed" message, however I get back into Windows and the restore point has indeed been rolled back (Thanks M$!) I then have to go to Advanced Troubleshooting and choose the System Restore Point options to get to the last restore point. When a driver or windows driver update goes bad, I get a Windows corn-blue screen of death telling me that Windows is unable to startup, followed by a couple of minutes of Windows Startup Repair, which will ultimately fail. I am testing by creating a Windows restore point between every step. (This includes Wifi, LAN Port, On-Screen Display, Touchpad (including two-finger and bottom left click right click) volume control, keyboard backlight and backlight brightness control and other basic functionality. I now have a "working" Windows 10 installation running under EFI mode on an older Macbook. I moved the Bootcamp.msi file out of the Bootcamp directory and onto my desktop, and installed it from a "Run As Admin" command prompt using the "msiexec /i c:\Users\\Desktop\BootCamp.msi" command.I manually installed the Keyboard and Trackpad drivers from Boot Camp.Chose to "Defer Upgrades" from Windows Updates control panel.Did not hook Windows up to the internet at install time or immediately after.Installed Windows 10 using the excellent guide at: The ultimate way to install Windows 8.x in (U)EFI mode on Apple systems.Bleeding edge and official support questions aside, I have began testing Windows 10 RTM (10240) on an older mid-2010 Macbook Pro, and have come up with the following so far:
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