uwe1010
Level 1
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Q: Mac Mini OS X 10.10.1 VMware Fusion Bootcamp 5.1 driver
I have a mac mini 5.2 with OS X 10.10.1 and VMWare Fusion 7.01 (no BootCamp Mac OS / Windows dual boot, the Mac Mini boot only OS X !!) and run multiple virtual windows machines on it.
If I want to mount a CD into a virtual Windows 8.1machine, I get the message that I need to install the Bootcamp dirver in this virtual machine.
I created a USB Stick with Bootcamp 5.1 drivers and want to install these drivers in Windows 8.1 virtual machine, I get the message that this Version of BootCamp can't run on this computer modell.
Has any one experience with bootcamp drivers for Windows 8.1 in VMware Fusion environments ??
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), VMware Fusion 7.01
Loner T
Level 7
(23,658 points)
Please use Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support for your 2011 Mac Mini, and download W8.1 64-bit drivers (or use this direct link - Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 ) and put the .zip file on a USB, connect it to your VM, and install the Apple ODD driver in the VM. Your mini has no physical Optical drive. To access a physical CD/DVD disk, Fusion will use the OD driver to connect to the Superdrive connected to the USB port on the Mini. It needs both the USB and ATAPI layers.
