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? - Boot Camp + Mac Mini + W2K3... Bluetooth?

Started by z-mac, July 13, 2007, 11:35:57 PM

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z-mac

Anyone have Windows 2003 Server running on a Mini? If so, have you got Bluetooth working?

Dr_AL

If I'm not mistaken boot camp only supports Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2, WIndows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. So in that case you might be waiting for a while to get an answer...

If it does work then there could be various problems since Apple didn't design boot camp to work with Windows 2003 Server.

z-mac

Quote from: Dr_AL on July 15, 2007, 12:50:39 PM
If it does work then there could be various problems since Apple didn't design boot camp to work with Windows 2003 Server.

You aren't mistaken, but I have reasons for preferring Windows 2003 Server over the crippled XP and the five-years-too-late Vista.

I have W2K3S working with all the Boot Camp drivers ~except~ Bluetooth. But the manufacturer is of the Bluetooth hardware is Cambridge Silicon Radio. I am hunting for a W2K3 driver.


Dr_AL

That's handy to know that boot camp does work with other versions that Apple does not state.

I know people have probably asked you, but why not Parallels for Windows Server '03? Bluetooth works through Parallels for XP, and in the manual for Parallels all the features that XP has 2003 has as well.

z-mac

Quote from: Dr_AL on July 15, 2007, 07:12:47 PM
I know people have probably asked you, but why not Parallels for Windows Server '03?

For a few reasons.

When I'm programming in Windows, I can't trust all the results under virtualization. There is also a reduction in performance.

Boot Camp and rEFIt (great open-source product) are free. "Free" is a good price for me right now. Boot Camp isn't really even needed. The "diskutil" command can create the Boot Camp partition and "rEFIt" can handle the boot-selection.