Drivers included on the Boot Camp Mac Windows XP drivers CD

When you use the Boot Camp Assistant to burn a Macintosh Windows XP drivers CD, it includes the following drivers, some of which appear to be custom-built by Apple.

• Intel ChipSet Software (6.2.1)
• ATI Graphics (8.24.0.0)
• Intel Integrated Graphics (6.14.10.4512)
• Marvel Yukon Ethernet (8.49.2.3)
• SigmaTel Audio (1.0.4889.0 nd375 cp1)
• SigmaTel Audio proto_A2 (1.0.4889.0 nd375 cp1)
• Atheros 802.11 wireless (AirPort) (4.2.2.4)
• Broadcom Wireless (4.10.40.0)
• Apple Bluetooth module (1.0.0.1)
• Apple Keyboard Eject Key (1.0.0.1)
• Apple Keyboard Brightness (for computers with built-in displays) (1.0.0.1)
• Startup Disk Control Panel for Windows XP (1.0.0.1)

The ATI graphics driver was a particular point of contention with the independent "Bootloader" hack, with a viable solution for driving the ATI X1600 chipset used in MacBook Pro and Intel-based iMacs missing. We're not sure how Apple created a working graphics driver for this card that works with Windows XP, but it almost certainly involved cooperation from ATI.

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