[MinnowBoard] Installing Windows 8.1 on the MinnowBoard Max?

[Hawley, John]

My understanding is that doing a normal install should just work, the only caveat is that we don't have the drivers available in a single place for download (I'm told the gig-e however does have a driver in stock Windows 8.1).  Beyond that I know that an install document is getting created, and I think is just awaiting review before getting put up, so it's in the works.  Working on it, I don't know exact ETAs but I would guess that install document will be out late this week, early next week, Microsoft should hopefully have the MinnowBoard MAX page they had back up very shortly, and the Board Support Package (I.E. drivers) will be out before the end of September.

Let me go see if I can get any more solid etas for now.

- John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org [mailto:elinux-
> minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org] On Behalf Of David Rolfe
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 5:52 AM
> To: elinux-minnowboard at lists.elinux.org
> Subject: [MinnowBoard] Installing Windows 8.1 on the MinnowBoard Max?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Anyone interested in the MinnowBoard Max should find the event very
> interesting, and for those who did it is now available for download in MP4
> (and other) formats.
> 
> Now that Windows is 'officially' supported, perhaps a few lines could be
> added to the Wiki on how to install Windows 8.1 on a MinnowBoard Max,
> just to start the ball rolling, as it were?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:56:50 +0000
> From: "Hawley, John" <john.hawley at intel.com>
> To: "danders at circuitco.com" <danders at circuitco.com>, "elinux-
> minnowboard at lists.elinux.org"
> <elinux-minnowboard at lists.elinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [MinnowBoard] Any news regarding Windows on the
> Minnowboard max?
> Message-ID: <1409093810.9449.50.camel at jhawley-desk.jf.intel.com>
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> 
> And in case anyone missed it:
> 
> http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Windows-Compatible-Hardware-
> Development-Boards/Live-Event-2014/Morning
> 
> Microsoft announced support for Windows 8.1 on the MinnowBoard MAX.
> There's some things (mostly a board support package with drivers) that still
> needs to come out, and should be available for download by the end of
> September, but you should be able to install Windows 8.1 (64-bit) on a MAX
> without any issue assuming you have the latest firmware.
> 
> - John
> 
> 
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