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The latest Apple Mac Minis come with an Intel Core2Duo chip, and with 2 gig of memory, I decided I would put Windows Server 2008 on my MacMini. Well, the first few attempts weren’t proving very worthwhile. The long story short, here’s the trick. Recreate the Windows Server 2008 x64 ISO image and burn it so the MacMini’s UEFI can load setup. Once Windows is installed, add the “Wireless Lan” feature. Once you reboot, you’re able to log onto a wireless network nearly out of the box without requiring extra drivers. Seriously, that’s it. I’m loading the Bootcamp 2.1 update package on it just so the video drivers, sound, etc. are loaded, but for a simple server (including Hyper-V capabilities) you don’t need the extra drivers.