Windows On Mac :: Louder Volume Driver In All Unibody Macbook & Macbook Pros
May 31, 2010
The default Cirrus Logic driver for BootCamp outputs at 64dB. It makes no sense why they would put a cap on it since the driver outputs at 74dB in OSX. I have modified the driver and removed the volume cap so it now outputs louder in Windows than OSX!
Volume in Windows Before: 64dB
Volume in Windows After: 80dB
You can get the driver at:
[URL]
(Windows 7/Vista 32+64 Bit Driver)
It should work with any of the following Cirrus Logic chips:
CDB4206
CS4206A
CDB4207
It really helps with YouTube videos that have horrible volume or if you like to have music that fills the whole house.
Let me know if you want the XP driver with the volume uncapped so I can work on it as well.
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I have researched it and so far all i have been finding is people saying its possible and some people saying its too slow.
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Info: MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Before I get flamed and etc... I have google and done some research about this issue but cannot find much about it.
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