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Its the same problem as a Mac Pro or a Mac Mini connexted to an 23" dsiplay: During booting process of the Windows XP CD you here the CD working b ut you can't see anything.

The Mac Pro and Mac mini can connectedt a scmaller disply just for installation and aftwerwards all seems okay.

But a 24" ist a pure Mac :D

No chance for a boot camp for Windows on it.

 

Isn't it a shame for Apple? They konw it more than just some days now but tell nothing to potential customers!

You do realize that the Core 2 Duo's are <b>64</b> bit, so you may need a 64bit edition of windows for it to boot. Just a thought.

Good pont...I'm not sure about that. Anyone know if 32 works, or 64 works, etc? I got 32 to work on a Mac Book Pro.

The 32 bit version of Windows will work just fine. I installed with the latest boot camp drivers (which sounds like the problem here) and everything went just fine. If it's not the Boot Camp drivers, it is likely the installation CDs for Windows. Make sure you also have the latest firmware, although you should.

:D

have a look at the latest postings in Apple discussions:

 

A guy tried to install Windows with the same CD at 6 iMac 24"

Result:

3 worked and 3 have a black screen.

 

So it seems to be a hardware issue with a 50% chance....

 

Its a shame in my eyes!

 

A screenshot:

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You do realize that the Core 2 Duo's are <b>64</b> bit, so you may need a 64bit edition of windows for it to boot. Just a thought.

LOL, a bit off there, aint ya? 64bit procs are compatible with 32 bit versions of Windows, at least in their current iteration. :)

It does not work for me and parralels just crashes the whole system and brings up a warning which tells me to hold the power button to turn off systems

 

Upgrade to the latest version of parallels and everything should be fine.

Here, add this to the mix. The first 24" iMac i had installed windows wonderfully. (2.13ghz 7600gt w/ 2gb ram). That machine died within 48 hours though. So apple sent me a new one with the same specs. I tried to install Windows XP and the screen was black the entire time. If i plug in a DVI monitor i can see the install and everything is there. So i get windows installed and unplug the DVI monitor and reboot. I wait for it to log into windows and get an IP address. then i use Remote Desktop to see what the problem is.

 

When there is no external monitor attached the video card is not detected under display properties and the monitor is set to 800x600 at 15bits (yes 15 which could be the problem). I can not go to "Advanced" it's grayed out. Soon as a plug in another monitor the nVidia control panel loads. The drivers "See" the other monitor but can not display anything with it. It almost seems like the problem is not video drivers but display drivers? Any ideas?

According to Apple discussion forums, the bug is independent of video card configs (7300 and 7600 machines had the same problem), so it could be the display drivers (or maybe the system bus?)...

 

BTW, which XP distribution did you try?

 

I have the same exact configuration (2.16, 7600GT/256, 2gb). I'll try installing in the next couple of days and let you know how it goes.

I am trying some new things. I am creating a new nLite slipstream install CD. I am intergrating the Apple Drivers into the install. The bootcamp drivers include ATI and intel for the other macs (smaller iMacs and mac minis) so i removed those drivers and just left the Nvidia drivers.. I will burn the new CD as soon as nLite is done making it and report back. I don't think it will change anything but its worth a shot.

Mine is bblack the entire time. From the first boot off of the WinXP disc.

 

OK, that's scary. You should get the Microsoft "I agree" legal disclaimer screen at the very least.

 

That's got to be a firmware problem.

 

 

 

Edit: I HOPE that's a firmware problem.

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