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problems with Video driver and new iMac
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First let me say I had been using Bootcamp and XP on my previous imac with no problems.
I now have a new aluminium iMac, and I installed Bootcamp/Windows XP in the same way as I had with my old one. But now when XP finishes booting up and I log in the monitor goes off, but Windows continues loading as I can hear it continuing to load stuff up and play it's little 'dings'.
So what I think is happening is that the monitor is being set to an unsupported resolution or refresh rate.
I have tried to fix this by booting XP in to 'VGA' mode (which loads it using 640x480) which works, but when I chose a higher resolution, BANG! the monitor switches off, and I have to hit the power button, then return to gracefully shutdown Windows.
Anyone have a 'fix' for this? I cant believe that XP worked really well on my old iMac, and not at all with the new one.
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During boot, press F8 and select Safe Mode. Once it finishes booting in this mode (it'll take a lot longer), navigate to the display settings (it's simplest to do this through the Control Panel, but there are a bunch of ways to get there). Now choose a mode that you know works-800X600 will work (and look like crap, but that's a different matter). Once you've clicked on OK, back out and then reboot. Let it boot all the way by itself-you should have video the whole way through. When it finishes booting, select a more appropriate display resolution. The default and greatest resolution for my 20" aluminum iMac is 1680 X 1050.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Originally Posted by ghporter 
During boot, press F8 and select Safe Mode. Once it finishes booting in this mode (it'll take a lot longer), navigate to the display settings (it's simplest to do this through the Control Panel, but there are a bunch of ways to get there). Now choose a mode that you know works-800X600 will work (and look like crap, but that's a different matter). Once you've clicked on OK, back out and then reboot. Let it boot all the way by itself-you should have video the whole way through. When it finishes booting, select a more appropriate display resolution. The default and greatest resolution for my 20" aluminum iMac is 1680 X 1050.
Thanks, I have tried this (even doing a 'safe boot' in VGA mode, which loads in the display driver instead of using the default one.) but when I select a higher resolution, the screen goes off.
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