New iMac and Vista drivers. Help Needed!

cheapa55 · Nov 30, 2007, 11:38 AM

I just got my 24" iMac, 2.8ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb HD. I installed boot camp and installed 32bit Vista ultimate on 32gb ntfs partition.

Is it true that I can only use a ntfs partition when installing Vista?

Vista works ok but a few things I've noticed doesn't work well.

Video card - resolution does not allow me to adjust to optimal resolution. The screen looks stretched (like on a big screen hdtv displaying sd content)

Sound doesn't work

Did leopard not install the drivers needed for vista or how do I go about getting these drivers?

Thank you for any help.

Krevnik · Nov 30, 2007, 11:59 AM

In Windows, insert the Leopard DVD... it should show up.

Run the installer to install the Windows drivers.

cheapa55 · Nov 30, 2007, 02:16 PM

OMG! r u serious? that easy? dummy me. I'll have to try it when I get home from work. Thank you!

Krevnik · Nov 30, 2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapa55

OMG! r u serious? that easy? dummy me. I'll have to try it when I get home from work. Thank you!

That is the set of instructions that Bootcamp Assistant gives... sometimes the answer really is: RTFM.

cheapa55 · Nov 30, 2007, 07:52 PM

well, yeah, but I ddin't have a printer so I couldn't print the instructions. I ended up going to apple.com and got the pdf file and it didn't say to insert the disk in windows. or at least i didn't see it.

Thanks for directing me though.

Nov 30, 2007, 11:38 AM	#1
cheapa55 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	New iMac and Vista drivers. Help Needed! I just got my 24" iMac, 2.8ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb HD. I installed boot camp and installed 32bit Vista ultimate on 32gb ntfs partition. Is it true that I can only use a ntfs partition when installing Vista? Vista works ok but a few things I've noticed doesn't work well. Video card - resolution does not allow me to adjust to optimal resolution. The screen looks stretched (like on a big screen hdtv displaying sd content) Sound doesn't work Did leopard not install the drivers needed for vista or how do I go about getting these drivers? Thank you for any help.

Nov 30, 2007, 11:59 AM	#2
Krevnik macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2003	In Windows, insert the Leopard DVD... it should show up. Run the installer to install the Windows drivers. __________________ - Mac Pro 2x2.8Ghz, 8GB, 8800GT - MBA 1.6/60

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Nov 30, 2007, 02:16 PM	#3
cheapa55 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	OMG! r u serious? that easy? dummy me. I'll have to try it when I get home from work. Thank you!

Nov 30, 2007, 07:52 PM	#5
cheapa55 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	well, yeah, but I ddin't have a printer so I couldn't print the instructions. I ended up going to apple.com and got the pdf file and it didn't say to insert the disk in windows. or at least i didn't see it. Thanks for directing me though.