graphic card and ram problem

pim1234 · Mar 29, 2010, 09:06 AM

i'm running bootcamp xp sp3
i bought a game but i couldn't play, i asked to the people who sold it, and my pc wasn't capable. i have the newest imac and this are my problems:
1.my mac has 8 GB RAM, on windows only 0.5 GB
2.they say i haven't got a graphic card, wich isn't true. do i have to buy a new one? and wich one? it has to be a geforce or a radeon.

Bennieboy© · Mar 29, 2010, 09:11 AM

what are the game specs and what are you system specs?

rekhyt · Mar 29, 2010, 09:27 AM

Erm... I'm not sure how "1.my mac has 8 GB RAM, on windows only 0.5 GB" could happen.

Hard drive space, or RAM? If it's RAM and you're running it in Boot Camp and not a virtual machine, both should be able to access to the 8GB of RAM that it has. (Actually ~3 GB if you are running Windows ~ 32 bit.)

pim1234 · Mar 30, 2010, 09:39 AM

on bootcamp i can't get internet... mi use vmware... srry i didn't told that

flopticalcube · Mar 30, 2010, 09:51 AM

Bootcamp is not vmware. Bootcamp is where you boot the entire machine into Windows. VMware is a virtual environment for running Windows inside OSX. You are not going to get access to your graphics card from within VMware.

pim1234 · Mar 30, 2010, 10:57 AM

so at bootcamp i do have acces to my graphics card?

pim1234 · Mar 30, 2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bennieboy©

what are the game specs and what are you system specs?

the game is Assassin's Creed 2, i don't realy know what the specs are

pim1234 · Mar 30, 2010, 11:03 AM

but that's my other problem, at bootcamp i can't acces the internet.
at vmware i can't acces my graphics, at bootcamp not my internet (required for the game)

balamw · Mar 30, 2010, 11:06 AM

Let's try to fix your Boot Camp issue.

Have you installed the Boot Camp drivers?

Boot to Windows Boot Camp.
Insert OS X Snow Leopard disc.
Let it Autorun
Install drivers.

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pim1234 · Mar 30, 2010, 11:59 AM

i totally love you!!

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rekhyt macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	Erm... I'm not sure how "1.my mac has 8 GB RAM, on windows only 0.5 GB" could happen. Hard drive space, or RAM? If it's RAM and you're running it in Boot Camp and not a virtual machine, both should be able to access to the 8GB of RAM that it has. (Actually ~3 GB if you are running Windows ~ 32 bit.) __________________ iPhone 4 (8GB) // iPad 3rd gen // MacBook Air 11" ('11) // Magic Mouse
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flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	Bootcamp is not vmware. Bootcamp is where you boot the entire machine into Windows. VMware is a virtual environment for running Windows inside OSX. You are not going to get access to your graphics card from within VMware. __________________ Read the Rules / Search the Forums / Use a Descriptive Title Mac Won't Boot?
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balamw Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New England, USA	Let's try to fix your Boot Camp issue. Have you installed the Boot Camp drivers? Boot to Windows Boot Camp. Insert OS X Snow Leopard disc. Let it Autorun Install drivers. B __________________ MBA (13" 1.7 GHz 128GB), UMBP (15" SD 2.8 GHz), UMB (13" 2.4 GHz), iMac (17" Yonah), 32GB iPad 3 WiFi+LTE, 64 GB iPad WiFi, 32 GB iPhone 5, Airport Extreme
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Mar 30, 2010, 09:39 AM	#4
pim1234 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	on bootcamp i can't get internet... mi use vmware... srry i didn't told that
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Mar 30, 2010, 10:57 AM	#6
pim1234 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	so at bootcamp i do have acces to my graphics card?
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Mar 30, 2010, 11:03 AM	#8
pim1234 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	but that's my other problem, at bootcamp i can't acces the internet. at vmware i can't acces my graphics, at bootcamp not my internet (required for the game)
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pim1234 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	it works!!! i totally love you!!
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