Bootcamp, Vista and X1900XT

[R.Youden]

Yet another MacPro question:

I am trying to run Vista Business edition under Bootcamp on my new MacPro. Vista installed OK but the display was 640x480 with 4 bit colour. I have run the Bootcamp installer disk but no joy.

Would it be worth burning another disk or is there another way round these problems.

Thanks.

 

[pknz]

Try to reinstall it.

You actually don't need to burn them to a disc, you can save them to a folder.

In Boot Camp Assistant click on Utility > Save Mac Windows Drivers to Folder... so you can save it onto a Flash drive etc so you don't waste CD's.

It should work for you, I have Vista running on my Mac Pro with a X1900XT.

 

[Formally Cool]

How much memory do you have? To get Vista do run in more colours and a higher resolution than you're getting you must have at least 2 megs of RAM.

Mike

 

[R.Youden]

2 megs of RAM?

Hmmm.

I have the stock 1GB of RAM installed but it should still work with that setup.

I will have a further look at it tomorrow.

 

[Mackilroy]

He means two gigabytes of RAM, not two megabytes.

 

[R.Youden]

I have seen that I would need 2GB RAM to make Aero work and all that stuff, but 1GB should at least make Vista work!

I may try reinstalling everything as it does not appear that the wireless card works either.