IMac :: IMac 8.1 Handle Windows 7 64 Bit?
Jul 6, 2010
I spoke with Apple Customer Service and we must have crossed wires. He told me I needed OS X Snow in order for my iMac to run Windows 7 in the 64 bit version. He had the serial number from my iMac.
Here are the stats
Intel Core 2 Duo
2.8 GHZ Processor
# of Processors = 1
Cores =2 l2 cache 6MB
Memory 2gb
bus speed 1.07
This was AFTER i partitioned the HD with Boot Camp 50/50 mac/win Win 7 64 bit install went fine after I loaded OS Snow. When I tried to install the 64 bit drivers from the DVD it said my computer was not supported for 64 bit. I've seen conflicting info.
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Jun 5, 2009
I would like to know if i got the baseline 2.93 Ghz iMac if I could play the Sims 3 and World of Warcraft on all high setting?
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Oct 22, 2009
Maybe I'm use to a more contour fitting mouse but I can't seem to get a good feel for the mouse. It seems to hurt the back of my hand.
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Mar 11, 2009
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May 20, 2010
I have a 24" aluminum iMac G5. I have never had a problem with sound before, and feel like this problem is isolated to a certain DVD but the DVD works on EVERY other player I own. Everything pretty much plays DVDs, so that's many!
So here's my problem: There's parts of this movie that have very high pitched sounds, like electronic sounds that are just sound effects in the movie. Whenever I get to those parts in this movie (maybe even other movies for all I know, I don't play many) and the sound goes quiet, like the speakers can't handle that high pitched sound.
I feel there must be something I can do about it, right? I just use the regular default DVD player application that pops up when I put a DVD in. I tried playing with that equalizer but nothing changed.
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Mar 28, 2009
I think it worked at one point, but sometime around the point when I set up Fusion with the partition, Windows Aero turned off and is no longer an option in the display settings. I installed this driver with the modded INF to see if it would do anything, but Aero is still not an option. I also have issues playing some games in Fusion, while they work fine in Boot Camp.
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Mar 20, 2010
I purchased a lovely 27" iMac yesterday. I have installed Windows 7 64bit on it and apart from a few quirks everything is running very well.
One thing that is bothering me is the Windows7 screensavers and power-management... they never activate. The power-saving features of Windows 7 don't seem to work at all. I did an install using the new "late 2009" drivers on a USB thumb drive during installation of Windows 7 so I think I've done everything properly.Is there something else I need to do in order to access Win7's power management features ?
Also, I've noticed that the Mac drivers for the ATI 4850 onboard graphics do not offer me the full range of resolutions (there are only a few options at the moment, the full native res, 1280x720, 1920x1080 and 800x600). How do I get access to the full range of resolutions ? Can I install ATI Radeon drivers and use those instead of the Apple supplied drivers ?
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Oct 24, 2009
I just spent the past 5 hours trying to install Windows 7 via BootCamp on my new 27" iMac.
It would get past the initial installation and then after the final reboot just before it runs off the hard drive and asks you for a serial number, the screen would go black and I couldn't do anything.
So I found this solution here:
[URL]
Except the instructions on that site are for an iMac with an NVIDIA Graphics Card. The 27" iMac has an ATI card. So at step 6 I deleted the file named: ATIKMDAG.SYS from the same directory.
Then clicked restart and was able to finish through the install process.
Summary: (from a response below)
The way the iMac 27" DisplayPort works in the system, when installing windows it will output to BOTH the iMac screen and DisplayPort.
When Windows 7 install is reaching a certain point it is making a choice as to which display it believes it the primary display. ]
If you have a display plugged into your iMac's display port or have that ability you will see your install is working just fine, the problem is just that windows believes the active displayport on the back of the iMac is the primary display and moves all video to the port..
that is why you see a black screen. Rebooting and doing the driver deletion steps does work as it will allow windows to run on a generic driver unable to make that choice.
Note: you will need an additional monitor and a Mini-Display Port adapter to plug the monitor into the iMac to use the above method.
The BootCamp driver that loads only give a max resolution of 1980 X 1440 so everything looks stretched. Installing the ATI drivers from ATI did no good. (See the update below to fix this)
Also be aware that only the keyboard will be active during the install so you will need a usb mouse unless your really good at navigating Windows with only a keyboard.
UPDATE:
After installing Windows 7 if you run windows update there is an update available for the ATI card. Once installed and restarted the resolution is now fixed.
When you go into the resolution settings in Windows 7 the display now shows up as a color LCD and the max available resolution is 2560 x 1440.
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Nov 15, 2009
I just installed Windows 7 on my 27" i5 iMac, and it was working fine until just now. It froze completely (I could move the mouse around) for a minute, and then it unfroze.
I kept using it, and then it froze again, but this time I had to restart by holding down the power button. It just happened again, and I had to restart again.
The only thing I have running is Chrome, and this is a fresh install. What's going on?
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Oct 25, 2009
If you set up boot camp with run windows and then also want to run windows with parallel, do you need two licenses of Windows to do this? Or can both programs access the same instance of Windows?
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Jan 18, 2010
I have installed Windows 7 on a Bootcamp partition and use VM Fusion as well, I am trying to get my Windows 7 desktop onto my Plasma TV when I have only Windows 7 booted.
I have a mini displayport to DVI adapter (not worried about sound right now) but when boot into Windows I cannot find the TV as a output setting.
It used to be with my old PC I would see the TV as a possible output and I could chose either Dualscreens or simply set the Plasma as the main display.
Could someone please help me achieve this with my iMac? Am I missing a driver or just missing a setting?
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Sep 6, 2009
A Mac running windows would be able handle the Total War series of games right? They take a lot of graphics and memory so I just wanted to make sure and see if it would play perfectly just as on a gaming PC.
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Sep 11, 2010
I've been googling like crazy and just can't find any real answer. I have a 24" iMac and installed Windows 7 64 bit.
I managed to install the Boot Camp drivers from my Leopard disc but I now have no sound - not that I had it before installing the drivers.
Figured it must be an issue with the old Boot Camp not entirely supporting Windows 7 and tried to install the newer drivers from my Snow Leopard disc (the one I got with my Macbook Pro - late 2009) but I can't run these.
First I try to run the setup file in the Boot Camp directory on the disc but it gives me an error which says: "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model.
" So I try to run the BootCamp64 file in the Boot Camp/Drivers/Apple directory on the disc, but this gives me another error: "This installation requires elevated privileges. Launch this installer through setup.exe."
So what am I supposed to do?
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Jun 26, 2006
I just installed boot camp and windows on my new imac. Everything seems to be working great. I noticed, however, that on the mac keyboard there is not an "insert" button or a "num lock" button. Is there a link or manual to figure out which buttons I can use for the windows apps?
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Jan 20, 2010
Just heard about the new support for Windows 7 yesterday.
I have a copy of Windows 7 Pro x64 (Downloaded an ISO from DigitalRiver and burned to a DVD. I paid for the license back in october. it was a digital download.)
I was going to download the 3.1 bootcamp update, but saw it was an exe which I guess means I have to install it in Windows after I install the OS?
Followed all the instructions listed here:
[URL]
Everything seems to install fine, it goes through the whole process and then restarts which leaves me with a black screen ever after 30 mins.
I tried doing the whole process over again from the beginning while I went to the store. Came back and it appeared the computer was sleeping so I clicked the magic mouse and the computer awoke with a black screen still.
(Found this interesting because doesn't that mean the bluetooth is working fine?)
I am at a loss guys? What should I do to get Windows 7 Pro x64 working on my iMac?
P.S. this is the imac I have:
27-inch: 3.06GHz, ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics with 256MB, 4GB RAM
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Sep 23, 2010
I recently got my new iMac 27" i7 and I have successfully installed Windows XP via Boot Camp. I have everything up and running except I believe there's a sound quality issue. When I play music on the Mac OS side it seems very clear and precise. However, when music is played via Windows the sound seems to have deteriorated, almost hollow or more muffled?
Has anybody else experienced this? Is this normal for Windows or this a driver issue?
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Nov 15, 2010
I'm a 25-year PC user looking to switch to iMac that also runs Windows 7 virtually. Wondering if there are recommended keyboards that map seamlessly to both Mac to PC programs as I will run these side by side. I'm looking for one with backlit keys, a gaming keyboard would be ok though I am not a gamer.
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Nov 23, 2010
My internal DVD is not working anymore and I want to install Windows.
I know it is possible to install Windows using an external DVD on a Macbook Air.
But is it possible on an iMac.
Since I have problems doing this, I ask the question in this forum ?
To be specific: my problem is that the screen remains gray, when I select to boot from an external DVD containing a bootable iso of windows 7.
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Dec 24, 2009
Okay, I'm about to go crazy over this. I have a 24" mid 2007 iMac; 2.4 C2D. I purchased a legal msdn download of Windows 7 Professional; 64-bit with my education discount. I currently have Windows XP on my bootcamp partition. I knew that I would have to do a clean install, but I've been unable to do anything. First, I burned the ISO onto a dvd using microsoft's utility. When I restarted and booted, it came up with:
1.
2. Select CD-ROM type
...and hangs there. I looked up a lot of stuff, and then burned the ISO in another imaging app. I've tried installing from boot camp setup assistant, booting from the disk, even tried installing inside of VMWare Fusion. Nothing has worked. I would do the USB thumbdrive installation, but from what I understand, the EFI doesn't permit you to boot from USB.
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Jan 5, 2010
how to Install Windows 7 on 27" iMac?
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Jan 19, 2010
I have all the latest updates, and had XP installed until like 2 hours ago. I got a copy of Windows 7 Pro through my school and tried installing it.
I get passed the beginning Windows is loading files screen, then it freezes at the "Starting Windows" screen.
I don't understand how it can be my cd when I can do the beginning phase and boot to it, but I can't ever even begin to install because it freezes at the Starting Windows screen.
I have installed 32-bit XP numerous times, 64-bit and 32-bit vista... so what is the deal? Why isn't this working..
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Nov 23, 2009
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Jan 9, 2010
i have installed Catalyst Driver 09.12 woth the tool from [URL] and after i found out the screen looks terrible wrong if i uninstall the Ati driver the screeen looks ok. but the drivers crash and the yellow dots coming on the screen.
and the only solution i found is go lower the the native reseloution.any having the same issues
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Feb 27, 2010
I'm about to install windows 7 on bootcamp on my Imac i7
I also have XP, will that be a better choice if I want to avoid color issues (16bit), running hot etc...
I mainly plan to use bootcamp for a few games and for Band in a Box.
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Mar 8, 2010
I think I have a 24" iMac, but I'm not 100% sure. I'm just guessing by the screen size.
I realize the 24" iMac isn't on the list of compatible systems for Windows 7, but I'm just wondering if I can get some drivers to work?
Right now my monitor driver says "Generic PnP Device". When I put in the Snow Leopard CD into Windows, it says "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model".
What can I do? Windows 7 x64 Ultimate installed just fine and I am in fact using it to post this thread. Really the only issue at this point is drivers.
If I could figure out the exact hardware models of all the components in this mac I might be able to hunt down the individual drivers for them, if Apple doesn't provide Boot Camp support.
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Apr 6, 2010
Probably a really daft question, but here goes. I've bought a 21.5" imac and have put all my data from the MBP on there and now want to set up a boot camp on it. I take it those evil folk at MS insist I buy another Windows 7 disc for this computer?
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May 16, 2010
I'm going to be playing games like battlefield bad company 2 and other shooters.
I was wondering which version would be better? I've had a lot of problems with 7 on my Early 2009 24" but have those driver issues been addressed with the 27" iMac? Is XP even compatible with the 27"?
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Mar 4, 2008
2.8ghz Al iMac running Leopard 10.5.2 I can see my windows PC under "shared", but I cannot connect to it. After entering the username and password used on the PC, I get "connection failed". If I try to connect using the "command-K" method, I get an message saying "you do not have permission to access this server" after entering my username and password. I also cannot connect as a guest even though I have enabled the guest account on the PC. The PC and iMac are in the same workgroup. I have file sharing turned on the iMac and can access the iMac from my PC with no problems at all. In Tiger, I was able to access to the PC using "command-K". Any ideas? I'm stumped. I feel like I've tried everything.
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Apr 7, 2008
I know this question must have been answered before, but I'm a little lazy and don't want to search the forums tonight.
Anyway, I understand that Vista x64 is supported for current Mac Pros and MBPs, but is it also supported for the iMac? If its not, does anyone think that Apple will provide support in the next anticipated update?
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Apr 16, 2009
Hey. I was wondering if anyone would be so kind as to offer up some instructions on how I can go about getting vista 64 to work on my new imac. I didnt realize it wasnt supported and bought it and now cant figure out how to get drivers for it, and get them installed.
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