Bootcamp - External Display not working :(

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Bootcamp - External Display not working :(

I've got a 20" external Dell LCD monitor running off of a new White Macbook. When in Mac OS, the display works perfectly. However, when rebooting in windows XP all I see is the OS loading screen before the display goes black and nothing ever shows up.

I've got the monitor connected via mini-DVI to DVI connector. If anyone else has come across this problem and can suggest a possible solution, It'd be very much appreciated!

Additional Info
All apps are completely up to date.
Running Mac OSX 10.5.6
Windows XP SP2
Apple Mini-DVD to DVI connector

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2), 24" Intel

Posted on Feb 19, 2009 5:45 PM

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Answer 1

Lyssa

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Feb 19, 2009 9:14 PM in response to fivepoint

After doing a little searching, I found this thread:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1576670

The first reply may help you out a bit. You do need to know the name of your graphics card--I can't remember what's in the new MacBooks.

You may also want to post this in the BootCamp forum, as the issue you're dealing with seems to affect several types of Macs running Windows via BootCamp.

Good luck!

~Lyssa

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fivepoint Author

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Feb 20, 2009 6:43 AM in response to Lyssa

Thank you, Lyssa. I've been reading that thread this morning... and unfortunately it seems like my particular model (2.4ghz white macbook with the Intel GMAx3100 graphics chipset) no one has found a solution for yet.

the ATI ones have work arounds, but not this intel model. 😟

My search continues. 😟

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Answer 3

Lyssa

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Feb 20, 2009 9:08 AM in response to fivepoint

It's certainly worth trying to update your drivers to see if that helps any. I'm not sure what chipset is in your computer and that seems to be key information for getting any updates from the Intel website.

I'll continue searching--here's hoping we can find an answer!

~Lyssa

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