Apple 24" Cinema Display

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patonw

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I am an architecture student and I recently bought Apple's new 24" cinema display to use alongside my MBP for AutoCAD and other Autodesk products. All of my programs run great in Windows 7 using bootcamp, but I can't figure out how to connect my external monitor. I have messed with the control panel settings for a couple of weeks and no luck. It just shows up as a Generic PnP monitor. I've tried messing with the display settings window, I've tried reinstalling all Leopard OS drivers, I've been looking on forums....it sounds like people have gotten this to work but I am still missing something. If anyone could give me some help, it would be greatly appreciated.

I haven't tried pressing "Windows + X" to bring up the window's mobility center...would that be a way of "turning on" the external display?

One thing that I have noticed that drives me crazy is that the sound works out of the external monitor's speakers....just nothing on the screen.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Mac Book Pro
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple 24" Cinema display LCD
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Western Digital 500GB external hard drive
It sounds like the Win 7 graphics adapter driver you're using doesn't recognize the external monitor capability. Unfortunately the graphics adapter driver determines the capabilities, so unless it gets updated to reflect the external monitor capability you may be out of luck. Can you get a Win 7 / Vista driver for the particular graphics chipset in the Mac Book?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom workstation /// Lenovo X61t tablet notebook
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core i7 980X @ 4.04GHz OC /// Core Duo L7500 @ 1.6GHz
Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution ///
Memory
12GB G. Skill @ DDR-1600 OC /// 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Saphire HD4870 Toxic 1GB /// Intel Mobile GMA X3100
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Eizo 24" SX2461W /// 12"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 /// 1400x1050
Hard Drives
Workstation:
5x 750GB Barracuda-11 on Areca ARC-1220;
4x 1.5TB Barracuda-11 on Intel ICH10R;
Volumes:
300GB RAID 0, 2.7TB RAID 10 on Intel;
100GB RAID 0, 1.4TB RAID 10 on Areca ///
Notebook: G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD
PSU
Tagan ITZ 1100
Case
GHS-1500 ///
Cooling
Thermalright IFX-14 + a slew of stealth fans ///
Keyboard
Logitech Edge ///
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Optical Trackball
Internet Speed
5Mbps down / 820Kbps up
Other Info
Main use: photography;
DVD Drive: L.G GGW-H20L Blu-Ray / DVD;
OC: QPI/DRAM @ 1.33v, CPU @ 1.293v, DRAM Bus @ 1.65v, CPU PLL @ 1.88v, CPU mult = 25x, BCLK = 160, DDR3-1604 @ 7-8-7-24
I'm not sure I may have a driver for this installed I'm just not sure which one it would be. If I know I have a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB graphics card...which driver should I use....the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M?...because I tried that and it didn't work for me.

Where could I go to get a windows 7 driver for this?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Mac Book Pro
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple 24" Cinema display LCD
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Western Digital 500GB external hard drive
patonw said:
I'm not sure I may have a driver for this installed I'm just not sure which one it would be. If I know I have a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB graphics card...which driver should I use....the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M?...because I tried that and it didn't work for me.

Where could I go to get a windows 7 driver for this?
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I would first check the Nvidia website. It looks like you actually have two adapters built in, so load both drivers - the 9400M and the 9600M GT.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom workstation /// Lenovo X61t tablet notebook
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core i7 980X @ 4.04GHz OC /// Core Duo L7500 @ 1.6GHz
Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution ///
Memory
12GB G. Skill @ DDR-1600 OC /// 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Saphire HD4870 Toxic 1GB /// Intel Mobile GMA X3100
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Eizo 24" SX2461W /// 12"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 /// 1400x1050
Hard Drives
Workstation:
5x 750GB Barracuda-11 on Areca ARC-1220;
4x 1.5TB Barracuda-11 on Intel ICH10R;
Volumes:
300GB RAID 0, 2.7TB RAID 10 on Intel;
100GB RAID 0, 1.4TB RAID 10 on Areca ///
Notebook: G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD
PSU
Tagan ITZ 1100
Case
GHS-1500 ///
Cooling
Thermalright IFX-14 + a slew of stealth fans ///
Keyboard
Logitech Edge ///
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Optical Trackball
Internet Speed
5Mbps down / 820Kbps up
Other Info
Main use: photography;
DVD Drive: L.G GGW-H20L Blu-Ray / DVD;
OC: QPI/DRAM @ 1.33v, CPU @ 1.293v, DRAM Bus @ 1.65v, CPU PLL @ 1.88v, CPU mult = 25x, BCLK = 160, DDR3-1604 @ 7-8-7-24
Sorry, but I just want to make sure this is what I should do....

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_notebook_win7_x64_186.03_whql.html

I found the 186.0 NVIDIA driver release on the NVIDIA website posted above. It lists that both the 9400M and the 9600M GT as being covered under this. So if I'm hearing you correctly, I already have the adapters I just need the driver?...which would possibly be this download from the NVIDIA website?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_notebook_win7_x64_186.03_whql.html
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Mac Book Pro
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple 24" Cinema display LCD
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Western Digital 500GB external hard drive
That's your baby!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom workstation /// Lenovo X61t tablet notebook
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core i7 980X @ 4.04GHz OC /// Core Duo L7500 @ 1.6GHz
Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution ///
Memory
12GB G. Skill @ DDR-1600 OC /// 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Saphire HD4870 Toxic 1GB /// Intel Mobile GMA X3100
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Eizo 24" SX2461W /// 12"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 /// 1400x1050
Hard Drives
Workstation:
5x 750GB Barracuda-11 on Areca ARC-1220;
4x 1.5TB Barracuda-11 on Intel ICH10R;
Volumes:
300GB RAID 0, 2.7TB RAID 10 on Intel;
100GB RAID 0, 1.4TB RAID 10 on Areca ///
Notebook: G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD
PSU
Tagan ITZ 1100
Case
GHS-1500 ///
Cooling
Thermalright IFX-14 + a slew of stealth fans ///
Keyboard
Logitech Edge ///
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Optical Trackball
Internet Speed
5Mbps down / 820Kbps up
Other Info
Main use: photography;
DVD Drive: L.G GGW-H20L Blu-Ray / DVD;
OC: QPI/DRAM @ 1.33v, CPU @ 1.293v, DRAM Bus @ 1.65v, CPU PLL @ 1.88v, CPU mult = 25x, BCLK = 160, DDR3-1604 @ 7-8-7-24
Wow, thank you so much...I am pumped to get home from work and try this out. I'll let you know how it goes.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Mac Book Pro
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple 24" Cinema display LCD
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Western Digital 500GB external hard drive
The NVIDIA driver works like a charm. Thank you so much for ending my two weeks of misery. You have no idea how good this feels to get this monitor working.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Mac Book Pro
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple 24" Cinema display LCD
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
Western Digital 500GB external hard drive
Excellent! That makes it all worthwhile :D.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom workstation /// Lenovo X61t tablet notebook
OS
Windows 7 RTM x64
CPU
Core i7 980X @ 4.04GHz OC /// Core Duo L7500 @ 1.6GHz
Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution ///
Memory
12GB G. Skill @ DDR-1600 OC /// 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Saphire HD4870 Toxic 1GB /// Intel Mobile GMA X3100
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Eizo 24" SX2461W /// 12"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 /// 1400x1050
Hard Drives
Workstation:
5x 750GB Barracuda-11 on Areca ARC-1220;
4x 1.5TB Barracuda-11 on Intel ICH10R;
Volumes:
300GB RAID 0, 2.7TB RAID 10 on Intel;
100GB RAID 0, 1.4TB RAID 10 on Areca ///
Notebook: G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD
PSU
Tagan ITZ 1100
Case
GHS-1500 ///
Cooling
Thermalright IFX-14 + a slew of stealth fans ///
Keyboard
Logitech Edge ///
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Optical Trackball
Internet Speed
5Mbps down / 820Kbps up
Other Info
Main use: photography;
DVD Drive: L.G GGW-H20L Blu-Ray / DVD;
OC: QPI/DRAM @ 1.33v, CPU @ 1.293v, DRAM Bus @ 1.65v, CPU PLL @ 1.88v, CPU mult = 25x, BCLK = 160, DDR3-1604 @ 7-8-7-24
24" Apple Cinema Display and isight, etc.

I am running Windows 7 x64 on a home made PC (i.e. not an apple). I use the 24" Apple Cinema Display. The display works perfectly. I want, however, to be able to use the other features of the display: isight, usb hub, the audio. But, the most important is isight. I have the bootcamp drivers form the snow leopard dvd (my wife is a mac user). But I haven't been able to make use of them successfully. Does anybody know of a way of making it work?

What would cause the camera to work on an apple with bootcamp, but not on a non-apple PC.

Thanks!
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
There may be 'Hackintosh' style methods, but most forums prohibit discussions of hacking of this type... I'd suggest a true 'Hackintosh' forum would more likely yield any possible answers... if the iSight is still a firewire device then i haven't heard of any mainstream drivers for it that work for Windows...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built machine
OS
W7 x64
CPU
Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
Memory
4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Sound Card
Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
PSU
OCZ 600w
Case
Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
Cooling
Scythe 140mm Zipang
Keyboard
Cherry PS/2 custom model
Mouse
Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
Internet Speed
ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
Antivirus
NOD32
Browser
Opera
Other Info
Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
vakarelov said:
I am running Windows 7 x64 on a home made PC (i.e. not an apple). I use the 24" Apple Cinema Display. The display works perfectly. I want, however, to be able to use the other features of the display: isight, usb hub, the audio. But, the most important is isight. I have the bootcamp drivers form the snow leopard dvd (my wife is a mac user). But I haven't been able to make use of them successfully. Does anybody know of a way of making it work?

What would cause the camera to work on an apple with bootcamp, but not on a non-apple PC.

Thanks!
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I need help getting my apple cinema 24 to work with my homemade i7 860 with hd 5670 xfx
i am using a displayport to mini display port cable to connect it to the apple 24.

os using is windows 7 64 bit ultimate. thank you.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home made
OS
windows 7
CPU
i7 860
Motherboard
msi gd55
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
hd 5670
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
apple 24 cinema
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