Windows 7 on my iMac

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Installed this via bootcamp without any major issues,

the auto install for bootcampX64 didn't work but running it directly off the disk worked without a problem and all devices installed including my wireless mighty mouse!

if anyone needs any help or has any questions regarding this experiment please ask away!
 
Actually very good,

i'm supprised at how quick it starts and loads up programs,

the windows experience index scores well also!
 
Ok i've done some more testing now,

i had no sound at first however downloading the latest realtech hd audio drivers solved that,

the onboard camera works flawlessly and was much faster than in XP when using msn video.

completed the windows experience index.

Procesor = 6.4
Ram = 5.9
Graphics = 6.1
Gaming Graphics = 5.0
HDD = 5.8

this is from a 2.8 iMac with 4gb Ram and 320gb HDD

considering the iMac is basically a modified laptop i don't think these scores are bad at all

considering this is a beta OS it appears much more stable than vista ever did and i don't feel too ashamed running it on my beloved mac!
 
I'm going to give this a go next week, but couldn't get the downloader to work at first via OSX. Will have to give it another go!
 
How are the scores comparable to Vista?

I have Vista running on my 2.8Ghz unibody and i swear i don't get as high a CPU score as you.
 
Do those iMacs run 7200rpm hard drives? I installed windows 7 on my PC and the index score came out as a crappy 3.0 for the hard drive performance.

It just surprised me that it came out so high. Like you say, the iMacs have more in common with your general laptop than desktop.
 
My index score for my old 2.33Ghz 17" hard drive was 4.8 and that is an old 5400RPM 160GB.

I think it's a glitch.

The score seems pretty good for my old MBP

CPU - 5.6
RAM - 5.5
GPU - 4.9
Gaming - 4.6
HDD - 4.8

On vista my index of my 2.8 unibody is 5.5. I'm just wondering whether the score index system is different on 7 than vista.

EDIT - Just booted into vista and had a look at the score of my 2.8 unibody.


CPU - 5.6
RAM - 5.9
GPU - 5.9
Gaming - 5.5
HDD - 5.8

Weird that the CPU has the same score when the old MBP has a 2.33GHz (667mhz FSB) and the new unibody has a 2.8GHz (1047MHz or something like that). Weird.
 
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according to the system specks on the iMac the hdd is a

WD Caviar® Blue
320 GB, 3 Gb/s, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM

i have installed Windows 7 on a 32gb partition of this.
 
The HD in my PC is a 7200rpm Samsung 320GB with 16mb cache. Weird it comes out with a low score of 3.0.

Doesn't really bother me though as the Index rating is a bit of a gimmick anyway and not really aimed at us.
 
no the only reason i have any version of windows installed is,

1 because the wife has a program needed for work that is wondows only
2 i video chat with my parents on msn

i am just impressed at how well it actualy runs on a mac....

one major problem,

as windows had to format the partition to NTFS, this has erased the bootcamp credentials so to switch between the two i have to now...

1 - go into the bootcamp settings in OS-X
2 - insert the windows 7 dvd
3 - tell OS-X to start windows installer
4 - wait for it to restart with the message "press any key to boot from disk"
5 - not press the "any key"
6 - let windows 7 start
 
theheyes said:
Do those iMacs run 7200rpm hard drives? I installed windows 7 on my PC and the index score came out as a crappy 3.0 for the hard drive performance.

It just surprised me that it came out so high. Like you say, the iMacs have more in common with your general laptop than desktop.
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I would imagine that Acoustic Management is enabled by Apple in order to keep disk noise down, at the cost of disk performance.
 
Windows 7 is fine, even on my original rev MBP (2GB, bigger 5400rpm HDD)

Had Vista installed before via Boot Camp for messing around with. Windows 7 performance is greatly improved.

Scores :
CPU - 4.2
RAM - 4.7
GPU - 4.0
Gaming - 4.1
HDD - 5.3
 
it's not something i've given much consideration to,

windows is used rarely ,

i can go months without needing it and my parents haven't got a webcam yet so hopefully by the time they do next month mac messenger should support video and audio
 
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