Boot Camp and Windows XP install

I've managed to install Windows on my Leopard iMac!

First start up Boot Camp (in Application/Utilities) and choose Create a Windows partition. Drag the boundary between Mac and Windows parition to the desired size of hard for both. Create the Windows partition.

You need to have a licensed copy of Windows CD. I had a slipstreamed Windows XP CD with SP2 on it which was burned by Nero, and subsequently caused the error "BOOT CD: cannot boot from cd - code 4" when the Mac booted and tried to install. This was solved reading this thread, and it was all to do with Nero not remembering the ADVANCED burning properties. I had to re-burn the bootable Win XP CDROM again and this time it booted and installed OK.

Go through the Windows install procedure and finish. When the Mac reboots, you need to HOLD DOWN THE ALT KEY to get the boot options - either into Leopard or Windows (or boot from the CDROM). Once on this screen hold CTRL to get the option of automatically boot into that option on a 'restart' of either Leopard or Windows.

Once Windows is installed, you will certainly have problems with the networking hardware. Windows can not detect the network card in the iMac and hence will not install it leaving you without an internet connection to do those Windows Updates!

I'm not too sure who makes the ethernet card inside the iMac but after a few searches 'YUKON' seems to crop up. I went to their website did a search for drivers using:

Product Category = PC Connectivity
Product Family = Yukon

And came up with this: http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverSearchResults.do

I downloaded the "W2000/ XP/2003/Vista x86 & x64 Multi-Language Installer (32-bit and 64-bit) for Yukon Devices" entry - the "Miniport Windows Installer" saved it onto a USB key and unzipped it on the Windows install (thank goodness it recognised the USB!)

Once decompressed I installed it, by clicking on setup.exe, and rebooted Windows. I then had a network interface and could set that up to get internet access!

I proceeded with the Windows updates and after a 3rd successive reboot, I was able to search for the graphics card drivers. In the iMac there lives an ATI Radeon 2600 graphics card. Goto this Apple forum thread and follow the 3rd post to download and install the driver package and then install the graphics card driver.