Boot Camp XP SP2 installer won't launch on Mac Pro

Hello,
My new Mac Pro just came this morning. On the way home from work I picked up a copy of Windows XP intending to install this with Boot Camp and get some games running.
I have a Mac Pro 2.0 GHz with the ATI x1900 video card.
I am using a 23" Cinema Display.
The Windows XP box says "For PCs Without Windows" and "Now Includes Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies".
Upon inserting the XP CD and clicking Install from Boot Camp Assisstant, the computer restarts, the screen blanks to white shortly, then it goes black but nothing happens after that. I've let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
I tried restarting the computer while holding down the option key, and selecting the "Windows" CD as the boot device, and I end up with this same black screen and no activity.
I can still boot into OS X if I select MacHD at the boot screen of course.
Is anyone here running Boot Camp XP on this same configuration with a Cinema Display?
It looks like I'll want to do the PIO/DMA workaround at some point, but for now I just want to figure out why the installler won't even start.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Chad
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Ugh. Problem solved.
I should have thought of this. The problem for the installer was the Cinema Display.
I attached an old VGA monitor instead and I can now confirm that the XP installer appears to be running.
Sorry about that guys!
Chad

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