is there another way to find it? and to update it do i have to pay?
Graphics card
#1
Posted 14 July 2005 - 09:49 AM
is there another way to find it? and to update it do i have to pay?
#2
Posted 14 July 2005 - 10:03 AM
*sorry if i sound stupid im just really bad at computers*
#3
Posted 14 July 2005 - 10:21 AM
my computer>> right click to get properties>>hardware>> "Device Manager".
Expand the Display Adapters.
#4
Posted 14 July 2005 - 04:06 PM
then i dont know what to do next..
#5
Posted 14 July 2005 - 05:48 PM
#6
Posted 14 July 2005 - 05:52 PM
#7
Guest_Tony_*
Posted 14 July 2005 - 09:52 PM
#8
Posted 14 July 2005 - 10:04 PM
WAIT A MINUTE! There is NO reason to open your computer up yet. Once you are looking at the Device Manager window you should see something like the picture I have attached. Click the plus sign next to Display Adapters like I have and post what you see where I have the highlighted line.
But if it says "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" the computer isn't correctly recognizing the type of adapter. This could mislead someone into incorrectly beleiving that fhey know their adapter type or have installed the correct drivers,
#9
Posted 15 July 2005 - 05:55 AM
But if it says "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" the computer isn't correctly recognizing the type of adapter. This could mislead someone into incorrectly beleiving that fhey know their adapter type or have installed the correct drivers,
True, but I hardly think it's prudent to have someone who doesn't know what they're doing digging around inside the case when it may be possible to find the information elsewhere. It at least can't hurt to look in Device Manager first.
#10
Posted 15 July 2005 - 02:17 PM
#11
Posted 16 July 2005 - 11:07 PM
#12
Posted 16 July 2005 - 11:19 PM
cheers woody
#13
Posted 17 July 2005 - 12:13 PM
#14
Posted 17 July 2005 - 12:18 PM
#15
Posted 17 July 2005 - 12:52 PM
wat do u mean by "intergrated card"
This person meant to say integrated. This means that you don't have a graphics "card," per se, but that the graphics capabilities of your computer are built-in to your motherboard. Such graphics adapters are never impressive and frequently do not properly support DirectX, the standard for graphics and sound in games (among other things).
What -- precisely -- is the problem you're having with The Sims 2? I'm assuming that the graphics adapter doesn't support Transform and Lighting (T&L) which is where you're running into some problems...?
I found a thread on some UK forums which should help you a lot. Start by running DXDIAG and seeing what, specifically, your graphics device is listed as in DXDIAG. This should enable you to search for and download an update from S3, which may solve the problem.
http://www.thesimszo...dex.php?ID=1780
If an update does not help, there are two options to get around it:
1) Get a new graphics card. The cheapest listed by Maxis as compatible is a GeForce 4, and you should be able to find one of those for less than $40, I'd think.
2) Set the game to run in "software rendering" mode as described in the forum linked above. This will make your CPU do all the work the graphics card ordinarily would, and won't solve the overall problem; if you want to play other games on the PC you may be out of luck again.
Edited by Malevolution, 17 July 2005 - 08:43 PM.
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