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Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 09:35:00 am
I have a Dell Latitude D505 and my video card is below specs (the pointer won't move).  Does anyone know if there is anything I can do to upgrade, I don't know if it is possible because it's a laptop.

Thanks guys.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 10:28:48 am
You could try getting new drivers for your card.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 11:39:39 am
or a new computer with an x800?  :P
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:49:57 pm
OMG i have the same problem

my cursor wont move yet i can run aroiund town...and everyone shoots at me so i die and..ahh

what kinda card is cheepest and works with the game?
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:52:16 pm
9800 i would guess or 9700 works i guess too...supposivly eligoh says i dont really know. im using a 9800 radeon just so ya know, its bout 200 right now. soooo that would be my best guess.? nice to have ya back fox :P
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:53:42 pm
Nice to be back :) .........200 dollars?? nothing cheeper....??
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:54:38 pm
ummmm let me check...how much u looking to spend, ive got one for 200, ive got a 9600 for like 150?
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:56:19 pm
what about this?     

nVidia GeForce4 MX 440

if that works my boyfriend said its only 20 dollars.....20 i can do... 200.....heh
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:57:05 pm
.....i dont trust geforce anything, but thats just personal opinion, its up to u.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 03:59:39 pm
well...would it fit the specs...and why dont you trust them??
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 04:04:23 pm
all the ones that ive had sucked. lol haha heres the specs

MxO Beta System Requirements

OS – WinMe, WinXP or above.
RAM – 512 MB of RAM.
Video card – programmable shader hardware (Radeon 8xxx, 9xxx and above ; GeForce 3 Ti, 4 Ti and above); 64 MB VRAM.
CPU – 1.4 gHz.
Sound card – DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card.
Delivery footprint – 3 compact discs.
Hard drive install – 4 to 8 GB.
Hard drive speed – 5 MB / second dynamic load.
Bandwidth – Modem (56.6 k), DSL, or cable modem.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 04:14:12 pm
Sapphire Radeon 9200se / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X / VGA / RCA / TV Out / Lite Version Video Card

so that will work right??
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Tbone on September 13, 2004, 04:41:27 pm
Submit a petition that your mouse want move. A crappy video card shouldn't freeze your mouse. Has to be a bug...
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 04:50:38 pm
hope so.....the rest of the game works its just a stuoid greeen cursor in the middle of the page that wont move!!!!!!!! if on wed. it does the same thing, ill send in a petetion......and throw my computer out the window
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 04:51:38 pm
Quote from: "Zink"
all the ones that ive had sucked. lol haha heres the specs

MxO Beta System Requirements

OS – WinMe, WinXP or above.
RAM – 512 MB of RAM.
Video card – programmable shader hardware (Radeon 8xxx, 9xxx and above ; GeForce 3 Ti, 4 Ti and above); 64 MB VRAM.
CPU – 1.4 gHz.
Sound card – DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card.
Delivery footprint – 3 compact discs.
Hard drive install – 4 to 8 GB.
Hard drive speed – 5 MB / second dynamic load.
Bandwidth – Modem (56.6 k), DSL, or cable modem.


BS requirements, I pass all of those and its like SWG with 256mb ram all over again.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 05:00:38 pm
im just posting what the mxo ppl told me. so like em or not, thats what they r
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 05:09:16 pm
yea... its just weird that the mouse dont move yet everyhting else does... maybe its not my video card... maybe i have oo much crap on my computer
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 06:20:55 pm
I'm experiencing the same mouse problem and am actually reporting it right now.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 08:07:25 pm
yea i just reproted it..... too bad i didnt report it like...early in the night yesterday. I tried playing w/o the mouse and I got my ass Killed lol.. I ran into a gang and couldnt draw a weapon. And other people were shooting and i couldnt tell them to stop since I couldnt chat...sigh... *prepare to throw computer out the window*
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 08:08:39 pm
i had the sme problem, gettin a new video card tho, should be here either tomorrow or wednesday, not the best one out there but i cant afford anything better, Radeon 9200 128 MB
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 08:09:39 pm
I myself use a 9700 Pro 256 MB. Runs like a dream.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 08:12:14 pm
I found a radeon 9200 for 50 dollars and geforce 4 mx(dont no if the geforce is compatable) for 20... but I'm going to wait until I get a reply to my petition before i spend any money
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 08:29:36 pm
i sent a petition already and they said it was the vid card, I don't even know if there's anything i CAN do, other than buy a new comp, which i can't afford.  They told me to do a 'DxDiag' and this is what came up:

Card name: Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller
     Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Intel(R) 82852/82855 Graphics Controller
         DAC type: Internal
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_01631028&REV_02
   Display Memory: 64.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.3701 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 10/27/2003 22:43:40, 36927 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: ialmnt5.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 10/27/2003 22:42:30, 93979 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-76C2-11CF-ED7D-6921A3C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x8086
        Device ID: 0x3582
        SubSys ID: 0x01631028
      Revision ID: 0x0002
      Revision ID: 0x0002
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
 Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run


They said it's not a bug and it's probably that my card is subpar.  Can anyone understand this and tell me what to do?!?!?!  It would be much appreciated!!
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 10:11:29 pm
here's a third party 9800se for $130
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-303&depa=0

but i highly reccomend just getting the original for $200+ ;)
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 10:11:44 pm
yea those reqs are way off, its actually a pretty demanding game.. :\
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 10:50:49 pm
Although I havent jacked in yet (waiting for someone to make me a beta cd. CEREAL, YOU HEAR ME!?, that or the county to get off their asses and make my neighberhood dsl compatible), I have a 9800XT 256 mb. Waiting for the x800 XT P.E to come out. Of course, without a high speed connection my "uber" comp is crap.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 13, 2004, 11:46:04 pm
Damn, i dont wanna have to pay for a new video card. I've got like nothing, and i need to save up for a keyboard (musical kind, not comp kind). Any other options?
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 07:10:17 pm
Support says my drivers are 3 years old and the card is below specs/........ I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo furious(no pun intended) when my bf gets home  he might be able to help me get a new video card.... but i dunno.... im scared :(  :2'(
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 07:14:41 pm
My new video card came today, I installed it, and now the code when the city loads actually moves, the mouse works and i can see all of the user interface! whoo! now to work on the two 512s of RAM...
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 07:15:55 pm
what card did you get? and how much was it?
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 07:21:25 pm
Powercolor Radeon 9200 SE, 68 bucks on newegg
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 07:33:30 pm
Oh man. You bought an SE? Go out and buy another one now.....theres a reason those are so cheap compared to the other cards. At least a regular 9600 or 9800 if your gonna buy a card, because games arent lowering in specs.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 08:01:37 pm
whats the difference between an se and...something else....?
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 08:18:21 pm
Well, from personal experiance, the SE is a bunch of problems that doesnt stack up to a normal card in the series.

9600 S.E<<<9600<<9600 PRO<9600 XT

That the basic pattern for any of the ATI series, not including all the oddball saphire versions. Id have to say, go for a Geforce if your actually gonna pay for an SE, as even though I dislike both, the geforce will do a lot better in every aspect possible basically.

But Im not as knoweldgeable as some of these others guys, so I cant give you all the nitty gritty.
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 15, 2004, 08:56:45 pm
well if i could get something better, i would believe me
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 20, 2004, 08:53:25 pm
Quote from: "Ozurr"
well if I could get something better, I would believe me


I am feeling your pain.

I've had to spend $$$$$$$$ on household stuff (New bed, Daughters Choir)  I hadn't planned on. I needed a new card quick, but  needed to think $$$.  I had to settle.

I got an ATI 9200 PCI w. 128mb.  It works. I had Dx 8, and had to upgrade to Dx 9. *WITH* tax....about 92$.  A slight bit less than the same card w. overnight shipping on Newegg.  

An overnight of the 9600 XT I was looking at would have been 180$ (Tax, shipping...).  I wasn't going to have the money for about a week, maybe two...and I darn sure didnt want to wait that long.  So I comprimised.  In the store I went to, it would have been more.  So, I basically matched NewEgg locally and got something that works.  I can deal.

For grins, I *tried* on my older vid card...no dice. Couldn't move the mouse to even select gender for my RSI.  So I went shopping.

I run dual monitors, now I have one card for each screen.  By January (or anytime after we get back from our cruise) I can likely save up for something a LOT closer to an x800 ( Heck, it could BE an x800, if I ask Santa nice enough. She usually hooks me up.)  Then I have something with a bit more torque in my AGP slot  and something ......well, better than my old card...for my second monitor.  

I'm all out of "Mad Money", but I have a plan.  :)
Title: Anyone Know Anything About Video Cards?
Post by: Anonymous on September 26, 2004, 08:06:00 pm
is a new video card the only thing that will cure this problem or has anyone found out anyother solutions?
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