PlaneShift
Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Gondric on January 21, 2007, 03:02:22 am
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i have a video card... WOW
but i cant seem to find out what sort it is or nething about it.
on the start menu theres a little icon which says intel(R)Greaphics technology but all i can acomplish with that is changing colours and turning the screen upside down (which is cool)
when i played WoW in the video options it said something about Nvidia which might be the video card i have.
but every computer (about 3) ive played wow on has said that.
the video card i have it good enough but i was going to try to update it and need some help finiding out what sort it is thanks.
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Type dxdiag into your Run command, and take a look at the Display tab.
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aha i got a 48mb intel(r) brookdale-G Graphics controller
Ne idea how i might update this and is it ne good
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This isn't an actual graphics card, unfortunately. 48MB is very low, and doesn't even meet PlaneShift's minimum requirements... :}
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well im playing it hehehe.
so if this isnt a video card and i can play WoW and PS with some dificulty in BD (also some other stuff screws up) what the hell is running this thing lol
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It's integrated as opposed to dedicated. Basically it means that it lacks many of the features that a lot of games need, and shares resources with the rest of the PC. But it can run things :)
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Hm, found this (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdext/is_200205/ai_ziff27104/pg_1). Since it's from Intel, head over to this page (http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-009236.htm) and see if you can find a driver newer than your current.
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Ne idea which one i need to download or how to find out?
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You've either the Intel® 845G Chipset, or the GL :] Sure there are no more details on that Display window?
How about if you right-click anywhere on your desktop, hit Properties, and then look at the Settings tab?
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i did the settings thing then advanced and it had a link to download updates of course it dont work lol
if i download this stuff then install it wont screw it up will it?
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oh also which of the 3 dls do i DL all of em?
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On the Settings tab, what I wanted you to look for was some information about your graphics. Like:
(http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/18/00016il.gif)
It's always better to install drivers that are for your hardware :P Any way you can take a screenshot of the dxdiag screen?
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yeh sure justa sec
*edit*
(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6043/dxdiag2mi.th.png) (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dxdiag2mi.png)
there ya go.
how it get so small ahh
Edit: imageshack stuffed it up how should i host it?
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If it helps, dxdiag never did work for me (probably the windows install, it's missing a few bits), so I get my graphics information from device manager. Control panel > System > Hardware > Device manager > Display Adapters > your card, right click, properties.
(Now someone will tell me there's a much quicker route :p I don't use windows much.)
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same info harder way to get it lol
Edit: neways
http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dxdiag1qj.png
go to that and click on the image and it will make it better detail (i think u could do it with the old link neways)
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Have you found anything Karyuu?
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Not really, no. Have you tried Kiiranni's suggestion?
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You could always right-click on "My Computer" and choose properties from the popup menu, device manager is linked from the properties. Of course that goesn't help if you don't have "My Computer" on your desktop which is the default for XP, I think.
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i put mine on mi desktop. if i download these things karyuu and its not right will it just tell me u dont have the right stuff or will it make mi computer blow up???
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Guess what theyve got a thing u can dl to see what type i have and here it is
a Intel(r) 845G chipset family. im guessing i should download stuff from that file so well fingers crossed
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i put mine on mi desktop. if i download these things karyuu and its not right will it just tell me u dont have the right stuff or will it make mi computer blow up???
Why are you spelling "my" "mi"? They have the same number of letters, you're not saving any time.
If the drivers don't work, your computer should default to the basic drivers, giving you a very ugly, but functional desktop to fix the problem from.
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If you select the wrong one, your pc will probably explode, taking out both your house and probably your neighbours too. It'll also spread lots of toxic chemicals from inside your PC into the air creating a epidemic spreading for many miles. Hundreds, if not thousands will die from your actions.
Actually, nothing will happen!
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lol i dunno why i spell mi my the way i type i can type my with an i with the same hand (i only use about four dif fingers on the letters)
Edit: but seriously if this is the wrong thing what wil happen
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That question was already answered... :]
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lol so just default stuff? aka what i have now
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Gondric - It should be fine, if things go horribly wrong, it should fix itself and/or default to the basic driver, and if not, you can always start up in safe mode and undo the action.
And um, y is on the same hand as m.
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i type wierd not the normal way
Edit: My computer blew up! ahh
just kiddin ;D
seemed to work i got sum extreme graphics now and a better looking icon now to see if it plays games better lol