Is this trying to tell me I have a bad graphics card?
jsalemi:
Quote from: silentdream on 2006 December 04, 20:11:09
According to easyinfo my display device is an Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family.
There's your problem -- the Intel graphic chipsets aren't even supported by TS2. Yea, you should probably get a better graphics card. Assuming your system uses PCIe (most made in the last 3+ years do), you could get an ATI 850 series for around (and maybe by now under) $100. Just remember to go into the system BIOS at startup after you install the new card and turn off the on-board video.
SilentDream:
That sucks.. thanks for your help. I was already told by the support people over at Dell that I needed a new video card but the reasoning I could live with and I guess I can live with this too it doesn't really seem to cause problems. Every now and again randomly my display driver just quits on me, so the game then shuts down and I have to restart. My computer (aw it had it's birthday recently) is like a week or two over a year old so it's not a problem to restart.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: jsalemi on 2006 December 05, 00:14:16
There's your problem -- the Intel graphic chipsets aren't even supported by TS2. Yea, you should probably get a better graphics card. Assuming your system uses PCIe (most made in the last 3+ years do), you could get an ATI 850 series for around (and maybe by now under) $100. Just remember to go into the system BIOS at startup after you install the new card and turn off the on-board video.
Messing with the BIOS is rarely necessary for this and not recommended: If your monitor lights up connected to your new video card, that's all you need. Disabling the onboard on your BIOS can potentially get you into a situation where neither video output will work, leaving your computer monitorless and forcing a full BIOS reset.
Note that lots of crappy boards, particularly brand-name computers, don't ship with ANY kind of video-extendability, so as to force you to buy a new computer and give them more money.
jsalemi:
I agree in most cases, but he did say he has a Dell (which I also have), and they do recommend turning off the on-board video through the BIOS if you put in a video card. Most higher-end Dells already come with a video card, though not a great one by default, so it's not an issue. But some of their lower-end 'home' machines came with on-board video, and that will sometimes cause a conflict if you don't turn it off when you put a video card in. Trust me, I speak from past experience. :) I've made sure all the computers I've bought since then had video cards in them just to avoid that problem.
SilentDream:
You're right jsalemi. When I talked to a computer tech (who had experience with Dell - don't even ask me why she bought me a Dell) at my mom's work, which is an IT department, he told me that I would in fact have to go into BIOS.
ps. I'm a she haha.
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