Hi Tommy,
I don't see your SiS Xaber card on the Supported Cards List at:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478#7 possibly because I'm
not able to find any confirmation anywhere (yes I googled it) that
your card has Hardware Transform and Lighting support. Sorry.
OpenGL isn't used for Halo, so that's not part of the problem.
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
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| The SiS Xaber Card series is very capable to handel the
| graphics of just about every game on the market including
| Halo. The problem is this SiS is pathetic when it comes
| to support so there are no drivers that work with DirectX
| 9.0b and I don't think there ever will be. As far as I
| can tell the main problem is when Open GL is trying to be
| initialized using DirectX 9.0b.
|
| My question is, is there any way to find generic 3D
| drivers that can run DirectX 9.0b.
|
| Thanks,
| Tommy
|
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >If you don't have a proper graphics card, then there
| isn't much you can do.
| >There is a lot of support information on Bungie's web
| site:
| >
http://support.bungie.com/ including many links. This
| Microsoft Knowledge
| >Base article shows the minimum system requirements:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829479 Halo is super-
| intensive on
| >graphics, and unless a graphics card matches up, you're
| going to have
| >problems.
| >--
| >Chris H.
| >Microsoft Windows MVP
| >Associate Expert
| >Expert Zone -
| >
| >"Kranial-Kreme" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in message
| >| (e-mail address removed)...
| >>
| >> I too have this problem and have an SIS graphics
| card which seems to
| >conflict with, well everything. Sometimes, if it's in a
| good mood, my
| >computer will get me to the" continue in safe mode" to
| where i can go that
| >route and still play. Now I can't get to that screen
| either. Any
| >suggestions?
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >> ----- Chris H. wrote: -----
| >>
| >> See if your graphics card manufacturer has
| updated drivers on their
| >web site
| >> and install them according to the instructions.
| If you'll look in
| >your
| >> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo directory,
| you'll find the
| >Readme file
| >> which gives configuration
| information/requirements on graphics cards.
| >> --
| >> Chris H.
| >> Microsoft Windows MVP
| >> Associate Expert
| >> Expert Zone -
|
| >>
| message
| >> | >> > I'm having a problem playing Halo for PC. After
| >> > installation I try to play it and I get a
| message saying
| >> > my video hardware isn't basically up to snuff,
| and that I
| >> > can upgrade my computer by contacting my
| manufacturer, but
| >> > you can choose the option "Continue Anyways"
| Now when I
| >> > hit this it says "Direct 3D-Fatal Error, there
| was a
| >> > problem with direct3d and make sure you have
| your hardware
| >> > acceleration enabled, and to check dxdiag.
| >> >> So I do, and everything is fine, except when
| I choose to
| >> > test my Direct3d everything is okay up until
| DirectX 8,
| >> > then after that it says it skipped 9+ becuase
| my drivers
| >> > don't support it, and to see if your
| manufacturer has any
| >> > available drivers.
| >> >> And thats it...can anyone help me? I have
| DirectX 9b
| >> > installed, i guess I just need a driver from my
| >> > manufacturer? I have a HP pavilion ze1210
| notebook. thanks.
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
| >.
| >
