Intel 829459 + Battlefield 2

[brice_pairault]

Hi,
I just bought Battlefield 2 and I think I may have a problem with my
video card.... Intel R Express chipset family 829459
I installed the game (no problem), but when I double click on the icon
the game "kinda" appears and then leaves. I then went to check on the
intel web site, and of course, they say that Intel doesn't have a patch
or fix or whatever that can help me with the problem but I am not the
first person to say the same thing...
So my question was, did anyone have the same problem and did they
figure out a solution, other than buying a new video card?
Thx for any help anyone can spear!

 

[Paul]

Hi,
I just bought Battlefield 2 and I think I may have a problem with my
video card.... Intel R Express chipset family 829459
I installed the game (no problem), but when I double click on the icon
the game "kinda" appears and then leaves. I then went to check on the
intel web site, and of course, they say that Intel doesn't have a patch
or fix or whatever that can help me with the problem but I am not the
first person to say the same thing...
So my question was, did anyone have the same problem and did they
figure out a solution, other than buying a new video card?
Thx for any help anyone can spear!

Maybe you have a 945G chipset ? PDF page 28 lists the hardware
characteristics of your chipset graphics (for whatever that
is worth).

http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/307502.htm

Generally, the answer is, if you want to play games that
have demanding performance requirements, a separate
graphics card allows you to keep up-to-date with the
latest DirectX hardware supported features. Even if the
game could run without error, it would likely be a
"slide show" on a 945G internal graphics.

Hope your motherboard has a slot for a graphics card...

Paul

 

[brice_pairault]

how can i check if I have a extra slot without having to open the hole
thing up?? Something in system, or run or whatever??
thx for the help

 

[Paul]

how can i check if I have a extra slot without having to open the hole
thing up?? Something in system, or run or whatever??
thx for the help

Empty slots don't register in software, so you'll have to
open it up and take a peek. If the product is a HP/Compaq,
there may be a picture of the motherboard on the HP site.
If it is a Dell, I don't see pictures of those floating
around, so taking the side off for a look, is the answer.

Paul