Troubleshooting to update your drivers for your graphics card or to try to make directx work

thanx

thank you for the advice

 

Ok astaregod, I've been following all of your posts on how to make the sims 2 work and I've been working on this for days but I keep getting the DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adaptor not found thing when I try to start it up. I've done everything you said, well to the best of my abilities and nothing seems to fix it, so now I'm asking you personally, can you please help me.

 

Hi i am havin some serious problems, I just tryed to install Sims 2.. i turned my troubleshoot up to full in order to let directX run, so sim's start up then it shuts down my pc... i cannot play sims 2 and its starting to annoy me i was really lookin foward to playing it *sad look*. I tryed to update my nvidia drivers followed a few instructions what where on here, but nothing has worked my pc is all updated to i also checked that. Please help!


System
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service pack 2

Thank you.

 

Guess no one can help me then. Thank you.

 

Still not working

Hi,

I did everything that you said until I got to the ATI website. My chiptype is not listed under theircolumn. I cannot proceed unless I do something about this. I just have no idea what to do!!

 

Directx9.0c Compadible Graphic Adapter

I checked almost all over this site for help with my adapter mproblem. My specs are not there. Can you please help me ? I'm trying to run this on a laptop now, though it worked on my PC.


This is all nthe info I have on the Laptop...
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: PCG-F590(UC)
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~740MHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
Page File: 176MB used, 249MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Card name: NeoMagic MagicGraph256XL driver
Manufacturer: NeoMagic
Chip type: MagicMedia256XL+
DAC type: MagicMedia256XL+
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10C8&DEV_0016&SUBSYS_8088104D&REV_10
Display Memory: 6.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (24 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: neo20xx.dll
Driver Version: 5.31.0000.0000 (English)
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/17/2001 16:36:02, 60480 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: neo20xx.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/17/2001 06:50:04, 39264 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E28-4356-11CF-FD73-88A0A0C2C835}
Vendor ID: 0x10C8
Device ID: 0x0016
SubSys ID: 0x8088104D
Revision ID: 0x0010
Revision ID: 0x0010
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

I'm sorry, I'm not computer saavy. I'm just a Sims freak, who figured I could take this **** laptop to work, and play there...
My "The Godfather" isn't even working on this thing...

Can you help an old lady out, please ?

 

I'm having the "failed to find..." problem..I been trying for awhile to fix this but it isn't working. I have no idea what I'm suppose to use. Everything says n/a when I looked for what type of chip set...but what i do know is this:

K7 Triton series agp8X/dual channel DDR motherboard
Windows Xp
I think the processor is: AMD Athlon
1.24 GHz, 1.00GB of RAM
Network Adapters: 1394 Net Adapter and
Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

sound video and game controllers:
NVIDIA nForce Audio Codec Interface
legacy video capture devices
legacy audio drivers
standard game port
Creative SB Live! Value
Creative SBLive! Gameport


I'm guessing I use NVIDIA but which one? There are 50 types on the site.


I have played the game before on my computer and it worked perfect. Then I had to erase everything and now it won't work when I reinstalled it. Any help would be great.

 

"failed to find directx compatible graphic adapters in this system...."

 

Check the latest drivers for sis 650 on www.sis.com . there are a couple of drivers available if u have windows xp. one built in 2004 and other in 2006. i also have sis 650. it soved the problem for many games for me. if this doesnt work try the -w switch. open the "properties" menu by right clicking the "the sims " shortcut click "target" in the "shotcut" tab and add a space and -w at the end of the target field so that it looks like this:

"C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2\TSBin\Sims2.exe" -w

i hope that this will work. plz tell me if it works or if it doesnt

 

So, it will not work with this S3 card at all? I wish it would say that on the box. I didn't know this and i don't have the slightest idea how to install a new graphics card. I downloaded the driver, etc. but can i make it play at all, even if it's choppy?

 

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Can someone please help me?? I really don't understand anything about the graphics card... Could someone find me a direct link to the page with the file I have to download and tell me which one it is? I've searched, and I downloaded one I thought was right, but it told me before installation that it was incompatible... Here's the info on my card...

Display adapter: S3 Graphics Inc. Savage4
GPU ID: 5333 8A22
SSven: 1092
SSdev: 4906
HW loc: AGP 01/00/00
NB ID: 1106 3050
Chip name: Savage4 family (394-398)
Instance: HKLM\System\CurrentCotnrolSet\Enum\PCI\VEN_5333&DEV_8A22&SUBSYS_4
Reg key: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-080
Supported: AGP v2.0, 1X/2X/4X speeds, 66 MHz PCI
Enabled: 2X speeds, Bus master

Please and thank you so much!!!

 

Okay. So, I went to the ATI website and then got lost. It doesn't list my chip type. I have Radeon Xpress 200 series. On the website, they only have up to the 300 series. What should I do?

I'm very sad. I just bought Seasons last night, and it was working fine. I even played it this morning... Only now is it acting all strange.

 

My chip is not any of those. I am using a program called VMware Fusion to run Windows XP on my Mac, and am trying to make the game work on there. Where do I get this driver updated with this product? Is it not going to work at all?

Display Device
Name: VMware SVGA II
Manufacturer, VMware, Inc
Chip Type: VMware SVGA II
...

Also under the system tab it says my DirectX Version is DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

 

Josh, tried the site you recommended and this is the message I got.

There is a problem with this website's security certificate.






The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address.


Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.

We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.

 

don't have a clue as to what bootcamp is... translate, please?