Out of date Graphics Controller ??? Timorous 7/11/2007 2:14:02 PM My computer currently has an Intel82865G Graphics Controller Card. I recently installed Black and White, a PC game, along with a couple of patches and a few hours into the game my character froze. After reading through various sites for this game, some suggested answers were that my graphics card should be updated but after checking mine discovered that the card is now old and there are no updates for it. It was installed on my computer when I bought it 18/10/05. It appears also that although this game was XP compatible, my system, the programmers had to bring out the aforementioned patches after the game came out to MAKE it playable as there were some problems. So as well as my graphics card having trouble, it appears the game that should play on the XP does'nt do it fully. My question is : Are there any updates for my card out there ? I have tried everywhere connected with Windows and Intel but to no avail. I tried the disc that came with my computer but it too came up with no help. I am a relatively inexperienced computer person and can't get my head around why this graphics card cannot handle this game....

Re: Out of date Graphics Controller ??? "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 7/11/2007 2:53:43 PM Timorous wrote: [Quoted Text] > My computer currently has an Intel82865G Graphics Controller Card. > I recently installed Black and White, a PC game, along with a > couple of patches and a few hours into the game my character froze. > After reading through various sites for this game, some suggested > answers were that my graphics card should be updated but after > checking mine discovered that the card is now old and there are no > updates for it. It was installed on my computer when I bought it > 18/10/05. > It appears also that although this game was XP compatible, my > system, the programmers had to bring out the aforementioned patches > after the game came out to MAKE it playable as there were some > problems. So as well as my graphics card having trouble, it appears > the game that should play on the XP does'nt do it fully. > My question is : Are there any updates for my card out there ? > I have tried everywhere connected with Windows and Intel but to no > avail. I tried the disc that came with my computer but it too came > up with no help. I am a relatively inexperienced computer person > and can't get my head around why this graphics card cannot handle > this game.... It's not exactly a high-end gamers video card. That's obvious from "Intel" being in the name, to be quite blunt. You did not give your Operating System (Home, Pro, Media Center, etc..) http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1044&lang=eng This is probably what you need: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=1044&DwnldID=9498&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng (It actually seems to cover the three versions of Windows XP that are most common...) However - it's from 2005 as well - so.... Might consider checking into what add-on card your computer can take and getting an NVidia or ATI graphics card. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Out of date Graphics Controller ??? Timorous 7/11/2007 3:46:04 PM "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Timorous wrote: > > My computer currently has an Intel82865G Graphics Controller Card. > > I recently installed Black and White, a PC game, along with a > > couple of patches and a few hours into the game my character froze. > > After reading through various sites for this game, some suggested > > answers were that my graphics card should be updated but after > > checking mine discovered that the card is now old and there are no > > updates for it. It was installed on my computer when I bought it > > 18/10/05. > > It appears also that although this game was XP compatible, my > > system, the programmers had to bring out the aforementioned patches > > after the game came out to MAKE it playable as there were some > > problems. So as well as my graphics card having trouble, it appears > > the game that should play on the XP does'nt do it fully. > > My question is : Are there any updates for my card out there ? > > I have tried everywhere connected with Windows and Intel but to no > > avail. I tried the disc that came with my computer but it too came > > up with no help. I am a relatively inexperienced computer person > > and can't get my head around why this graphics card cannot handle > > this game.... > > It's not exactly a high-end gamers video card. That's obvious from "Intel" > being in the name, to be quite blunt. > > You did not give your Operating System (Home, Pro, Media Center, etc..) > > http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1044&lang=eng > > This is probably what you need: > http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=1044&DwnldID=9498&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng > (It actually seems to cover the three versions of Windows XP that are most > common...) > > However - it's from 2005 as well - so.... > > Might consider checking into what add-on card your computer can take and > getting an NVidia or ATI graphics card. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > Thanks for your quick reply. I am currently at work and cannot do any downloading of the product you supplied but will do when I get home later. In answer to your question my system is the Home version and initially I bought it for storing my digital still and video footage. I did/do not intend to use it as a ''games'' computer and this is only the second gamee I have installed, otherwise I probably would have equipped it with a better graphics/sound card. I take on board your suggestions of the suitable cards for gaming but as I said I am not computer literate by all means and would'nt know how to check about add on cards. Hopefully the game will be up and running later on tonight with no freezing. Thanks again.