BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 when i click on the eternal lands icon on my desktop it says on the first page i need newer hardware to play. If i still try to play i get only 1 or 0 fps. Almost everything in my computer had been deleted the other week. and i do not no what to install to make the game work again. because it used to work fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Pale_Elf Report post Posted February 9, 2005 So the game worked fine a week ago, everything is wiped, but no hardware changes, and now it's 0fps? I would suggest starting with brand new, latest and greatest video and mainboard drivers. Also check to be sure that you've got drivers for everything in device manager, (usually hit windows button and pause to bring up system properties, and go to device manager from there). Lemme know if this helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 do i need certain players like flash or shock wave or something like that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted February 10, 2005 No, but you do need to install drivers for your video card. They can usually be obtained from the website of the card's manufacturer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 what kind should i get Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest I want my cookies. -freeone3000 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 The current ones. The brand name, same as your video card's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 i dont know if i even have a 3d card anymore. what is the name of the thing i have to get. and where could i download it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leeloo Report post Posted February 11, 2005 If you didn't take the card out, it should still be there. Well unless it's stolen :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeone3000 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 (edited) You need the drivers. They're off the manufacturer's website. If you don't have a OpenGL 3d video card, it will be extremly laggy. Edited February 11, 2005 by freeone3000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Pale_Elf Report post Posted February 11, 2005 Your monitor is plugged into something on the back of your computer. You need to find out what the brand and model of that card is... It may even be on your motherboard. If you can't figure out what kind of card it is, get someone to take it out and look at it. Should be written on it somewhere. And no, if you don't know what a hardware driver is, you should NOT take the card out yourself, or even touch a screwdriver to your computer. You might blow it up and burn down your house and aliens will come and take you to Antarctica.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest_Briguy!04 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 wht does the 3d card look like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeone3000 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 It looks like a green piece of plastic with these lines running through it.... Real stereotypical computer part thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goatsgomoo Report post Posted February 21, 2005 wht does the 3d card look like? It's what your moniter is plugged into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest_briguy!04 Report post Posted February 22, 2005 wait so is it plugged in the back of the monitoer or the computer and r u sure its always green? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest_briguy!04 Report post Posted February 22, 2005 wait so is it plugged in the back of the monitoer or the computer and r u sure its always green? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leeloo Report post Posted February 22, 2005 It's inside the computer, and it's the one the monitor cable connects to. It's not always green, but green is the most usual. But you'd want to find it in control panel instead, much easier and without risk of destroying your computer. Isn't Windows supposed to come with some plug'n'play thing that can autodetect the graphics card and ask for a driver? I'm sure Microsoft was advertising something like that ten years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goliath_cobalt Report post Posted February 22, 2005 Well, this may be fruitless, but here goes. There used to be a program called AIDA that detected damn near EVERYTHING about your system. However, it is now called Everest. So google for Everest and d/l that. Then you'll know where to go for your drivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soldus Report post Posted February 22, 2005 or, if you are using windows, chances are you have a neat little program on it, called dxdiag.exe search for it, i think it might be somewhere in c:/windows/system32/... but just do a search IF you have it, use it, it will show you all information you need to know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) i downloaded the everest thing what do i do now? Edited February 25, 2005 by BriGuy!04 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 where would i find the name of the 3d card on everest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeone3000 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 Google is your friend. And I can't believe something as useful as everest has not included a FAQ guide. Maybe check that...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 26, 2005 i couldnt find an faq Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeone3000 Report post Posted February 26, 2005 Right click start, go to properties. Hardware tab, click on the button labeled device manager. Click on the plus beside display adapters, tell us what the thing under it is called. How come someone didn't bring this up before? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BriGuy!04 Report post Posted February 26, 2005 when i open everest Everest v1.51.195 + computer + Motherboard + operating system + server + display + multimedia + storage + network + directx + devices + software + Config + Benchmark what would the card thing be under Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70347 Report post Posted February 27, 2005 Display most likely. You can also try right clicking on your desktop, choosing properties then clicking the settings tab. From there click the advanced button and read what it says in the colored bar at the top of the window that just opened. For me that is the name of my video card, but it may depend on the card or the version of windows you have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
