Ok a buddy of mine would love to play battlefield 2 online with me.
But he has one severe problem. You see whenever he starts battlefield 2 up. It tries to load. goes to a black screen. then right back to desktop.
Here are his system specs.
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6300 (dual core) 64-bit processor
* Each core operates at 1.86 GHz
* 1066 MHz front side bus
* Shared 2 MB L2 cache
# Memory Installed: 2048 MB DDR2 (PC4200), 533 MHz memory (four 512 MB modules)
# Expandable to: 8 GB (4 memory slots)
Video Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
Up to 224 MB DDR shared video memory
Audio Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Hard Drive 250 GB, 7200 RPM, Serial ATA II hard drive with 8 MB cache
Optical Drive DVD +/- RW, 16X multi-format dual layer optical drive (up to 8.5 GB)
* Write max: 16X DVD-/+R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
* Read max: 16X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-ROM
Media Reader 9-in-1 Digital Media Manager supporting the following:
* CompactFlash Card
* IBM MicroDrive
* Memory Stick
* Memory Stick Pro
* SmartMedia Card
* Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
* Compact Flash
* Multimedia Card
* xD-Picture Card
* USB 2.0
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network Integrated Intel 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN
# Interfaces PS/2 keyboard port
# PS/2 mouse port
# Nine USB 2.0 ports (six on rear panel, two on front panel, one in media reader)
# Two IEEE 1394a connectors (one on rear panel, one on front panel)
# One RJ-45 LAN port
# One DVI-I monitor port (with HDCP)
# One VGA monitor port
# Seven audio jacks (five on rear panel, two on front panel)
# One S/PDIF digital audio out port
# One internal serial connector on motherboard
# One internal parallel connector on motherboard
# Add-In Card Slots One PCI Express ×16
# One PCI Express ×1
# Two PCI Conventional
# Drive Bays Two external 3.5-inch
# Two external 5.25-inch
# Two internal 3.5-inch
# Input Devices Premium multimedia keyboard
# USB optical mouse
Ok so my question here is. why is he crashing. im assuming its because of the crappy onboard video. but is there anyway i can get this thing to work withought him buying another video card? Please help us
Here is the system specs site if you need more info
But he has one severe problem. You see whenever he starts battlefield 2 up. It tries to load. goes to a black screen. then right back to desktop.
Here are his system specs.
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6300 (dual core) 64-bit processor
* Each core operates at 1.86 GHz
* 1066 MHz front side bus
* Shared 2 MB L2 cache
# Memory Installed: 2048 MB DDR2 (PC4200), 533 MHz memory (four 512 MB modules)
# Expandable to: 8 GB (4 memory slots)
Video Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
Up to 224 MB DDR shared video memory
Audio Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Hard Drive 250 GB, 7200 RPM, Serial ATA II hard drive with 8 MB cache
Optical Drive DVD +/- RW, 16X multi-format dual layer optical drive (up to 8.5 GB)
* Write max: 16X DVD-/+R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
* Read max: 16X DVD-ROM, 40X CD-ROM
Media Reader 9-in-1 Digital Media Manager supporting the following:
* CompactFlash Card
* IBM MicroDrive
* Memory Stick
* Memory Stick Pro
* SmartMedia Card
* Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
* Compact Flash
* Multimedia Card
* xD-Picture Card
* USB 2.0
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem
Network Integrated Intel 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN
# Interfaces PS/2 keyboard port
# PS/2 mouse port
# Nine USB 2.0 ports (six on rear panel, two on front panel, one in media reader)
# Two IEEE 1394a connectors (one on rear panel, one on front panel)
# One RJ-45 LAN port
# One DVI-I monitor port (with HDCP)
# One VGA monitor port
# Seven audio jacks (five on rear panel, two on front panel)
# One S/PDIF digital audio out port
# One internal serial connector on motherboard
# One internal parallel connector on motherboard
# Add-In Card Slots One PCI Express ×16
# One PCI Express ×1
# Two PCI Conventional
# Drive Bays Two external 3.5-inch
# Two external 5.25-inch
# Two internal 3.5-inch
# Input Devices Premium multimedia keyboard
# USB optical mouse
Ok so my question here is. why is he crashing. im assuming its because of the crappy onboard video. but is there anyway i can get this thing to work withought him buying another video card? Please help us
Here is the system specs site if you need more info
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