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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
http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/10...09215sp2.shtml
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
http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/10...09215sp2.shtml
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