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December 27th, 2008, 07:30 AM
#1
Update Chipset - know it's proabaly in wrong forum
I had problem playing a New game (mass effect) and were sugested to update my chipset.
To make the problem simple, I don't even know what a chipset are. Can someone help me and tell me how I cam make this in a good way.
Guess this post is in the wrong place but since I don't know what a chipset is I had problem posting it right.
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December 27th, 2008, 08:51 AM
#2
Please tell us the make and model of computer OR make and version of motherboard if a u-build.
Alternatively;
Download and run Everest Home (it is free):
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
Once you download it, click on it and let it install and then run it from the icon on your desktop. Click on file, preferences, report and uncheck the 'include debug information in the report' box. People rarely want to see that stuff.
Click on the + sign beside 'Computer', then on 'Summary', then go to the VERY Top of the screen and click on 'report'.
Note: the 'Very Top' isn't one line down, it means what it says.
Cursor over 'quick report-summary' and then click on 'plain text' and then click on 'save to file' and change the 'save in' folder to 'Desktop' and then click 'Save'.
Clear all your open windows and on the Desktop click on that 'report.txt' icon - this will open it in a text editor (probably Notepad) and then copy and paste it to here.
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December 27th, 2008, 12:07 PM
#3
Found something that could be it
EP-3VSA
VIA Apollo Pro133T AGPset
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December 27th, 2008, 12:20 PM
#4
Registered User
That should do it
Download unzip and then install
http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_4in1_443v.zip
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December 27th, 2008, 12:54 PM
#5
Downloaded, Unziped and installed it.
Are my chipset updated now?, if it is, it's still not working. Next thing I was suggested was to update my BIOS. Same here I don't even know what it is.
Thankful for help.
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December 27th, 2008, 01:05 PM
#6
Registered User
These are the minimum specifications for your computer before it qualifies to play Mass Effect. Please make sure that you have them before updating anything else
Minimum System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC
Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista
Processor:
2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD
Memory:
1 Gigabyte Ram (XP)
2 Gigabyte Ram (Vista)
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series(6800GT or better)
ATI 1300XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
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Recommended System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC
Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista
Processor:
2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD
Memory:
2 Gigabyte Ram
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or higher.
ATI X1800 XL series or higher
Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes
Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers – 5.1 sound card recommended
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December 27th, 2008, 02:06 PM
#7
Every thing checked and ok.
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December 27th, 2008, 04:59 PM
#8
Registered User
What video card do you have ?
How much memory ?
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December 27th, 2008, 05:12 PM
#9
Radeon X1950
1006 MB RAM
126 GB unused memory
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December 27th, 2008, 05:26 PM
#10
Intel Mod
Originally Posted by Ferrit
Minimum System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC
Processor:
2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD
Originally Posted by Girion
Every thing checked and ok.
Do you mean you have an Epox EP-3VSA motherboard?
"Supports Socket 370 Processors.
Intel Celeron II FC-PGA, Pentium III FC-PGA/FC-PGA2."
http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/epox/EP-3VSA.htm
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December 27th, 2008, 06:00 PM
#11
At my mother board manual it stands EP-3VSA and in it it is written something about epox computar company so I guess it's that one.
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December 27th, 2008, 09:34 PM
#12
Intel Mod
Then best try Everest as CCT suggested to ID the board, as unless it has been upgraded, you're not going to be able to run a game that needs a minimum 2GHz+ CPU on a Socket 370 system.
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December 28th, 2008, 07:54 AM
#13
That motherboard is not capable of any upgrade that will let you play that game.
References;
1 - post #6 above
2 - http://translate.google.ca/translate...%3Den%26sa%3DN
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December 28th, 2008, 12:07 PM
#14
Registered User
Never ever use the minimum requirements to see if you can do something.
Always use the "recommended system requirements"
Memory:
2 Gigabyte Ram
Not to mention the 2 gigs of ram requirement and you have 1
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December 30th, 2008, 07:40 AM
#15
Still not working, have upgraded to 3.3 GB Ram
CCT, Do you meean that my motherboard simply isen't good enough for the game?
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