SenhorDaGuerra
Prince
Ok, so i ran DxDiag to check out why exactly my computer wont run civ.
i have made a very interesting discovery. it seems my computer has some strange graphics card issues.
i ran DxDiag when i started the computer from cold. that would be dxdiag1.txt
i loaded civ and the graphics went all pixalated and i couldnt make out anything on the screen. i had flickering rectangles about 5mm long and 2mm high (wierd no), but my graphics card does this sometimes anyway. Normally i reboot and its fine after that. its never bothered me before.
however i ran DxDiag after i rebooted it ("dxdiag.txt") and look at the difference.
when booted from cold i have 64mb (Dxdiag1), however, when i reboot, i only have 32mb (DxDiag). i find this extraordinarily strange.
i have the lastest drivers for my card, which is a mobility radeon 9000. i had to go to the acer website to get it tho, cos for some reason it wouldnt recognise the files from the ati website.
when i try and play the game after ive rebooted it crashes when i try to select a civ. i cant play it from cold because of what happens to the screen (massive pixilations) cant really get a screen shot, cos i dont know whats going on and cant see any of the icons or even make out the desktop background.
can anyone give me some advice or direction pls?
Thanks.
i have made a very interesting discovery. it seems my computer has some strange graphics card issues.
i ran DxDiag when i started the computer from cold. that would be dxdiag1.txt
i loaded civ and the graphics went all pixalated and i couldnt make out anything on the screen. i had flickering rectangles about 5mm long and 2mm high (wierd no), but my graphics card does this sometimes anyway. Normally i reboot and its fine after that. its never bothered me before.
however i ran DxDiag after i rebooted it ("dxdiag.txt") and look at the difference.
when booted from cold i have 64mb (Dxdiag1), however, when i reboot, i only have 32mb (DxDiag). i find this extraordinarily strange.
i have the lastest drivers for my card, which is a mobility radeon 9000. i had to go to the acer website to get it tho, cos for some reason it wouldnt recognise the files from the ati website.
when i try and play the game after ive rebooted it crashes when i try to select a civ. i cant play it from cold because of what happens to the screen (massive pixilations) cant really get a screen shot, cos i dont know whats going on and cant see any of the icons or even make out the desktop background.
can anyone give me some advice or direction pls?
Thanks.
