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Original Message
Name: ksimpson
Date: December 28, 2003 at 16:50:29 Pacific
Subject: Prosavage video card
OS: win xp
CPU/Ram: 1.67 ghz 480 mb ram
Comment:

trying to play Halo for pc, it says my 32 m S3 ProSavage video card won't work, outdated ddi file (ddi 7? I think). Do I need a new card or can I update the driver from some website?


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Response Number 1
Name: baggie8953
Date: December 30, 2003 at 16:16:45 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Hi

Try updating your driver from the manufacturers website (not sure whare it is but you should have the documentation?)

Failing that try here:

http://www.pc-drivers.net/drivers_video_S3_download_9.html

Good luck

John


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Response Number 2
Name: BabyaSoftwareGroup
Date: December 30, 2003 at 17:20:08 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Does Halo support the VIA/S3 Prosavage at all? I am just checking the Microsoft website to see if your Prosavage will work with Halo-nothing there says anything about the Prosavage.

Halo requires a 32mb video card that supports hardware transform and lighting, which the Prosavage would not have.


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Response Number 3
Name: ksimpson
Date: December 31, 2003 at 04:16:39 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

So I need a different video card? I wasn't sure if updating the driver would fix the
T&L problem. What I read said Halo supports certain cards but others might still work, so I thought I'd try. Any ideas on what card I'd need?


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Response Number 4
Name: BabyaSoftwareGroup
Date: December 31, 2003 at 14:37:20 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Here is what Microsoft supports for Halo:
ATI Radeon Mobility 7500
Mobility VE
Radeon Mobility VE
Radeon Mobility 9000
Radeon
Radeon FireGL
Radeon 7500
Radeon 7000 VE
Radeon 8500
Radeon 8500 DV
Radeon 9000
Radeon 9200
Radeon 9200 PRO
Radeon 9500
Radeon 9500 PRO
Radeon 9600
Radeon 9600 PRO
Radeon 9700
Radeon 9800 PRO
Matrox Fusion G800
Parhelia 128
nVidia GeForce 256
GeForce 256 DDR
GeForce 256 Ultra
GeForce 256 Quadro
GeForce2 MX
GeForce2 MX DDR
GeForce2 Go
GeForce2 Quadro
GeForce2
GeForce2 Ti
GeForce2 Ultra
GeForce2 Quadro
GeForce3
GeForce3 Ti200
GeForce3 Ti500
GeForce3 Quadro
GeForce4 Ti4600
GeForce4 Ti4400
GeForce4 Ti4200-8x
GeForce4 Ti4800
GeForce4 Ti4800SE
GeForce4 MX 420
GeForce4 MX 440
GeForce4 MX 440SE
GeForce4 MX 460
GeForce4 Go 420
GeForce4 Go 440
GeForce4 MX 448 Go
GeForce4 Go 4200
GeForce4 Quadro4
GeForce4 Quadro 200
GeForce4 Quadro 280
GeForce4 Quadro 380
GeForce4 Quadro 550
GeForce4 Quadro 580
GeForce4 Quadro 700
GeForce4 Quadro 750
GeForce4 Quadro 780
GeForce4 Quadro 900
GeForce4 Quadro 980
GeForce FX GeForce FX 5200
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
GeForce FX 5200SE
GeForce FX 5600
GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
GeForce FX 5600SE
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
GeForce FX 5800
GeForce FX Go5600
GeForce FX Go5200
GeForce FX 5900
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
GeForce FX 5900SE
GeForce Quadro FX 500
GeForce Quadro FX 1000
GeForce Quadro FX 2000
GeForce FX Quadro 3000
GeForce FX Quadro Go700
nForce
nForce2


Go for a ATI 9800 or a Geforce FX-but if your system doesn't have a AGP slot, you might be able to buy PCI version of ATI/nVida card


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