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XslimX New Kid Posts: 5 |
Lower Central Area Flashing Black Bar
vB post 135399 - 08/25/08 05:50 PM |
While i play DR there is a black flashing bar near the bottom i know it is a graphical problem its a brand new computer. so i dont see what the problem could be. -------------------- no siggy atm |
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Ripper_McGee Dungeon Walker Posts: 2,850 |
vB post 135403 - 08/25/08 05:57 PM |
If I had to guess, I'd say it was your graphics drivers. If you're playing on a brand new OEM computer, it's very likely that you don't have the most recent or the best drivers. 1) What OS are you running? XP or Vista? 2) What graphics card or chipset do you have? |
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XslimX New Kid Posts: 5 |
vB post 135421 - 08/25/08 07:11 PM |
I am on a vista it works fine on my other vista and i went on device manager and i couldnt find the graphics card -------------------- no siggy atm |
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Mama_Anarchia Old Timer Posts: 421 |
vB post 135423 - 08/25/08 07:43 PM |
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I'm going to hazard a guess and say you might be running an integrated graphics card. I got DR to run on a Dell with an Intel GMA integrated graphics card (in XP natch), but it didn't run all that well and only at the lowest graphics settings. What brand and model computer is this new machine? -------------------- ------------------------------------------------- MamaAnarchia Level 100 Genius Arch Shadow Wizard Parkaboy Level 100 Athletic Masterful Frozen Summoner CayceP Level 37 Burly Hardened White Paladin |
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Ripper_McGee Dungeon Walker Posts: 2,850 |
vB post 135437 - 08/25/08 10:47 PM |
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XslimX New Kid Posts: 5 |
vB post 135505 - 08/26/08 01:11 PM |
i am on a 2008 or 2009 dell inspiron 1525 with a Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family -------------------- no siggy atm |
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Khazandra Veteran Posts: 708 |
vB post 135515 - 08/26/08 01:52 PM |
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Make sure you have the latest chipset and video drivers, and scale back the graphics options to the bare minimum. -------------------- Khaz: W4 Laker Girl Khaz of Shadow and Flame Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. And a blog. |
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Ripper_McGee Dungeon Walker Posts: 2,850 |
vB post 135517 - 08/26/08 01:55 PM |
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Try updating your drivers. Also, you could try this: linky... |
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XslimX New Kid Posts: 5 |
vB post 135981 - 08/29/08 01:16 PM |
I just checked for a newer driver a few days ago i ran all the tests you need to but i thought i had upgraded the graphics card but i guess i didnt -------------------- no siggy atm |
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Demonhades Armchair Warrior Posts: 47 |
vB post 135985 - 08/29/08 01:53 PM |
Everythings running smoothly then? -------------------- All those who have come before me claim superiority. All those who have come after me claim ignorance. Personally, Just deal with things as life comes along and stop making excuses for why things are and are not happening. Lithorak - Lvl 20+ Mage Demonhades- Dual-wielding Fighter |
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Khazandra Veteran Posts: 708 |
vB post 135987 - 08/29/08 02:07 PM |
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 So how is it running? Did the black thing go away or is it still flashing you? -------------------- Khaz: W4 Laker Girl Khaz of Shadow and Flame Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. And a blog. |
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LordMagnus Veternarian Posts: 1,440 |
vB post 135993 - 08/29/08 02:27 PM |
He means updated. Oh, and you should get the latest DirectX-drivers too manually. It's weird that Microsoft don't include those in their automatic updates. -------------------- __________________________________________________ "May The Rainbows Drop As Cows From The Sky" HDoL.eu - Horrific Domain of Legend - Your source to Dungeon Runners |
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Khazandra Veteran Posts: 708 |
vB post 136017 - 08/29/08 03:03 PM |
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Aaaahhhh.... Doh! -------------------- Khaz: W4 Laker Girl Khaz of Shadow and Flame Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. And a blog. |
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amanofsorrow New Kid Posts: 1 |
vB post 138641 - 09/17/08 12:10 AM |
Do you have object dock/alien dock/stardock installed on your system? If so, when the icons change (CPU usage, RAM usage, etc) it causes black voids where the icon sits on the bar. there are three easy fixes if this is the source of your problem. 1. Close the dock before you start DR. 2. Uninstall your dock software. 3. Leave a maximized window open while you play DR to "block" the icons. Hope this solves your problem. Edited by amanofsorrow (09/17/08 12:17 AM) |
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