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> Thanks for your reply. After I got it, I went back and had a look at
> the NFSU system requirements. I'm starting to think my videocard
> and/or my soundcard are not compatible. What do you think?
You're probably correct. Here's the system req. of NFSU:
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===========================
Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, ME, 2000 Professional, XP Professional,
or XP Home operating system
Intel Pentium III (or compatible) CPU running at 700Mhz or higher
32MB DirectX 9 compatible video card (Geforce2 or higher) using a
supported chipset (see below)
128MB of RAM (256 MB using Windows 2000 or XP)
DirectX compatible sound card
2 GB of HD space
8X CD-ROM
VIDEO CARD SUPPORT
==================
Although Direct3D is supported, this support is only officially
extended to certain 3D accelerator devices. The following major D3D
chipsets are supported
ATI Radeon 7500 or greater
Intel i865
Matrox Parhelia
NVidia geForce2 or greater
SiS Xabre 400
While Direct3D supports a wider variety of 3D accelerator devices, the
behavior of NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND cannot be predicted in these
situations. In extreme cases, running NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND with
a Direct3D device that is not officially supported can lead to an
unstable PC environment.
Under Direct3D, the performance of NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND (in both
graphics AND audio) is influenced greatly by the Direct3D driver
versions that are installed. It is highly recommended that the latest
versions of all video card and sound card drivers be obtained and
installed. Please consult your hardware manufacturer for their newest
drivers. Also, keep in mind that video chip manufacturers sometimes
provide drivers in addition to the card manufacturer.
from NFSU readme file.
> My videocard is the PC Chips AG315-64 (SiS 315 chipset). My soundcard
> is the nForce (Realtek ALC650 chipset) embedded in my Asus A7N8X-X
> motherboard.
>
> BTW I currently have version 9.0b installed.
>
> Display -
> * Hardware accelerated Direct3D 9+ is not available because the
> display driver does not support it. You may be able to get a newer
> driver from the hardware manufacturer.
> * DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
> * Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful.
> * Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful.
> * Direct3D 9 test results: Display driver does not support API (DDI
> version too low)
That's the problem lies... NFSU requires a DirectX9 compatible video card.
I found these drivers available on the PCChips website:
http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Downloads/Archive_Download.aspx?CategoryID=5&MenuID=81&LanID=0
There're two matches - AG315T-64(v1.1) and AG315T-64(v1.1c).
After reading the manuals, it doesn't said the card is Dx9 compatible - it
said it's compatible to Dx8 only.
I searched a while with the chip's name (AG315), but didn't find anything
information.
Rgds,
KC