no 3d devices found?

Ashleigh666

Ashleigh666

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so, i've gone through everything and installed and blah blah blah.
i get all the way to the SoD patcher, and then i go to play, it pauses for about 3 seconds and says "no 3D devices found" and turns off.

i recently had to do a wipeout on my comp so maybe i need to download something. anyone know my issue or what i need to download?

thanks

-ashleigh
 
I am not terribly great with the puters but I will help as I can.

Go to start and choose Run... In resulting box enter dxdiag...program runs and then the display tab is the 3rd one... hit tab and it will then show you what you have for card etc.

2 options from there. Post the info so people more skilled than I can answer your questions better, or go into game options and make sure you have chosen a video card there. It is the first screen. If it says that there is no 3d device detected there and there is one showing in dxdiag, then you will have to wait for someone better at this than I.
 
edit: heres more info-

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/1/2007, 22:12:32
Machine name: HOME-HJDQZRZHIW
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PX743AA-ABA a1110n
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 3.06GHz, ~3.1GHz
Memory: 504MB RAM
Page File: 98MB used, 1131MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0904 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver provided by the hardware manufacturer. Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name:
Manufacturer:
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\
Display Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: vga.dll
Driver Version: 5.01.2600.0000 (English)
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/16/2003 12:49:48, 9344 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: vga.sys
Mini VDD Date: 7/16/2003 12:49:49, 19712 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-B063-282AAEC2C835}
Vendor ID: 0x0000
Device ID: 0x0000
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description:
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID:
Manufacturer ID:
Product ID:
Type:
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files:
Driver Provider:
HW Accel Level: Emulation Only
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

D: someone help pleeeease :0


this is what comes up:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Spieluhr15/5432f.jpg

and for going to game options, i dont know how to do that. because i cant even make it past "run Game".
 
Ashleigh666 said:
Display Tab 1: The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver provided by the hardware manufacturer. Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Click to expand...

There's your problem. Your system works with the basic windows video driver atm. So either the driver of your video card isn't installed or not correctly. As this is a pretty obvious problem, you might wanna ask a friend for help setting up your system properly.
 
You had said that you had a recent computer wipe. Did you reinstall from the video card disc that came with it? If you can't find the disc, you can usually get the driver from the web site of the manufacturer.
 
Unless they have changed recently HP uses on-board video cards in their computers. I could never find a driver update for video when i was cursed with an HP but check the hp page anyways to see if there is any driver updates for your motherboard or computer in general.


(on-board = it is a fixed part of the motherboard.)

BTW what is your computer actually labled as being Pavillion 061 returns no search results and I see from other pages this is a common thing with HP now. (Diag software coming up with 061 as the model number of multiple makes of HP.)
 
If onboard video or not, you still need a driver. If it's onboard, you're right in that you probably won't find the driver on the distributor's/assembler's Homepage. Te producer of the videochip should be mentioned in the manual for the mainboard, and from that producer you'll likely get a driver over the internet.

If no manual, open the comp and look what it is, but like I said, get a friend for help.
 
HPs suck. it never came with any CDs what so ever. i tryed the HP site but i found nothing that helped. and i dont know shit about computers. i'd be surprized if my HP came with a manual. which im pretty sure it didnt.
guess i'll somehow try to figure it out....:|
 
edit: i got it to work, thanks guys!!! <3

i found a site that has software for my comp. type...maybe this will work D:
i'll let people know if it does  :what:
 
Ashleigh666 said:
HPs suck. it never came with any CDs what so ever.
Click to expand...

This is because HP now partitions a section of your harddrive and all your "first aid disk" is an a small partition. Basically if you have only one harddrive if you look in "My Computer" it will appear you have 2 harddrives. You still have the info from the CDs.

Also if you click Start there should be something towards the top that says Windows Update. It will check all your drivers to see if there is an update for them. It works ok but is not the best. If you cant find a driver from a simple Google search try that before spending a lot of time searching through pages for drivers.
 
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