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    3d games through Parallels ver3.0

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Saud, Jun 28, 2007.

  1. Saud

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    how to enable the Graphix card in Parallels?

    whenever i start the WinXp, windows asks me for the Video card drivers. and that i can't play 3d games.


    i guess Parallels made this version to enable the full use of the Graphix card.
     
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    "Graphics"

    Under Video Settings in the Virtual Machine preferences there's a check-box to enable directX.
     
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    yeah i know it's Graphics.

    but that didn't solve the problem. the "VGA Controller" isn't installed, i don't know what does that mean.

    i guess WinXp thinks i only got a standard VGA card instead of 128MB X1600
     
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    Download the Parallels manual. Try pages 111 and 165, 166.
     
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    Also, after you do all that Go Start -> Run -> and type "dxdiag"

    Then go to the Video Tab and see if DirectX is present or not at the bottom left corner.
     
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    there is no video tab. there's "display" tab.

    but there's no "3d accelator" recognised by windows.

    i can't find a website to download the drivers.
     
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    1. Make sure Parallels Tools is installed in Windows. There's a Parallels menu option for it if it isn't done automatically.

    2. You want the video settings in the Parallels virtual machine settings, not in Windows. There's a checkbox there that you have to check.

    3. (just fyi) Go in with low expectations. It's a modified version of Wine. You've got partial DirectX 8 compatibility, not complete DirectX 9 compatibility.

    Good luck. ;)
     
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  8. Saud

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    the Direct X is checked

    the problem is that Windows can't identify the Radeon X1600. and i can't find the drivers online.

    i don't know how to have "parallels tools" installed in windows.

    i downloaded "omega driver" for Radeon X1600, but it didn't work. the installing programme freezes in the middle of the installation.
     
    Saud, Jun 29, 2007
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    ah. Windows won't recognize the card as a Radeon x1600. It'll just see whatever Parallels shows it. On my Macbook (with a gma950) it shows up as simply "Parallels Video Driver" in the device manager. If parallels tools isn't installed, that's almost certainly your problem. Go to Actions -> Install Parallels Tools.
     
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    What's wrong with bootcamp? :(
     
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    ok look. now the parallels tools is installed, but the video driver is disabled, and i can't enable it. how can i enable it?
     
    Saud, Jun 29, 2007
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