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    Can't play Bioshock on the m1330

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by milo12, Sep 9, 2007.

  1. milo12

    milo12 Newbie

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    I want to play Bioshock on my m1330 with the 8400 GS card and watch it via HDMI on my 50 inch tv. When I installed Bioshock it said I needed updated video drivers. It sent me to Nvidia and I downloaded the latest driver. The driver will nor install it says I do not have compatible hardware. I tried playng the game with the stco Dell driver but the screen goes black when the game starts. :confused:

    Has anyone found compatible drivers that will play Bioshock?
     
    milo12, Sep 9, 2007
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  2. Anzial

    Anzial Notebook Evangelist

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    get 163.44 from laptopvideo2go
     
    Anzial, Sep 9, 2007
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    As Anzial said, get version 163.44, designed for bioshock, from laptopvideo2go.

    Follow the instructions on the site on how to install it with the modded inf - you're getting "no compatible hardware" because you're just trying to install the thing without the modded inf most likely.
     
    taelrak, Sep 9, 2007
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  4. milo12

    milo12 Newbie

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    Thanks. I was not aware of the inf thing. I will try that now.
     
    milo12, Sep 9, 2007
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  5. Anzial

    Anzial Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah, but you also need to get matching drivers for inf, so get both from that site
     
    Anzial, Sep 9, 2007
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    yeah iv got that driver..bioshock still wont play smoothly under the lowest setting with everythig turned off at 1280x800
     
    d94, Sep 9, 2007
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  7. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Then obviously your card is not able to play that game at that resolution.

    Turn the res down.
     
    adinu, Sep 9, 2007
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    databird Notebook Consultant

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    I hope you realize that:

    A) Your GPU is nothing special. Is it decent? Yes. Is it considerably powerful? No.
    B) Bioshock is a very demanding game.
     
    databird, Sep 9, 2007
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    liquidplasma6 Notebook Evangelist

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    especially if you want to play it at 1080 p on your 50" :)
     
    liquidplasma6, Sep 9, 2007
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  10. bmnotpls

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    you should get a gaming notebook if you really want to play games... The M1330 is fantastic, but it's not a gaming machine.
     
    bmnotpls, Sep 9, 2007
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  11. milo12

    milo12 Newbie

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    Thanks. The INF worked.

    I know the m1330 isn't a gaming notebook but I thought it would be cool just to see the game on the big screen. Time to upgrade I guess. Just need to figure out the HDMI out now.
     
    milo12, Sep 9, 2007
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  12. AmarKap

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    Hey let us know how all the worked...I'm curious how Bioshock will look on your 50" via HDMI. I would be wanting to do something just like that if I had 1) a M1330 and 2) A 50" TV!! :)
     
    AmarKap, Sep 9, 2007
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  13. milo12

    milo12 Newbie

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    Bioshock rocks on a 50" screen.

    Few issues.
    I need a longer HDMI cable.
    At 1920 x 1080 the framerate is so low it is unusable, but it looks cool.
    Played no problem at 1200? x 720. Very little visible difference from 1080.
    The computer was definitely working hard. I normally rarely hear the fan but the game made it run like a jet, louder than I thought possible.

    I will continue to play at the 720 setting.

    Edit: Forgot to add that I have no HDMI cropping issues.
     
    milo12, Sep 9, 2007
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