Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

[viper2g1]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Alright, I'll wait for the update/expansion.. I know that I need more system memory but it should be far more than the game needs to run. I actually have the max amount of memory that my mobo will allow, its definately time for an upgrade. Thanks for the reply.

[Jarre]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Its easy to beleive if its one of the enwest cards on teh amrket, FFXI is 5 years old i.e. old technology, the enw directx 10 cards have had many teething problems with teh game due to teh dx10. In a few days an update is launched for FFXI with the enw expansion that upgrades the whole game architecture up to DX9 from DX(7 or 8 can;t remeber which) therefore these teethign problems should be reduced and you may find you see better results, note the MAY. Also it says you have 287mb free memory, thats not good on your main system, you have vista a memory hogging OS, you need more memory to make things run smoother.

[viper2g1]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Ok.. Im having a problem playin, the game freezes on me. I have an Nvidia Evga 8800 GTS with 320MB DDR3, SE says the vid card isn't compatable with the game but I find that hard to believe its one of the newest cards on the market.. Does anyone know anything about this, here is some system info

=============================== System =================================

CPU = Unknown AuthenticAMD Processor
CPU Speed = 0
No. of CPUs = 1
OS = Microsoft Windows Vista Ver 6.00.6000
Version of DirectX = DirectX10.0
Main Memory = Capacity:1022MB : Free Space:287MB
Drive [C:\] = Local Disk Free Space:7.88 GB(Capacity:69.25 GB)
PlayOnline Viewer Install Path = C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\
FINAL FANTASY XI Install Path = C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\
TETRA MASTER Install Path = C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\TetraMaster\
Graphics Card = NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Type of Chip = UnKnown Video Chip
Video Driver = nvd3dum.dll
Version = 7.15.11.6375
Updated = Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:14 PM
VendorId = 0x10DE
DeviceId = 0x0193
SubSysId = 0x42010DE
Revision = 162
VRAM =
AvailableVidMem = 284.4MB
AvailableTextureMem = 539.0MB
Sound Card = Speakers (Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller)
Sound Driver = {0.0.0.00000000}.{d7b78a64-88b7-4c67-b4e2-616be3cb6736}
Version =
Updated =
Motherboard = K8T890-A
Manufacturer = ECS
Version = 1.0
Serial Number = 00000000

[robb]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

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[Raydeus]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Sorry about the delay, are you using the onboard sound or sound card?

There's always the chance of having to enable or disable on-board features through the BIOS in order to prevent hardware conflicts.

Edit > Also check your DirectX settings to see if the proper sound card is being displayed.

And about your video card, even with the motherboard drivers installed you'll need your ATI drivers for it to work properly.

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

OK... now it seems i cant find a driver for my C-media sound card... always they have a (!) mark over them on device manager... all this time realteck wont work with final fantasy and i know that aint true because its worked on it before has anyone got any solutions ??

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

wow ray thanks so much do you think i should uninstall my ATI driver , do this install of mother board drivers then reinstall my ati driver ?? or doesnt it matter ...

Edit: OMG thankyou so much hunni you've solved my problem after 6 months i've finally sorted it omg i could kiss you lol thank you RAY it seems my sound card was the problem here O.o wow C-Media codecs.... well i'm gonna try install real tech see if game still works if not then i'll have to try sort something out... ty so much i cant believe it i'll keep u updated on my soundcard

[Raydeus]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Motherboard ID: SiS-651-6A61XE19C00
Motherboard name: ECS L4S5MG3
MB Chipset: SiS 651
Company manufact: elite group

There are 2 versions of this board, the LS45MG3 and the LS45MG3/GX+. Just click on the one you have (I'm guessing the LS45MG3) and it will take you to the motherboard's page (@Elitegroup's site), you can download the drivers from there.

It seems to me that the AGP driver is the one that's giving you prblems, but depending on what other on-board functions you are using you might need to download the IDE, VGA, LAN and Sound drivers as well.

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

ok here is the INFO i've found, Motherboard ID: SiS-651-6A61XE19C00
Motherboard name: ECS L4S5MG3
MB Chipset: SiS 651
Company manufact: elite group

Since my last message i had done a system format yet again -.- and done a fresh install of everything FF 5.13 driver for ATI and SP2 and still my problem persists not as bad as before but still lags when people fight its weird cuz magic and everything doesnt lag me out... i really dunno what this is... still playonline config cant see my motherboards info only that its SiS 651 not even a version on there i dunno where to go from here with my motherboard i dont want to mess up anything but anyway who cares at this stage i only have FF on my pc at the mo

[Raydeus]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

What brand is your motherboard? It says SiS but that's usually only the model of the chipset.

You can find it simply checking it visually (gotta open your rig), the model and brand are usually written on the board in kinda big letters/numbers.

With it you can go to the manufacturer's site and download the driver package apropiate for your motherboard. Also, if you don't have any drivers installed when you do the windows update after installing the OS then it will download them automatically from the MS site. And those drivers can cause you a lot of headaches.

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

thankyou :-) and yes another thing is the mother board if you check my specs there is no driver there .... dont know why even if i check on divice manager there are no drivers why is this, a friend told me by motherboard maybe dont have one ... but its quite odd seen as it is SIS and even when i do try to update my motherboard driver it says it cant find the device ...its just one thing after another but seeen as you'be braught that up that could be the major problem here..

[Mhurron]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Driver versions won't always match the catalyst release version. Development on new 9600 drivers probably stopped a while ago.

A fully updated XP will run FFXI fine so run those updates. Also again, make sure to get the latest drivers for all your hardware, especially the motherboard.

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

at the time i installed vista there was no compatible version for POL so i just went back to xp doing a clean install all over again -.- and this is when my problem started, just yesterday i wipped out my pc yet again i downloaded 5.13 and ran the FF bench mark and it went perfect so gonna install FF and hopefully i've resolved the issue.. i havnt yet done the windows update with the 80 files because i've noticed that along the line a file that comes with that update kinda messes with FF so gonna try like this for a moment ... and can anyone tell me why there are 6.14 drivers in 5.13 install ?? i'm confussed

[Raydeus]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

On your first post you were saying you upgraded to Vista but it didn't work (Did you download the Vista-compatible POL at the time?) and then went back to XP.

Did you reinstall everything from scratch or just went back to XP using System Restore? Most of the times system restore will mess many things up, so reinstalling your OS from scratch is preferred (although the back up process prior to reinstalling so you don't lose your files can be a pain some times ).

[Melanie]

Re: Video Card and Screen Problems thread.

Hey thank you Mhurron but one this though dont i need 5.13 ?? i mean SE were telling me they dont support anything higher and i've had this driver before but now i've had problems with finding 5.13 without seeing 6.14 drivers in it.. which is what really messes things up because i've always played final fantasy in 1280x1024 and its worked perfectly fine till i moved to vista then downgraded to xp again i've had this problem.