I wanna play the halo pc demo, but I get this error:
A problem occured initializing Direct3D. Hardware acceleration may be disabled, please run DXDIAG.
So I run DXDIAG and it doesn't let me do anything concerning hardware acceleration. How do I get direct3d going?
Here are my video card specs:
SiSoftware Sandra
Video Adapter
Model : 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Banshee
Chipset : 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
RAMDAC : 3Dfx Internal DAC
Video BIOS : VGA BIOS - Version 1.00.03-ET
VGA Compatible : No
Total Memory : 16MB (15MB Video)
Texture Memory : 15MB
Video BIOS
Date : 10/10/98
Version : 1.00.03
Current Video Mode
Mode : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit)
Current Refresh Rate : 75Hz
Virtual Desktop Size : 1024x768
Video Driver
Model : banshee.sys
Version : 5.00.2167.58
Expected Windows Version : 4.00
Video Acceleration : Yes
Screen Saver Active : No
Low Power Saving Active : 20 minutes(s)
Power Off Saving Active : 20 minutes(s)
Supported Video Modes
Mode 0 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 1 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 2 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 3 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 4 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 5 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 6 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 7 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 8 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 9 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 10 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 11 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 12 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 13 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 14 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 15 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 16 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 17 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 18 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 19 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 20 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 21 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 22 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 23 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 24 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 25 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 26 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 27 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 28 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 29 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 30 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 70Hz
Mode 31 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 70Hz
Mode 32 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 33 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 34 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 35 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 36 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 37 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 38 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 39 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 40 : 1152x864 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 41 : 1152x864 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 42 : 1152x864 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 43 : 1152x864 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 44 : 1152x864 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 45 : 1152x864 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 46 : 1152x864 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 47 : 1152x864 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 48 : 1280x1024 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 49 : 1280x1024 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 50 : 1280x1024 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 51 : 1280x1024 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 52 : 320x200 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 53 : 320x200 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 54 : 320x200 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 55 : 320x200 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 56 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 57 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 58 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 59 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 60 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 61 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 62 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 63 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 64 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 65 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 66 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 67 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 68 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 69 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 70 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 71 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 72 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 73 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 74 : 640x400 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 75 : 640x400 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 76 : 640x400 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 77 : 640x400 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 78 : 640x480 16 colours (4-bit)
Mode 79 : 800x600 16 colours (4-bit)
System i2c Controller 1
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c
Speed : 50kHz
System i2c Controller 2
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c DDC
Speed : 50kHz
Enhanced Video Settings
Animation Effects Enabled : Yes
Full Windows Drag Enabled : Yes
Font Smoothing Enabled : No
HighContrast Feature On : No
Device Mode Characteristics
Physical Medium Width : 320 mm, 13 in
Physical Medium Height : 240 mm, 9 in
Recommended CRT/Panel Size : 20 in
Horizontal/Vertical Resolution : 96x96 dpi
Colour Bits/Planes : 16 / 1 bit(s) pp
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 4294967295
Colours/Shades : 4294967295
Pixel Width/Height/Diagonal : 36 / 36 / 51
Driver Clipping Capabilities
Can Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes
Can Clip Output to Region : No
Driver Raster Capabilities
Supports Banding : No
Supports Fonts Larger than 64Kb : Yes
Can Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Supports Bitmaps Larger than 64Kb : Yes
Supports Device Bitmaps : No
Supports DIBs : Yes
DIBs on Device Surface : Yes
Flood Fills : Yes
Supports Windows 2.x : Yes
Stretch/Compress Bitmaps : Yes
Stretch/Compress DIBs : Yes
Supports Scaling : No
Palette-Based Device : No
Saves Bitmap Locally : No
Driver Curve Capabilities
Can Draw Circles : Yes
Can Draw Ellipses : Yes
Can Draw Pie Wedges : Yes
Can Draw Chord Arcs : Yes
Can Draw Wide Borders : Yes
Can Draw Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Line Capabilities
Can Draw Polylines : Yes
Can Draw Styled Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Lines : Yes
Can Draw Markers : Yes
Can Draw Polymarkers : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Polygonal Capabilities
Can Draw Alternate-fill Polygons : Yes
Can Draw Winding-fill Polygons : Yes
Can Draw Rectangles : Yes
Can Draw Scan Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Borders : Yes
Can Draw Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Text Capabilities
Supports Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
Supports Stroke Output Precision : Yes
Supports Character Output Precision : Yes
Supports 90° Character Rotation : No
Supports Any Angle Character Rotation : No
Supports Independent X-Y Scaling : No
Supports Doubled Character for Scaling : No
Supports Integer Multiples for Scaling : No
Any Multiples for Exact Scaling : No
Can Draw Double-Weighted Characters : No
Can Italicise : No
Can Underline : Yes
Can Draw Strikeouts : Yes
Can Draw Raster Fonts : Yes
Can Draw Vector Fonts : Yes
Cannot Scroll Using BitBlt : No
Performance Tips
Tip 314 : Video BIOS is too old. Check for an update.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
A problem occured initializing Direct3D. Hardware acceleration may be disabled, please run DXDIAG.
So I run DXDIAG and it doesn't let me do anything concerning hardware acceleration. How do I get direct3d going?
Here are my video card specs:
SiSoftware Sandra
Video Adapter
Model : 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Banshee
Chipset : 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
RAMDAC : 3Dfx Internal DAC
Video BIOS : VGA BIOS - Version 1.00.03-ET
VGA Compatible : No
Total Memory : 16MB (15MB Video)
Texture Memory : 15MB
Video BIOS
Date : 10/10/98
Version : 1.00.03
Current Video Mode
Mode : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit)
Current Refresh Rate : 75Hz
Virtual Desktop Size : 1024x768
Video Driver
Model : banshee.sys
Version : 5.00.2167.58
Expected Windows Version : 4.00
Video Acceleration : Yes
Screen Saver Active : No
Low Power Saving Active : 20 minutes(s)
Power Off Saving Active : 20 minutes(s)
Supported Video Modes
Mode 0 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 1 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 2 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 3 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 4 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 5 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 6 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 7 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 8 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 9 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 10 : 640x480 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 11 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 12 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 13 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 14 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 15 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 16 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 17 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 18 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 19 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 20 : 800x600 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 21 : 800x600 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 22 : 800x600 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 23 : 800x600 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 24 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 25 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 26 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 27 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 28 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 29 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 30 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 70Hz
Mode 31 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 70Hz
Mode 32 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 33 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 34 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 35 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 36 : 1024x768 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 37 : 1024x768 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 38 : 1024x768 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 85Hz
Mode 39 : 1024x768 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 85Hz
Mode 40 : 1152x864 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 41 : 1152x864 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 42 : 1152x864 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 43 : 1152x864 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 44 : 1152x864 256 colours (8-bit) 75Hz
Mode 45 : 1152x864 64K HiColour (16-bit) 75Hz
Mode 46 : 1152x864 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 75Hz
Mode 47 : 1152x864 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 75Hz
Mode 48 : 1280x1024 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 49 : 1280x1024 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 50 : 1280x1024 16M TrueColour (24-bit) 60Hz
Mode 51 : 1280x1024 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) 60Hz
Mode 52 : 320x200 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 53 : 320x200 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 54 : 320x200 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 55 : 320x200 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 56 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 57 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 58 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 59 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 60 : 320x240 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 61 : 320x240 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 62 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 63 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 64 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 65 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 66 : 400x300 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 67 : 400x300 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 68 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 60Hz
Mode 69 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 60Hz
Mode 70 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 72Hz
Mode 71 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 72Hz
Mode 72 : 512x384 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 73 : 512x384 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 74 : 640x400 256 colours (8-bit) 70Hz
Mode 75 : 640x400 64K HiColour (16-bit) 70Hz
Mode 76 : 640x400 256 colours (8-bit) 85Hz
Mode 77 : 640x400 64K HiColour (16-bit) 85Hz
Mode 78 : 640x480 16 colours (4-bit)
Mode 79 : 800x600 16 colours (4-bit)
System i2c Controller 1
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c
Speed : 50kHz
System i2c Controller 2
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c DDC
Speed : 50kHz
Enhanced Video Settings
Animation Effects Enabled : Yes
Full Windows Drag Enabled : Yes
Font Smoothing Enabled : No
HighContrast Feature On : No
Device Mode Characteristics
Physical Medium Width : 320 mm, 13 in
Physical Medium Height : 240 mm, 9 in
Recommended CRT/Panel Size : 20 in
Horizontal/Vertical Resolution : 96x96 dpi
Colour Bits/Planes : 16 / 1 bit(s) pp
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 4294967295
Colours/Shades : 4294967295
Pixel Width/Height/Diagonal : 36 / 36 / 51
Driver Clipping Capabilities
Can Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes
Can Clip Output to Region : No
Driver Raster Capabilities
Supports Banding : No
Supports Fonts Larger than 64Kb : Yes
Can Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Supports Bitmaps Larger than 64Kb : Yes
Supports Device Bitmaps : No
Supports DIBs : Yes
DIBs on Device Surface : Yes
Flood Fills : Yes
Supports Windows 2.x : Yes
Stretch/Compress Bitmaps : Yes
Stretch/Compress DIBs : Yes
Supports Scaling : No
Palette-Based Device : No
Saves Bitmap Locally : No
Driver Curve Capabilities
Can Draw Circles : Yes
Can Draw Ellipses : Yes
Can Draw Pie Wedges : Yes
Can Draw Chord Arcs : Yes
Can Draw Wide Borders : Yes
Can Draw Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Rounded Rectangles : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Line Capabilities
Can Draw Polylines : Yes
Can Draw Styled Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Lines : Yes
Can Draw Markers : Yes
Can Draw Polymarkers : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Polygonal Capabilities
Can Draw Alternate-fill Polygons : Yes
Can Draw Winding-fill Polygons : Yes
Can Draw Rectangles : Yes
Can Draw Scan Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Borders : Yes
Can Draw Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Interiors : Yes
Driver Text Capabilities
Supports Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
Supports Stroke Output Precision : Yes
Supports Character Output Precision : Yes
Supports 90° Character Rotation : No
Supports Any Angle Character Rotation : No
Supports Independent X-Y Scaling : No
Supports Doubled Character for Scaling : No
Supports Integer Multiples for Scaling : No
Any Multiples for Exact Scaling : No
Can Draw Double-Weighted Characters : No
Can Italicise : No
Can Underline : Yes
Can Draw Strikeouts : Yes
Can Draw Raster Fonts : Yes
Can Draw Vector Fonts : Yes
Cannot Scroll Using BitBlt : No
Performance Tips
Tip 314 : Video BIOS is too old. Check for an update.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.