Halo PC Demo Error

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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.
 
Your video card is 16mb. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN RUN HALO!! Try getting a 6800.. For awesome graphics, it will last you ages, and plays doom 3 on highest specs with no lag
 
holy sh!t dude......yeah that card is ancient....16mb what my computer coughs up after a virus or somethin. And vortex......everyone knows the 6800 is an awesome card and don't have to keep telling people...cause it's also expensive......have you actually played using this card and tested it? Cause you seem to act like you know exactly how it performs
 
Well this is all I have, and I have 2 dollars and no way of making more. If one of you is welling to sell me a nicer card for 2 dollars then im in luck, until then is there anything I can run?
 
Start workin that corner slut! =P You can probably run Worms, Worms2, Worms: Armageddon.....the entire worms series! I played it on my old 133 with onboard godknowswhatvideo so you should be able to do fine =)
 
did the good lord jesus forget to mention beggers can't be choosers?
 
aright......I'll tell ya what......if chaintech replaces my FX5700 card I'll give you a GeForce2 MX 32mb card for the one time low low price of $1.99!
 
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