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Title: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: branch37 on April 10, 2009, 07:05:37 PM
just put the game on another computer and noticed that on some planes the control panel is all green and that my frame rate is terrible (less than 30 FPS).  any suggestions?
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: The Fugitive on April 10, 2009, 07:11:26 PM
post a copy of the first third of the dxdiag report.
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: branch37 on April 10, 2009, 07:15:50 PM
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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/10/2009, 19:13:00
       Machine name: SHELLY-PC
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
       System Model: KQ436AA-ABA IQ504
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/10/08 09:47:15 Ver: 08.00.14
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T5750  @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
             Memory: 4086MB RAM
          Page File: 3431MB used, 4950MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: Fulmar on April 10, 2009, 07:22:17 PM
http://www.jr.com/hp/pe/HP_IQ504_hy_RB/
# Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750
# 667MHz Front Side Bus
# 4096 MB DDR2 (PC2-6400, 200pin) SoDIMM RAM
# 320 GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive
# Touch-enabled 22" diagonal (1680 x 1050) Widescreen BrightView LCD with tilt adjustment
# Integrated VGA Webcam with Microphone
# Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 128MB Dedicated Graphics Memory
# Slot-loading SuperMulti DL DVD±R/RW Burner
# 10/100/1000 BaseT network interface; Integrated Bluetooth and 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN with built-in WLAN antenna
# 5-in-1 card reader: SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, and MS Pro
# Ports: 5 x USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Headphone, Line-in, Line-out, Digital Audio Out, RJ-45 (LAN)
# Expansion slots: 2 x PCI Express mini x1 (occupied), PCI Express x16 (occupied)

Though it is techincally a desktop, its basically gaming on a laptop.  That processor is a Merom core that's used in laptops so its not clock for clock as fast as its real desktop brothers.  And that Intel Integrated graphics card is not designed for gaming, other than solitare or web games.  The specs I found said that the PCI-E slot is occupied (I doubt it has one) so that makes upgrading to a real gaming video card impossible (if it even fit).  Even if you did, you'd need a bigger more powerful Power Supply which good luck trying to find in that very customized shape of a PC, non-standardized parts.
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: branch37 on April 10, 2009, 07:24:33 PM
yea thats what i figured.....this is not my main PC.......im just on this one for the weekend and for FSO tonight....i was just wondering if there was any way i could get this one to work decent enough for tonight.
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: Fulmar on April 10, 2009, 07:26:28 PM
Quote from: branch37 on April 10, 2009, 07:24:33 PM
yea thats what i figured.....this is not my main PC.......im just on this one for the weekend and for FSO tonight....i was just wondering if there was any way i could get this one to work decent enough for tonight.

CNET says the Video Ram (128mb) is expandable to 358mb.  I'd try looking at the BIOS and changing it.  Also shut down any open programs.  It may be barely playable.
Title: Re: Green on parts of the plane
Post by: trax1 on April 10, 2009, 07:43:57 PM
Yeah make sure you have all non-essential programs turned off in the background to try and give you a little extra boost.