BF2 not loading

[Eslavs]

Hi all!

I'm new to this forum and I hope you can help. I'm trying to run bf1942 and/or bf2 on my laptop with no success. Here's what I've got:

HP dv8000t - 1.73 centrino duo core processor
1GB RAM
NVIDIA Geforce Go 7600

I know that the g-card isn't listed as supported. But I figured it would at least run bf1942. When I install both games and try to fire them up, they start to load, then the screen goes black, and then I'm right back to my desktop. Any suggestions?

On a side note, I did install CS Condition Zero and it runs fine. If it matters....

 

[smore9648]

2gb is recommended for BF2 and or BF2142. I don't care what they say. You will stay lag with 1gb.

If the video card is not supported then thats your issue.

 

[Sharkfood]

I agree with the previous poster that 1 gig can be a stuttery mess in BF2/BF2142 and 1.5-2.0 gigs is ideal. Although you CAN play okay with 1 gig, you'll need to reduce a lot of settings and piloting a jet can be tough from pagefile stutter... ground units on low settings is fairly playable with a fast disk drive/pagefile.

I would have expected the 7600 Go to work with BF2 as it only needs hardware T&L and pixel/vertex shaders V2.0 (DX9). I'm unsure if the mobility/Go has both of these though or if it's just a driver problem. The "launch but black screen then back to desktop" is a surefire sign of the game not able to find it's needed features to play.

You can double check at this link here:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Select Battlefield 2 from the list, it will require the download of a small activeX or Java applet, then will run a series of tests for your system. It should report what your hardware has vs. what the game requires. You might want to bookmark it for future games as well.

 

[Eslavs]

thanks

I've tried the systemrequirementslab.com site, each time it tells me unknown across the board. I can't figure that one out either.

Yah, it's not that the game's running choppy-it's just not running. I've tried to update the drivers but I'm told that there are no updates. I wasn't sure about the card because it's not listed specifically as being supported.

 

[Sharkfood]

I've tried the systemrequirementslab.com site, each time it tells me unknown across the board. I can't figure that one out either.

Well, that tells you that you have a driver-related or configuration related problem.

I'd recommend hitting HP's website/support section and downloading the full/proper drivers for your listed laptop. Once these are downloaded, uninstall any previous drivers showing up in Add & Remove Programs in the Control Panel, then apply.

Barring that, you may also try www.nvidia.com and try their Geforce Go 7 series drivers in hopes it will recognize your card. These reference drivers have a lot more supported laptops than just the 7800/7900 Go series. It'll be a finger-cross deal though if you're is recognized.