Hello All,
First, let me apologize if this topic has been hit before, but I can't seem to quite find the answer I'm looking for. And second, I apologize for being ignorant when it comes to computers. I basically know enough to be dangerous to myself and my system!
My wife recently bought me some video games for our computer, one of which is Call of Duty 2. I currently have a Dell Dimension 2400 w/Pentium 4 at 2.8 ghz running Windows XP Professional. I also have 1G of RAM. But the game wouldn't play. So I purchased the VisionTek ATI Radeon x1300 256 PCI card. I only have 3 PCI slots, two of which are being used (memory upgrade and a sound card).
Of course, installation never works the way it should. I followed the instructions, physically installed the card and installed the drivers from the included CD. And nothing. Under the device manager, I disabled the built-in Intel graphics chip. But my x1300 Card has a Code 12 Error Message - basically stating there is not enough free resources to run my card. I tried walking through the Troubleshooting Wizard, and got to the point where I am to find conflicting devices and try to reconfigure. This is where I get really confused.
I guess my first question is it really worth all the hassle to play a few games? Right now it's not in my budget to spend $2000 for a new computer, so I was hoping $110 would hold me over.
And if it is worth my time, any recommendations/suggestions on how to fix this problem? Has anybody else encountered this problem with this card?
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
~Steve
First, let me apologize if this topic has been hit before, but I can't seem to quite find the answer I'm looking for. And second, I apologize for being ignorant when it comes to computers. I basically know enough to be dangerous to myself and my system!
My wife recently bought me some video games for our computer, one of which is Call of Duty 2. I currently have a Dell Dimension 2400 w/Pentium 4 at 2.8 ghz running Windows XP Professional. I also have 1G of RAM. But the game wouldn't play. So I purchased the VisionTek ATI Radeon x1300 256 PCI card. I only have 3 PCI slots, two of which are being used (memory upgrade and a sound card).
Of course, installation never works the way it should. I followed the instructions, physically installed the card and installed the drivers from the included CD. And nothing. Under the device manager, I disabled the built-in Intel graphics chip. But my x1300 Card has a Code 12 Error Message - basically stating there is not enough free resources to run my card. I tried walking through the Troubleshooting Wizard, and got to the point where I am to find conflicting devices and try to reconfigure. This is where I get really confused.
I guess my first question is it really worth all the hassle to play a few games? Right now it's not in my budget to spend $2000 for a new computer, so I was hoping $110 would hold me over.
And if it is worth my time, any recommendations/suggestions on how to fix this problem? Has anybody else encountered this problem with this card?
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
~Steve
