3D Acceleration Problems

[Agguh]

Hello.First off... I had an account for a year or so then stopped playing. Got all new discs and game card to try out burning crusade. Installed the whole thing and it wouldnt start. Gave me a message saying 3D acceleration couldnt start and I should check my directX. I checked my specs and double checked to make sure i was at recommended even. I tuned down everything involving video card and I tried to start the game again. I got an ERROR #132. I tried to go onto the Wow forums and had to reactivate the account I cant use and believe it or not I cant use the forums there because it says I have no chars. Have sent an email for each problem to the Wow Tech support team but I doubt ill get anything back relatively soon. So if some of you gamers could help me out thatd be great. Here are my system specs.

This laptop has never played WoW on it before so. But from what I know it meets specs.


Name: SiS Mirage Graphics
Manufacturer: SiS
Chip Type: SiS 760
DAC Type:Internal
Approx. Total Memory: 62.5
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 800 (32bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
DirectDraw Acceleration: Enabled
Direct3D Acceleration: Enabled
AGP Texture Acceleration: Enabled
Main Driver: SiSGRV
Version: 6.14.0010.3744 (English)
Date: 11/2/2006 5:43:17 AM
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
DDI Version: 9

Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0,Build 6000)
Language: English (Reginal Setting:English)
System Manufacturer: Acer, inc.
System Model: Aspire 3000
BIOS: Pheonix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+,~1.8GHz
Memory: 985MB RAM
Page file: 617MB used, 1737MB availabe
DirectX Version: DirectX 10

Yes I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I tried the repair tool. I have the latest update for my video driver. I have directX 10 so I think I'm covered ;-). I have deleted those WTF and Cache files thats all over the place to delete in this type of event.

[Kalos]

I don't think you'll get it to run on that laptop. The graphics are weak, to say the least. Intergrated graphics and 3D gaming is a no-no. There are two main graphics providers known forr quality products in the field, SIS isn't one of them.

[Agguh]

So I should get a new video card? If so then from where?

[Kalos]

You can't replace laptop graphics. It's stuck that way. Proprietory design. Sorry about your new machine, but it was based on third rate parts, even though it has a modern OS and lots of Ram, the processor is weak but capable, the graphics provision is below par. ATI make superior graphics chipsets in the same target market, and Nvidia hold the top end with the Geforce Go series.

I don't think SIS chipsets have the power, at least the majority do not, to even boot power hungry games.

[Azmodious]

yeah i had a sis chipset on an abit board on my desktop, was getting error 132 all the time and wow eventually fried the board hahaha. needless to say asus is rock solid with a kt800 or any nforce but that doesnt help your situation. it's a hard lesson, can you return the laptop or exchange it? or is it too late?

[Agguh]

:-( Unfortunately it is too late to return the laptop. No fear though mates. I have a desktop I can play it on. I just have to be at home to use it. As I travel often that is a pain in the ass. Is there anyway I can get a new chip for it or anything. What are my options to make this work? Are there any? From the way you make it sound..I'm stuck like this.

[Kalos]

It is stuck that way. It's physically intergrated, to switch out the SIS rubbish would basically mean switching every internal, the whole motherboard and several other components. They aren't designed for individual component switching, laptops are selfcontained with little customisation possible. Sadly, if you had come to the furms before purchase, we would have been able to warn about SIS being generally rubbish, unpowered, and unstable. They haven't been market leaders for at least seven years, now they produce chipsets mostly, which aren't known for reliability and aren't in widespread use. It's a shoe-string laptop for the manufacturers who are using components as cheap as they can come that are still in production.

[Agguh]

Well thanx for the help and information guys. Will look into getting a better hunk of junk next time ;-). Take it easy and hope to see ya ingame once I get home.