Problems with MTW on my laptop

[Pericles]

ok i have to go to work right now, so u can post and i can read it later, or tomorrow is fine if you dont get achance,, i should be on most of the weekend or we can talk through MSN, my MSN is BlinkLoserKid717@aol.com. any way, the display tab says my main driver is S3SSav.dll and my version is 6.13.0010.1266(English), i dont know what else you need to know or what im suppsoed to do, and i dot know how to unisntall what your talking about,,, what happens when that gets uninstalled and will it screw up the normal everyday performance of the computer?

You have an S3 Savage video card. Definitely not the best to have.

Do you have DirectX 9 installed?

Do a test to see if it works properly with your video card.

Here is some info from another website from a person with similar problems as you (I cannot vouch as to whether this info is correct or not):


: : : I need a new driver for S3 Graphics SuperSavage/IXC 1179 , it cannot support directx 9.
: : Card name: S3 Graphics SuperSavage/IXC 1179
: : Manufacturer: S3 Graphics, Inc.
: : Chip type: S3 SuperSavage/IX
: : DAC type: S3 SDAC
: : Display Memory: 16.0 MB
: : Driver Name: S3SSav.dll
: : Driver Version: 6.13.0010.1266 (English)
: : DDI Version: 7
: : Display Tab 1: Hardware-accelerated Direct3D 9 is not available because the display driver does not support it. You may be able to get a newer driver from the hardware manufacturer. DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 9 test results: Display driver does not support API (DDI version too low)
: : D3D9 Test Result: Display driver does not support API (DDI version too low)

:
: i'm not sure if this is the true update but it removes the directx problem:
: http://ranger.s3graphics.com/swlib/5...xp2ks3logo.zip

The website has the correct driver from S3 website. You have to select the driver which does not have the 1179 in its name. If u do it, it works fine and passes the test.


More info here:


http://sysopt.com/forum/printthread.php?threadid=168913