i had a new motherboard fitted to an e machine last july. recently the message comes up game does not support video card when i play games on it. you may experience anomolies when playing.
if i play a game i.e tiger woods 07 the game cuts out and shuts down after approx 5 minutes. any ideas?
also on other games the graphics are very slow i.e 30 seconds of gameplay takes approx 3 minutes to complete. the video card is a via s3 if this helps

steve, April 2008

If you are using a plug in graphics card such as in the AGP or PCI slot, then the chances are it has built in memory. On this basis the memory in the card is used first followed by then using system memory to top up the requirement needed to play the game. Now if you are using the onboard graphics, then you need to make sure that you have assigned enough memory from the system in the CMOS file for the display adaptor to have sufficient resorces to run the game you are playing. For example if using the onboard graphics and you have 512mb of memory then assign at least 128mb of this to the display adaptor, leaving you with 384mb of system memory. If you need more help? ***Free Advice**** compdoctor2005@btinternet.com

Chris F, April 2008