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    Dell D830 w/NVS 135M isn't DirectX capable?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by podfish, Aug 11, 2008.

  1. podfish

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    I've got the latest (only) driver from Dell, and a clean install of DX9c - but DXDIAG claims there's no hardware acceleration for DirectX or even DirectDraw! So even older games (like DiabloII) won't launch. It's an XP system. Has anyone else had this problem??
     
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    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    Nirvana, Aug 11, 2008
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