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    HD 2600 and Bioshock - Black Surfaces

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by eli, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. eli

    eli Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I just bought the box version of Bioshock last weekend to eat up some free time, but apparently the drivers for the mobility HD 2600 suck. All interacting characters, including your own hand, are black (image below) and have no textures. I contacted 2k tech support, which tried to do everything below, but nothing worked:
    DX 9 mode
    1.1 worldwide patch
    increase virtual memory
    XP compatibility mode
    Update C++

    The only thing they said was to use drivers from Omegadrivers.net, but they don't support vista yet. I have updated catalyst from hp, but the latest drivers are from February. Other than the textures, the game runs smooth. Other games, HL2, Crysis, etc. run fine. There was a hotfix update for several other ATi desktop cards, http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=29041, but I'm stuck with what HP ships me. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, tried all graphics settings and everything in the 2K forums about this either go to this patch for the desktop or are unanswered.

    If you guys have any ideas, that would be fabulous. I'm going out of town to a wedding this weekend, so I won't be able to try anything until Sunday. But here are my specs:
    HP 8510p
    Vista Ultimate x86
    T7300
    3 gigs Ram
    ATI mobility HD 2600
    Catalyst Driver Packaging Version: 8.391.72...
    Driver Version: 7.14.0010.0510

    Thanks
     

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    Morningsup Notebook Consultant

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  3. eli

    eli Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just tried that Morningsup, and it works fabulously now! Thanks!