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I bought a new laptop, a Toshiba Tecra A3 with Intel Centrino video. here
are it's specs :

Driver Version: 6.14.10.4384
Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 502 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 128 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 9 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8
Processor Speed: 1595 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2592
Device Revision: 03


* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 3412
Current Graphics Mode: 1024 by 768 True Color (60 Hz)



* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *


Active Notebook Displays: 1


* Notebook *

Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 3.54
DDC2 Protocol: Supported
Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
Vertical: Not Available
Monitor Supported Modes:
640 by 480 (60 Hz)
800 by 600 (60 Hz)
1024 by 768 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Supported
Suspend Mode: Supported
Active Off Mode: Supported


I cannot get Sims 2 to run on it. It crashes giving me an ialmrnt5.dll error
and it dumps everything and restarts. I know others that are running the
intel centrino on their laptops and no problems .. what am I missing ??

Thanks in advance !

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Hi,

"Tammy" <franct_trf@sasktel.net> wrote in message news:11j0vhp23q36s43@corp.supernews.com...
|I bought a new laptop, a Toshiba Tecra A3 with Intel Centrino video. here
| are it's specs :
|
| Driver Version: 6.14.10.4384
| Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
| Default Language: English
| DirectX* Version: 9.0
| Physical Memory: 502 MB
| Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
| Maximum Graphics Memory: 128 MB
| Graphics Memory in Use: 9 MB
| Processor: x86 family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8
| Processor Speed: 1595 MHZ
| Vendor ID: 8086
| Device ID: 2592
| Device Revision: 03
|
|
| * Accelerator Information *
|
| Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
| Video BIOS: 3412
| Current Graphics Mode: 1024 by 768 True Color (60 Hz)
|
|
|
| * Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *
|
|
| Active Notebook Displays: 1
|
|
| * Notebook *
|
| Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
| Display Type: Digital
| Gamma Value: 3.54
| DDC2 Protocol: Supported
| Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
| Vertical: Not Available
| Monitor Supported Modes:
| 640 by 480 (60 Hz)
| 800 by 600 (60 Hz)
| 1024 by 768 (60 Hz)
| Display Power Management Support:
| Standby Mode: Supported
| Suspend Mode: Supported
| Active Off Mode: Supported
|
|
| I cannot get Sims 2 to run on it. It crashes giving me an ialmrnt5.dll error
| and it dumps everything and restarts. I know others that are running the
| intel centrino on their laptops and no problems .. what am I missing ??
|
| Thanks in advance !
|
|

That message would appear if your card is unfortunately
not one of the cards supported by the SIMS 2 game.

For the list of graphic cards supported by SIMS 2:
http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21

If you know of others who have an unsupported chipset like the Intel
and got it to work with the game, you might want to check with them..

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
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_________________________________________________________

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See my response to your question in your other posting.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Tammy" <franct_trf@sasktel.net> wrote in message
news:11j0vhp23q36s43@corp.supernews.com...
>I bought a new laptop, a Toshiba Tecra A3 with Intel Centrino video. here
>are it's specs :
>
> Driver Version: 6.14.10.4384
> Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
> Default Language: English
> DirectX* Version: 9.0
> Physical Memory: 502 MB
> Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
> Maximum Graphics Memory: 128 MB
> Graphics Memory in Use: 9 MB
> Processor: x86 family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8
> Processor Speed: 1595 MHZ
> Vendor ID: 8086
> Device ID: 2592
> Device Revision: 03
>
>
> * Accelerator Information *
>
> Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset
> Family
> Video BIOS: 3412
> Current Graphics Mode: 1024 by 768 True Color (60 Hz)
>
>
>
> * Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *
>
>
> Active Notebook Displays: 1
>
>
> * Notebook *
>
> Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
> Display Type: Digital
> Gamma Value: 3.54
> DDC2 Protocol: Supported
> Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
> Vertical: Not Available
> Monitor Supported Modes:
> 640 by 480 (60 Hz)
> 800 by 600 (60 Hz)
> 1024 by 768 (60 Hz)
> Display Power Management Support:
> Standby Mode: Supported
> Suspend Mode: Supported
> Active Off Mode: Supported
>
>
> I cannot get Sims 2 to run on it. It crashes giving me an ialmrnt5.dll
> error and it dumps everything and restarts. I know others that are running
> the intel centrino on their laptops and no problems .. what am I missing
> ??
>
> Thanks in advance !
>