Bf2 wont work

The title explains it all. I got a new pc finally and after years ive gotten battlefield 2. My pc can run it, except im not too sure about my graphics card. As soon as the game opens, the black screen closes. Since the forums are down now too, I think (and hope) that its just a downtime and it will work, cause ive been waiting to play this game since the day trials came out for it.(My friends had a 3 day trial before it came out and I would have got it but my pc was too weak.)

Anyways, does it matter what graphics card I have? I think it says its a chipset, but my pc has vista which supposedly requires a good graphics card, so im wondering: Do you have to have a graphics card thats on that list? Mine should be pretty good, but I dont know if you must have a certain one exactly.

well yeah you sort of need a good graphics card, but bf2 isn't new so it really depends on what gpu you have exactly. If the BF servers were down it should still let you load the game up, just wouldn't be able to log in and play.

Go here

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Well its got a dual core procceso and 2gb of ram; for graphics and everythign else it says "Intel(R) 829456 Chipset Family"

I was readint the main website and it said people had problems like mine then they downloaded a patch or reinstalled and the game worked, so I dont know.

You have to run as an admstrator on vista. right click on icon and go to properties and checkmark the run as administrator box. Bf2 only works as admin on vista

Just to restate what the guys above said. Right click on the bf2 icon on your desktop than run as admin. It should work after that in terms of loading it up. Welcome to bf2. Marine152

I did, when I installed the game that was the first thing I did; I play WarRock which also uses punkbuster and I learned I had to do that to get it to work.

So, ive tried downloading a full patch that it didnt have (1.3 so I got 1.4) and my dad looked through it and tried everything. After searching, my dad says its the graphics card. (Which he said was perfectly fine and I wasnt doing something originally, but he changed his opinion finally) Now, my graphics card is an intel and the game needs a ati or nvidia one to run it; is there any way I can still play the game? I tried all the boxes in properties and we've done the full patch on the game, done every suggestion from people and ea guides, and my dad has told me to contact ea to see if there was a way around this.

it would be easier to pick up a graphics card, then you could play other games just fine. 7600gs is like $80nutcrackr

I got vista though; will it work with it? My parents said ask around(Im searching this up on like 3 sites) and see what I need. The community of warrock is like cs supposedly, it has loads of problems, it only got 5.5 I think, and even though im like veteran on their forum I asked a question about bf2 in the other games section and a mod closed it, saying I might have got it illegally and dont ask here, even though ive been there long enough to know I dont do illegal things,and basically the entire game seems like a peice of crap now. I would have never even touched it if I could have ran bf2 in the first place; so, the point is, after a year of a laggy game thats constantly a pain in the rear, I want a upgrade.

So, whats the cheapest way to be able to play this and be able to run games until they outrun 2gb of ram and a dual core processor? With a new graphics card Id be able to play most of the games on the market apparently.

yep new graphics card will do the trick if you already have a dual core cpu and 2gb ram. It depends on how much you are willing to spend, all the cards should work fine with vista, only certain have dx10 support but most games are dx9 and only a few have dx10 option.

if you got a 7900gs you'd be able to play every game on the market at good settings, it would last you a while too. If you are willing to spend a bit more the 8800gts 320 will last you a few years and run anything now max and more in the future. Both are more than enough for BF2 too.

yep new graphics card will do the trick if you already have a dual core cpu and 2gb ram. It depends on how much you are willing to spend, all the cards should work fine with vista, only certain have dx10 support but most games are dx9 and only a few have dx10 option.

if you got a 7900gs you'd be able to play every game on the market at good settings, it would last you a while too. If you are willing to spend a bit more the 8800gts 320 will last you a few years and run anything now max and more in the future. Both are more than enough for BF2 too.

nutcrackr

Well my birthday is soon and I have no clue what I want; useually something expensive I save up for awhile and someday buy it if I still want it, but for the most part Ive ran $5 games for months, $30 ones for years and there isnt much I do really but most of the time play online, occasionally go outside etc. So ill have to think about it; id get good use of it but if I buy it id need to think about it.

My parents tell me to be sure that its not the problem though before I buy one; sounds like im gonna have a chat with ea tommorrow to see if its the only option left.

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yep new graphics card will do the trick if you already have a dual core cpu and 2gb ram. It depends on how much you are willing to spend, all the cards should work fine with vista, only certain have dx10 support but most games are dx9 and only a few have dx10 option.

if you got a 7900gs you'd be able to play every game on the market at good settings, it would last you a while too. If you are willing to spend a bit more the 8800gts 320 will last you a few years and run anything now max and more in the future. Both are more than enough for BF2 too.

Raining_Lead

Well my birthday is soon and I have no clue what I want; useually something expensive I save up for awhile and someday buy it if I still want it, but for the most part Ive ran $5 games for months, $30 ones for years and there isnt much I do really but most of the time play online, occasionally go outside etc. So ill have to think about it; id get good use of it but if I buy it id need to think about it.

My parents tell me to be sure that its not the problem though before I buy one; sounds like im gonna have a chat with ea tommorrow to see if its the only option left.

TRUST ME THAT IS THE PROBLEM.NO GRAPHICS CARD EQUALS NO PLAY!.Now go get one soldier.

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yep new graphics card will do the trick if you already have a dual core cpu and 2gb ram. It depends on how much you are willing to spend, all the cards should work fine with vista, only certain have dx10 support but most games are dx9 and only a few have dx10 option.

if you got a 7900gs you'd be able to play every game on the market at good settings, it would last you a while too. If you are willing to spend a bit more the 8800gts 320 will last you a few years and run anything now max and more in the future. Both are more than enough for BF2 too.

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Well my birthday is soon and I have no clue what I want; useually something expensive I save up for awhile and someday buy it if I still want it, but for the most part Ive ran $5 games for months, $30 ones for years and there isnt much I do really but most of the time play online, occasionally go outside etc. So ill have to think about it; id get good use of it but if I buy it id need to think about it.

My parents tell me to be sure that its not the problem though before I buy one; sounds like im gonna have a chat with ea tommorrow to see if its the only option left.

TRUST ME THAT IS THE PROBLEM.NO GRAPHICS CARD EQUALS NO PLAY!.Now go get one soldier.

Yeah im pretty much set on that now, I probably cant get one for a few week though. I have to find one that runs bf2 and works with vista.

OK im going to clear some things up for you.

What you have right now for a "graphics card" is an intel intergrated chip. These chips are designed to be low cost ways for them to enable basic graphics on your computer without including an actual graphics card. They are actually part of your computer. If you were to open your computers case right now you would see that the video out port(vga port that is blue where you plug in your monitor in) is actually attached to the motherboard. A graphics card is instead an external device from the motherboard, and is usualy plugged in through an agp or pci-e(or rarely pci) slot on the motherboard.

Intergrated chips(what you have now) do not tend to have very complex or fast processors for performing graphical calculations, hence the reason bf2 wont load, the chip cant do what bf2 is asking it to do. So you will need to buy a graphics card instead to use. Now im guessing your from the states so your prcing is different then mine(im from canada) but a 7600gs as posted above would be a suitable card for playing bf2. First however youll have to see if your computer has a slot to support it.

Im guessing this is a recently bought computer, so it will include either a pci-e slot or, if no pci-e slot then you would have to use a pci slot. AGP is an older type of slot that for most computers is not used anymore. The difference between pci and pci-e is that the -e version is capable of transfering data much faster than the pci slot. If you know the model of your computer, post it here and i can look up what type of slot you ahve for you. Then all you would have to do is visit your local electronics store and purchase anew card. It would be my recommendation to just install this card yourself, as it can be a very quick and painless operation with a few instructions to follow.

First turn off your computer. disconnect cables and open the case. locate the slot that you will use and remove the back panel that is blocking the port where the graphic card will stick out(usualy this is a metal plate held i by screws)and insert the card firmly into the slot(most cards go in with little to no resistance, but make sure the card is in there well.)

now clsoe up the case and plug your monitor into your new graphics card out port. If your graphics card out port is different then your monitors plug in, you may have to use a converter(95% of the time this is supplied with the card). turn on your computer. Now this step can go two ways:

1. if there is a picture then good, but pay attention, when the computer starts up it hould show something that says press _____ to go to setup or go to bios or something along those lines. _______ is usualy f2 if you have a dell or f10 if it is a compaq, some others use f12 or del, but just watch. Now in here, dont go screwing around. Your here for one purpose, and that is to disable the old intel chip so there is no conflicts somewhere doown the road. Somewhere in this menus there should be one that lists onboard devices, or something of that manner. If you find this then what you are looking for will be called onboard video or onboard intel graphics controller. if you find either of these select them and change them to disabled or off. Now exit and save changes when it asks. Your computer will restart as normal, and violla youll be back in xp. From here on out install the software included with your graphics card, however this software tends to be outdated. I would reccomend after installing the software included to go to the respected site(http://www.nvidia.com/ or http://www.ati.com/) and download the newest software for your card. This will ensure the best compatability with games.

2. if there is no picture. Hold the power button on your computer for 5 or seconds untill it shuts off. Now replug in your ideo cable to the original spot(the intel chip) and restart. Let the computer boot up and when it enters windows it will most likely turn on and say found new hardware instaling. Install it with the software included. then shutdown your pc.After turning it off plug the cable back into your new graphics card. but pay attention, when the computer starts up it hould show something that says press _____ to go to setup or go to bios or something along those lines. _______ is usualy f2 if you have a dell or f10 if it is a compaq, some others use f12 or del, but just watch. Now in here, dont go screwing around. Your here for one purpose, and that is to disable the old intel chip so there is no conflicts somewhere doown the road. Somewhere in this menus there should be one that lists onboard devices, or something of that manner. If you find this then what you are looking for will be called onboard video or onboard intel graphics controller. if you find either of these select them and change them to disabled or off. Now exit and save changes when it asks. Your computer will restart as normal, and violla youll be back in xp. Iwould reccomend after installing thegraphics cardto go to the respected site(http://www.nvidia.com/ or http://www.ati.com/) and download the newest software for your card. This will ensure the best compatability with games.

I hope this answers any/all questions or concerns you ahd and if you need help with anything else please let me know. If you post your computers model number as i said i may be able to get more direct and detailed instructions for you