BF3 and 2012 mac mini running windows 7
im running windows 7 ultimate through vmware fusion. ive downloaded BF3 and am attempting to run it. I get an error message that states "failed to initialize display adapter. please ensure video card...
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It definintely looks like a GPU related issue (which may be related to running the OS in a virutal environment on a non-PC platform - be sure you have your GPU's manufacturer's drivers installed instead of using the default windows video drivers or even a compatible GPU will not perform correctly). What GPU does your Mac have?
Here are the recommended and minimum specs required to run BF3.
Minimum requirements for Battlefield 3
- OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
- RAM: 2GB
- Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher.
- Graphics card memory: 512 MB
- Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
- Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version
Recommended system requirements for Battlefield 3
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
- RAM: 4GB
- Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950.
- Graphics card memory: 1 GB
- Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
- Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version
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