Re: could not initialize display hardware dead space

I'd tried it as you suggested but still is giving me the same error.

I tried every setting available but no luck.

what can i try next ...... if there is a next?

Try a clean boot to be sure there is no other software interfering with the game: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

If the problem is still persisting then please try to post a link to your full Dxdiag file so we can lok into this further.

Hi,

i have tried a clean boot but to no avail.

these are the links to my Dxdiag file :

http://imageshack.com/a/img585/7035/absj.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img838/7134/p50n.jpg

Thanks for that.

Is it possible you could upload your actual Dxdiag file to a sharing website and then post the link to that here?

The whole Dxdiag file has lots more detail than what you have posted here and will help us pin down your issue.

Here's a link to the Dx text file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5KGCKzC35pHcm9BMElGY05mdGc/edit?usp=sharing

with regards..

I just downloaded this game and was getting the "Failed to initialize display hardware" error. I was browsing through some of the solutions when I realized that for some reason there was not settings.txt file for the game in the appropriate location. Once I created the settings.txt file in the appropriate folders (had to create the Electronic Arts and Dead Space folders) the game fired right up. 

Go to:

Users/"your user name"/AppData/Local/Electronic Arts/Dead Space

and created a settings.txt file

I found one someone had shared and used that to get my game started:

Audio.AltNameColor = false
Audio.MusicVol = 1.00000000
Audio.Output = 0
Audio.SFXVol = 1.00000000
Audio.Subtitles = true
Audio.VoiceVol = 1.00000000
Control.AimAssistEnabled = true
Control.AimingPosition = 1
Control.ControllerSensitivity = 2
Control.FireButtonControls = true
Control.InvertX = false
Control.InvertY = false
Control.MouseSensitivity = 0.20000000
Control.Shock = true
Controls.AcL.X = 0x1105FF7E
Controls.AcL.Y = 0x0003100E
Game.PDiff = 1
Game.Played = 1
Misc.LastSaveSlot = 0
QualityOptions.ActorMotionBlur = true
QualityOptions.Bloom = true
QualityOptions.Blur = true
QualityOptions.ConfigType = 1
QualityOptions.Decals = true
QualityOptions.Distortion = true
QualityOptions.DoF = true
QualityOptions.EdgeAA = true
QualityOptions.Flare = true
QualityOptions.Glow = true
QualityOptions.HighLightQuality = true
QualityOptions.ManipColor = true
QualityOptions.ShaderQuality = 2
QualityOptions.Shadows = 2
Window.Fullscreen = true
Window.Gamma = 0.50000000
Window.Height = 1080
Window.Hz = 60
Window.Left = 0
Window.MessageNotification = 1
Window.State = 0
Window.Top = 0
Window.VSync = false
Window.Width = 1920

@GunnyL68 

Good work. Thank you.

gunny, thank you for posting the solution!  It works now. 

Thanks M8 Really Apreci8 it

for me electronic arts, dead space and settings.txt is there already but it still doen't work!

Try replacing the text in the settings file with the text Gunny posted above, save the file and retry.

It didnt work so i would like help

Ive had TONS of trouble starting up Dead Space 3.  It did not work on my old computer, but I was getting a different error then this.  Then I got a new computer, had windows 7 installed, and it still would not work.  I searched the internet and could not find anything that would help.  After a year or two I decided to upgrade to windows 10 after getting a new graphics card for directX 11 and decided to try to play Dead Space 3 again.  I got this error and was extremely pissed off haha.  I stumbled across this and FINALLY was able to play!!! 

Thank you very much for the info! 

The only thing I would add is to restart your computer after making the file in /AppData/Local/Electronic Arts/Dead Space.  It would not work directly after making the new settings file for me. 

I also think this was the problem all along, all the way back to my old computer and the first attempt to play.  Wish I knew then heh.

Hello.

    I have the same problem, but with Dead Space 2. I tried to fix it, like it's written there, but it didn't work. And now, I can't find any tutorials how to fix that. What should I do now? I would  be very glad if you will help me.

                                                                                                                                                                         Thanks in advance, adamvanco023

I am using an GTX 1070 G1 (8 gig card) and am unable to get the game to launch even after following every solution from Gunny. If there is any other solutions people have then please send them my way.

Worked, Windows 11, thanks!