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Anonymous
11 years ago

Failed to Initialize display adapter

Everytime i attempt to start the game a get the message (Failed to initialize adapter.Please ensure your video card is compatible and the drivers for it installed.usually this is a result of missing vendor specific drivers.) I have tried so many times to update my AMD since thta was an earlier problem and still gives me the same message, is there anything i should do or can do to solve this. please help asap i really wanted to play the game.

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  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
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    11 years ago

    What is your exact model of video card? Does it meet the following requirements?

    Minimum:

    OS: Windows 7 or 8.1, 64-bit
    Processor (AMD): Quad core @ 2.5 GHz
    Processor (Intel): Quad core @ 2.0 GHz
    Memory: 4 GB
    Graphics Card (AMD): Radeon HD 4870
    Graphics Card (NVIDIA): GeForce 8800 GT
    Graphics Memory: 512 MB
    Hard Drive: 26 GB
    DirectX: 10
    Internet: 512 kbps up and down

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    EA_Pulsar
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    3 years ago

    Hey everyone, as this post is a bit old now, we are locking it down. 
     
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