Mass Effect 2 (PC) - Hardware Not Supported

Out of curiosity, I also uninstalled PhysX and reinstalled the version that's bundled with the Mass Effect 2 files.  No effect either.

Hmm... yep, it's currently not targetting the NVIDIA GTX 560M in my laptop, just the built-in Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 used mainly for the Windows graphics.  That would definitely cause problems.

Any way I could change it?  Currently attempting to myself.

Okay!  That was definitely the problem! 😕mileyvery-happy:

After going into my NVIDIA control panel, going under Manage 3D Settings > Global Settings, and switching Preferred graphics processor from 'Auto Select' to 'High-Performance NVIDIA processor', the game's frame rate has returned to normal.  So the NVIDIA GPU is now preferred over the Intel chip.

Now here's hoping swapping the Global Settings will not affect my laptop negatively. 😕mileyhappy:

Thank you very much for the help!

Splendid, thanks for the update.

i am also having this message appearing once when i start me2 after installing but when i enter the game and play it was working fine no lag or anything.

Can i ask why are we receiving this message ? is it possible to prevent this message from appearing ?

When I try to change my global settings, I hit apply but the changes don't stick. If that makes any sense.

@AlphaMikeWhiskyIt sounds like you might be lacking permissions.

You could try reinstalling the game, or go to the game's .exe at C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect 2\Binaries  then choose Properties> Security and see that the gamehas full permissions. 

Reinstalling the game didn't work so I'm going to try the permissions, but I don't know what I am looking for.

If you don't want it to affect your laptop. Change the program settings of Mass effect 2 itself in the program settings tab. 

Go to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings, select Masseffect2.exe and then switching the Preferred graphics processor to the

'High-Performance NVIDIA processor'

That should avoid it affecting your laptops other applications.

@Ic3lectric

I really appreciate that you trying to help, but the last post in this thread before yours was in 2015.

Please check if the question is still relevant, before you post.

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