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Anonymous
13 years ago
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ME2[PC]Stuck in the main menu unable to click on anything

Hi, After downloading and installing ME2[PC] successfully. I started the game I saw indicator shows connecting got a black page with error message "Communication with the Mass Effect 2 server was in...
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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    The Mass Effect Game is not a casual little simple item such as Bejeweled or Monopoly.  It requires a full-power PC with a full-power CPU and GPU.  A Celeron is a half-power (or less) processor used in the very lowest quality Netbooks, not a proper notebook PC at all.  Sorry.  

    [b]PC MINIMUM System Requirements[/b]
    OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
    Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
    Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
    Hard Drive = 15 GB 
    DVD ROM =  1x Speed  (??)
    Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
    Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
    Input = Keyboard / Mouse
    Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater.  [i]Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.[/i]
     
    [b]PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements[/b]
    Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
    2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
    2 GB RAM
    ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
    100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
    DirectX August 2008
    [i]NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards.  Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.  Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.[/i]
     
Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
13 years ago

The Mass Effect Game is not a casual little simple item such as Bejeweled or Monopoly.  It requires a full-power PC with a full-power CPU and GPU.  A Celeron is a half-power (or less) processor used in the very lowest quality Netbooks, not a proper notebook PC at all.  Sorry.  

[b]PC MINIMUM System Requirements[/b]
OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Drive = 15 GB 
DVD ROM =  1x Speed  (??)
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater.  [i]Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.[/i]
 
[b]PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements[/b]
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
[i]NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards.  Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.  Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.[/i]
 
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Anonymous
13 years ago

Eith I throw my laptop away and buy a new one or put the game a side. hmmmm

 I choose to put the game a side and keep my laptop.

Thanx .

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