I had exactly the same problem. A good gaming computer...hmmm.
go onto NVIDIA control panel and change the graphics to 'integrated' ... this has worked for me. i can now play 3D even though its not as high quality as i would expect from such a new computer (ive had the xps15 less than a week).
anyway, i hope that works for you if you havent already found the solution!
Did you have the same problem on FM2011 as well? Contrary to what people on other forums have said my xps is ok for other games, for example Battfield bad company 2.
I went to nvidia control panel via the control panel, then hardware, but once on it i couldnt find how to do what you said.
The closest thing I could find was to set PhysX to cpu, but i wasnt sure if this is it.
Sorry to be such a noob but could you please give more detailed instructions? Id be very grateful.
Is it possible to easily switch between settings? e.g. play fm on 'integrated' and then change the settings to plan other games on nvidia?
sorry for not being clear, and yes this is with fm11.
when on the nvidia control panel, select 'manage 3d settings'. You should then have two tabs: 'global settings' and 'program settings'.
Under 'global settings' change the 'preffered graphics processor' to 'integrated graphics' in the drop down box. this way, fm uses the graphics from the laptop its self instead of using 3rd party graphics ie nvidia. like ive said tho, the quality isnt as good, but it is fine and at least i can play fm11 in 3d now! :D hope it works for you...
this is easy to do so you can easily change for different games you are wanting to play, although i dont speak from experience as fm11 is the only game i play.
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3
FrankChickens
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August 18th, 2011 09:00
Looking around forums for the Game it seems that 3 other people with the same L502X all have the same problem.
THey say that no other 3d games work on their laptop.
How can dell sell a 'gaming' laptop that they know doesn't work, makes me sick
buckkkk
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August 24th, 2011 15:00
I had exactly the same problem. A good gaming computer...hmmm.
go onto NVIDIA control panel and change the graphics to 'integrated' ... this has worked for me. i can now play 3D even though its not as high quality as i would expect from such a new computer (ive had the xps15 less than a week).
anyway, i hope that works for you if you havent already found the solution!
FrankChickens
3 Posts
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August 25th, 2011 06:00
Did you have the same problem on FM2011 as well? Contrary to what people on other forums have said my xps is ok for other games, for example Battfield bad company 2.
I went to nvidia control panel via the control panel, then hardware, but once on it i couldnt find how to do what you said.
The closest thing I could find was to set PhysX to cpu, but i wasnt sure if this is it.
Sorry to be such a noob but could you please give more detailed instructions? Id be very grateful.
Is it possible to easily switch between settings? e.g. play fm on 'integrated' and then change the settings to plan other games on nvidia?
buckkkk
3 Posts
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August 25th, 2011 07:00
sorry for not being clear, and yes this is with fm11.
when on the nvidia control panel, select 'manage 3d settings'. You should then have two tabs: 'global settings' and 'program settings'.
Under 'global settings' change the 'preffered graphics processor' to 'integrated graphics' in the drop down box. this way, fm uses the graphics from the laptop its self instead of using 3rd party graphics ie nvidia. like ive said tho, the quality isnt as good, but it is fine and at least i can play fm11 in 3d now! :D hope it works for you...
this is easy to do so you can easily change for different games you are wanting to play, although i dont speak from experience as fm11 is the only game i play.
hope this helps!
speedstep
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August 25th, 2011 08:00
Did you try installing the June 2010 Directx Patch?
DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) - Microsoft
System requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3
buckkkk
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August 25th, 2011 08:00
what does that patch actually do?