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[JustaDude]

I just got a new laptop

HP dv4-1120us and installed sro, but it runs very laggy but im sure is grafic lag so i want to know which drivers i need to download in order to run sro smothly and on high quality.

[butcha]

Im pretty sure its "technical help" section question.
But to answer ur question. I think just google for your graphic card and find the latest drivers.

[Montolio]

I just got a new laptop

That could be your problem. Drivers may not help you much.

Post some specs?

[JustaDude]

Spoiler!

Product Number FR921UA#ABA
Microprocessor 2.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
Microprocessor Cache 3 MB L2 Cache
Memory 4096 MB
Memory Max 8192MB
Video Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Video Memory 1759MB
Hard Drive 250 GB (5400 rpm)
Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Wireless Connectivity 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN
Sound Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard 101-key compatible
Pointing Device Touch Pad with dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad
PC Card Slots

* One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

External Ports

* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 3 Universal Serial Bus USB 2.0
* 3rd port shared with eSATA
* 1 VGA (15-pin)
* 1 HDMI
* 1 RJ-11 (modem)
* eSATA + USB 2.0
* 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
* 2 headphone-out
* 1 microphone-in
* 1 notebook expansion port 3
* 1 Consumer IR

Dimensions 13.15 in (L) x 9.45 in (W) x 1.34 in (min H) / 1.57 in (max H)
Weight 5.18lbs
Security

* Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
* Power-on password
* Accepts 3rd party security lock devices

Power

* 65 W AC Adapter
* 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

What's In The Box HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphone

HP Mobile Remote Control

I think thats enough to run SRO, i tried googling lastest driver but couldnt find or asked to pay in order to download, im a bad searcher i guess.

[XMoshe]

Lol that's more than enough, I run it on high with less. Just find your latest drivers and you should be good to go

[JustaDude]

can't find them..

[Azilius]

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/detect.htm

[Lempi]

The answer you seek can be found here: Link. or here: Link.

[JustaDude]

What i dont understand is that it used to run normal, now is lagged even in the login screen thats why i suppose its a graphic lag, i used the link Azi suggested buut i displayed only one think so everything is up to date i guess, what else can be wrong here?

[Montolio]

Try the basics. Open up your task manager, look what is running. With a new computer you might just have a bunch of resource hogging bullshit going on, but I dunno...you should have plenty power to run SRO (although it IS a resource hog for the amount of graphics it displays. I can run Oblivion and other programs better than SRO and others).

[JustaDude]

^ already did that bro, still same problem.. this is awkward really.. all other programs runs normal, PC itself seems to run fine everything.

Theres another thing, lets say i open SRO client and then i open another game, when i try to go back to sro it is frozen.. that doenst happens on my other pc which is way older.. damn new things.

[Montolio]

Got any other graphically intensive games you can test out? See if you get the same result?

[Azilius]

On board drivers can be tricky. Check and recheck to make sure they're up to date, and download&install one even if it looks like it's up to date (what's to lose?). Make sure detailed shadows are also turned off as that's a killer..

[JustaDude]

still laggy tried everything.. dont know wth. still sro runs slow. with like graph lag

[MissLe2]

ok you need to ask this in tech (been said already yes i know, but have to start with a flame before i throw my 2 cents in, lol)

sro is an older game and sometimes has problems with newer comps

try lowering your vid options in options of sro
also try changing your compatibility of your main sro.exe files in your main folder to win 98 or xp
and what kind of net are you now using, wireless? my hp uses wireless
if its not set up right that could add problems too

[Montolio]

Ever get this resolved?

[aishsharma]

lol my laptop is alot weaker than urs and i dont get lag....sonay vaio cr35

btw u do keep ur laptop connected to ac pwr supply right? coz otherwise ur gonna get lag on battery i thnk

[JustaDude]

Ever get this resolved?

Nope, only way i did got it resolved was doing a full system restoration.

[ninshad]

dont upgrade video drivers. always keep them with the default driver included.

[Montolio]

dont upgrade video drivers. always keep them with the default driver included.

Uhhhh....Why?

[kreisimees]

I can't get any drivers from nvidia page, cos they just won't work on my laptop.
So.. I went to samsung homepage(yes, it's samsung laptop) and looked for drivers there and found some. And i guess that's how you have to act if you need 'em for laptops..


Just imho

[ninshad]

dont upgrade video drivers. always keep them with the default driver included.

Uhhhh....Why?

for me when i upgraded my drivers, sro always ran slower and laggier. i never had this problem when i kept the driver that came with the video card installtion CD.

[Azilius]

dont upgrade video drivers. always keep them with the default driver included.

Uhhhh....Why?

for me when i upgraded my drivers, sro always ran slower and laggier. i never had this problem when i kept the driver that came with the video card installtion CD.

That doesn't mean you should never upgrade your drivers..it could of been a number of things conflicting with SRO because it's such a terribly programmed game. That logic is fail.