Ben D
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I have a Sony Vaio bx61mn and i've been trying to play a game which gave an error of my graphics card not meeting minimum repuirements stating it didnt support shading 3.o
Can the graphics card be updated on my machine and if so which should i go for and how much will it cost as i dont want to spend lots
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adiohead
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"GMA X3000/X3100 on Windows. T&L and Vertex Shaders 3.0 are supported by Intel's newest 15.6 drivers for Windows Vista as of September 2, 2007"
update the drivers and try it again 
[Edited on 18-06-2010 by adiohead]
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Ben D
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i dont mean to sound stupid but thats a lot of funny letters and numbers to me mate where do i update the drivers 
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adiohead
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http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Desktop+graphics+controllers&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+82G965+Graphics+and+Memory+Controller+Hub+(GMCH)
choose your operating system and download
[Edited on 18-06-2010 by adiohead]
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Ben D
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I chose my operating system, Windows vista business 32bit, downloaded unzipped, clicked setup and was greeted with a message saying:
"The driver being instaled is not validated for this computer. please obtain the appropriate driver from the computers manufacturer.
Setup will exit."
Incidentally i did also try using Viao update but nothing came of it.
What do i do? srry for being an annoyance 
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adiohead
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there is a work around for this.
I found a driver on the sony uk site, try it first:
http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/info/info.aspx?l=en_GB&url=Downloads/IN/D/VID/INDVID-01594804-UN.exe&m=VGN-BX61MN&ip=INDVID-01594804-UN.htm
if not then you'll have to use the one from intel with the workaround
[Edited on 18-06-2010 by adiohead]
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Ben D
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I've just downloaded the Somy Viao update like you said it updated it from 16/3/o7 to 26/6/o7 but still gave the same error message:
"Your graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements:
- your graphics card does not support shader model 3.o"
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adiohead
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thought that might be the case, but was worth trying.
ok, you're gonna have to use the file from Intel (from the first zip you downloaded).
Work-around
A work-around is available if you choose not to use your computer manufacturer's validated graphics drivers and want to install Intel's generic graphics drivers instead. However, if you encounter problems with using the generic driver, Intel recommends reinstalling and using the validated drivers from your computer manufacturer.
The work-around involves using the Windows* "Have Disk/Known File" method for updating a driver. A disk is not needed. To apply the work-around, follow these steps:
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-029635.htm
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Ben D
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Ok i have just followed that to the letter and although the Intel driver is dated 2oo9 and the vaio driver is dated from 2oo7 when following the intel steps it tells me
"the best driver for your device is already installed"
and doesnt give me an option to install the new driver???
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adiohead
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uninstall the current driver first.
then install the new one
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Ben D
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Well after me thumping Keys like a neandrathol and your brilliant instructions and advice i've finally got the menu screen up so it appears to be working, cheers mate, couldnt have done it without you 
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adiohead
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yay!!!
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