kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I recently acquired a load of 20 HP P4s (all legally , uncle acquired a business which went into receivership). The seem very basic, no network, sound or graphics cards! Ive installed a sound card, network card, dvd drive on one of the machines and when i installed PowerDVD (the software I use on my other pc’s to play DVDs) i get sound but no picture or rather a blue screen with the following message: PowerDVD does not support the current display mode DDraw overlay mode is the recommended mode, to restore it, please: 1.Close other video applications that are using DDraw resources, or 2.Lower the screen resolution, color depth, and/or refresh rate, or 3. Update to the latest Microsoft DirectX Runtime and to the latest display driver. Does this mean that the onboard graphics chip does not work or support DVD playback and that I need a graphics card?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Well the onboard GFX should be able to do it (although not very good) you should update the graphics drivers for the motherboard in question. Go to the manufacturers website and get the latest GFX chipset drivers for that motherboard. Also you should really get the latest DirectX (DX 9c). http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx?url=/windows/directx/downloads/default.htm then give it a shot, if it gives the same message then you will need to get a GFX (nothing fancy) Here is a quote from the PowerDVD website FAQ Q: Error Code: "F6F00018" pops out during playback. What does it mean? How to resolve it? A : This problem is caused because your VGA card can not enable the overlay function. We suggest that you do the following: (a) Close all other applications that would use overlay (Like Windows MediaPlayer, Netmeeting, or other DVD players). Since Most display cards support only one overlay, If it is used by other applications, PowerDVD will not be able to access it. (b) Install the latest DirectX. If you did not know where to download DirectX, then you can visit the Microsoft Web site to download. (http://www.microsoft.com/directx). Some display drivers require the latest DirectX to work. © Please lower your screen resolution, color depth, and refresh rate. If this still does not work, we suggest that you try to upgrade your VGA card. (d) Visit your VGA manufactory website to update driver. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 Wow thanks matey. Ill try installing the Dx 9c and the drivers for my gfx card failing that i will need a new grpahics card, is that correct?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Before you go rushing out and buying a new card... Try something like the kazaa mega codec pack and use windows media player to play the dvd's... Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 ok, where can i download it from? do i need to have kazaa or is it on their website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 ok...ive downloaded it but just a thought... i have Divx player which ive yet to install will that run DVDs without any of the updates such as directx 9.0?? im assuming kazaa mega codec pack will be the same codes so i only need divx or kazaa??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I usually put all the kazaa mega codec pack 1.16 on...that way I've got all the bases covered.. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 My advice is to update DX9, then update the GFX drivers so you have a healthy system to begin with... The codecs are a good idea but they will not help if your drivers are not up to spec. You are prob only running on the windows native graphics driver and performance will be el-crapola. It is just there to get you by until you install the proper GFX drivers for your system. DX9 is a major component that also needs installing so your graphics work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 ok i understand. one tiny problem. the windows directx 9.0 requires an internet connection to download and install the software. the pc in question at the mo doesnt have an internet connection to it. its pretty tricky but is there anyway to downalod the whole dx9.0 to a usb key ithout it automatically installing to the harddrive?? i take it divx, kazaa etc dont come with any form of directx?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9226A611-62FE-4F61-ABA1-914185249413&displaylang=en There you go... That is the bit for downloading the entire directx. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 thanks mate...thats just the application to start the whole download. i can copy that onto the pc but if i run it, it wont download the whole program as i have no internet connection?? i think that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 oops think ive sussed it now!! thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Nope... full download *grin*, but you have solved it... Let me know if you don't come right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 cheers Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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