[SOLVED] Oblivion Error Message

Mknight93 · 03-12-2008, 12:17 PM

Okay, I bought a new computer and the game Oblivion which I BADLY want to play..

Here are my specs:
Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Asus P5K-VM with the Intel G33 Chipset
Intel E4500 @ 2.2 Ghz
1GB of ADATA DDR2-800Mhz RAM
I'm using the integrated graphics on the motherboard (Intel GMA 3100).

I installed Oblivion and I keep getting the same old error message:
Oblivion has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
(It's one of those error report messages)..

Anyway.. I BADLY want to play Oblivion.. I happen to have a 256MB PCI (not express) video card(It's really recent.. Geforce something) that I think would work with my motherboard if you think that's the problem...

Any Suggestions?

u551 · 03-12-2008, 05:42 PM

That error message is pretty generic so its hard to say why does it show up. But your integrated graphic chip is most likely the problem - those things just are not for gaming.

Your geforce something with 256MB memory is probably way faster unit. But you say its not pci express. If thats true it will not fit into your motherboard. Anyways check what slot it is, options are PCI-E or AGP. If its PCI-E try that instead of integrated chip.

Mknight93 · 03-12-2008, 06:11 PM

Yeah.. I'll try it soon. Apparently,(According to my motherboard manual) I have 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI-E x4 slot, and 1 PCI-E x16 slot.. But I only see three slots.. :S. When I get my hands on that card (it's a Geforce 5500) I'll see if it fits.
Thanks.

u551 · 03-12-2008, 06:59 PM

I think that card uses AGP-slot which that motherboard doesnt have :(

Just to clarify: very old (pre-2000) chips use regular PCI slot, which was then replaced by AGP (that I think your geforce card uses). Now PCI-Express slot has been introduced and new motherboards/cards use that for graphics (your new motherboard too). So Im afraid you will have no luck with that card.

Mknight93 · 03-12-2008, 07:03 PM

Don't worry about that! I'm 100% positive the card is PCI so no worry. I just hope it's good enough.. It's a Geforce 5500..(I think I said that already) so It should be okay,

u551 · 03-12-2008, 07:10 PM

Hmm yeah that might be true based on some googling. The card is pretty oldish though, barely reaching the Oblivion minimum. Still better than integrated :)

u551 · 03-12-2008, 07:31 PM

Also, if you get the game running with gf5500, you might wanna take a look at oldblivion:
http://www.oldblivion.com/index.php?page=about

Mknight93 · 03-13-2008, 09:15 PM

Thanks for the help, u551. The Geforce 5500 FX ran Oblivion horribly.. so I downloaded Oldblivion and I got it working on integrated xD! I'm still going to use the Geforce 5500 FX seeing as it has a GPU and will free up the RAM that is shared.

Thank you so much!

03-12-2008, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mknight93 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP My System	[SOLVED] Oblivion Error Message Okay, I bought a new computer and the game Oblivion which I BADLY want to play.. Here are my specs: Windows XP 64-bit Edition Asus P5K-VM with the Intel G33 Chipset Intel E4500 @ 2.2 Ghz 1GB of ADATA DDR2-800Mhz RAM I'm using the integrated graphics on the motherboard (Intel GMA 3100). I installed Oblivion and I keep getting the same old error message: Oblivion has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. (It's one of those error report messages).. Anyway.. I BADLY want to play Oblivion.. I happen to have a 256MB PCI (not express) video card(It's really recent.. Geforce something) that I think would work with my motherboard if you think that's the problem... Any Suggestions? Last edited by Mknight93; 03-12-2008 at 12:24 PM.

03-12-2008, 05:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message That error message is pretty generic so its hard to say why does it show up. But your integrated graphic chip is most likely the problem - those things just are not for gaming. Your geforce something with 256MB memory is probably way faster unit. But you say its not pci express. If thats true it will not fit into your motherboard. Anyways check what slot it is, options are PCI-E or AGP. If its PCI-E try that instead of integrated chip.

03-12-2008, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mknight93 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message Yeah.. I'll try it soon. Apparently,(According to my motherboard manual) I have 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI-E x4 slot, and 1 PCI-E x16 slot.. But I only see three slots.. :S. When I get my hands on that card (it's a Geforce 5500) I'll see if it fits. Thanks.

03-12-2008, 06:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message I think that card uses AGP-slot which that motherboard doesnt have :( Just to clarify: very old (pre-2000) chips use regular PCI slot, which was then replaced by AGP (that I think your geforce card uses). Now PCI-Express slot has been introduced and new motherboards/cards use that for graphics (your new motherboard too). So Im afraid you will have no luck with that card. Last edited by u551; 03-12-2008 at 07:04 PM.

03-12-2008, 07:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mknight93 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message Don't worry about that! I'm 100% positive the card is PCI so no worry. I just hope it's good enough.. It's a Geforce 5500..(I think I said that already) so It should be okay,

03-12-2008, 07:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message Hmm yeah that might be true based on some googling. The card is pretty oldish though, barely reaching the Oblivion minimum. Still better than integrated :)

03-12-2008, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message Also, if you get the game running with gf5500, you might wanna take a look at oldblivion: http://www.oldblivion.com/index.php?page=about

03-13-2008, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mknight93 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: Oblivion Error Message Thanks for the help, u551. The Geforce 5500 FX ran Oblivion horribly.. so I downloaded Oldblivion and I got it working on integrated xD! I'm still going to use the Geforce 5500 FX seeing as it has a GPU and will free up the RAM that is shared. Thank you so much!