Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message!

bedwelmj · 09-14-2009, 03:43 AM

I don’t know what has happened but i keep getting the following error message:

Hardware acceleration is either disabled or not supported by your video card driver.....

This comes up when i try and play pretty much any games on my Laptop and when i can they are VERY pixelated. Since getting this message i can also not play any videos.

Please Help

System Spec:

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite L40
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz, ~1.6GHz
Memory: 1014MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

**RockmasteR** · 09-14-2009, 05:20 AM

Hello,
Click Start in the lower left corner of Windows Vista.
Click Control Panel, click Appearance and Personalization, click Personalization, click Display Settings, and then click Advanced Settings.
Click the Troubleshoot tab, and then click Change Settings.
Note: Change Settings will be disabled if the graphics card drivers do not support disabling hardware acceleration.

bedwelmj · 09-14-2009, 04:45 PM

No luck when doing this i get "The new settings could not be saved to registry"

I have gone onto my device manager and it appears there is a problem with my display dadapter but i have gone on the toshiba website and the satellite l40 isnt even listed. i eventually found it and installed new driver but the error message on device manager still shows the exclamation mark.

Currently its: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family
Location: PCI Bus 0, device 2, function 0

"This device cannot find enough free recourses that it can use.
(code 12)"

Mcninjaguy · 09-14-2009, 11:24 PM

These are the specs for your Computer
Toshiba Satellite L40 series

What game are you trying play?
Basically only games older than 2006 have a better chance of playing with a Intel graphics solution.

bedwelmj · 09-15-2009, 06:51 AM

Right i have been looking at this more and it appears that a MS update on 15th Oct 2007 installed a driver which has caused the problem.

I have unistalled the Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family display adapter and restarted my laptop. (I had to do this in Safe Mode only the Intel Chipset was showing in device manager)

After doing this the VGA Basic Display Adapter is in the device manager with the age old exclamation mark under it.

Basically i think that i need to uninstall all display adapter?

Does anything need changing in the BIOS?

**Lord Sirian** · 09-15-2009, 07:25 AM

hi bedwelmj, I doubt that uninstalling drivers for your graphics chipset will help, could you please answer Mcninjaguy's question; What game are you trying to play?

bedwelmj · 09-15-2009, 08:21 AM

I am just trying to play the Microsoft Games that come with Vista (basically what happens with the games is that they are very slow and pixelated, but if i try and play other none Vista games etc WoW it just doesnt happen), which worked fine before the patch. I also cant play video files/cd's on the laptop anymore.

09-14-2009, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
bedwelmj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista 32-bit	Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! I don’t know what has happened but i keep getting the following error message: Hardware acceleration is either disabled or not supported by your video card driver..... This comes up when i try and play pretty much any games on my Laptop and when i can they are VERY pixelated. Since getting this message i can also not play any videos. Please Help System Spec: Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA System Model: Satellite L40 Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz, ~1.6GHz Memory: 1014MB RAM DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

09-14-2009, 05:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,203 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! Hello, Click Start in the lower left corner of Windows Vista. Click Control Panel, click Appearance and Personalization, click Personalization, click Display Settings, and then click Advanced Settings. Click the Troubleshoot tab, and then click Change Settings. Note: Change Settings will be disabled if the graphics card drivers do not support disabling hardware acceleration. __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

09-14-2009, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
bedwelmj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista 32-bit	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! No luck when doing this i get "The new settings could not be saved to registry" I have gone onto my device manager and it appears there is a problem with my display dadapter but i have gone on the toshiba website and the satellite l40 isnt even listed. i eventually found it and installed new driver but the error message on device manager still shows the exclamation mark. Currently its: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family Location: PCI Bus 0, device 2, function 0 "This device cannot find enough free recourses that it can use. (code 12)"

09-14-2009, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! These are the specs for your Computer Toshiba Satellite L40 series What game are you trying play? Basically only games older than 2006 have a better chance of playing with a Intel graphics solution.

09-15-2009, 06:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
bedwelmj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista 32-bit	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! Right i have been looking at this more and it appears that a MS update on 15th Oct 2007 installed a driver which has caused the problem. I have unistalled the Intel(R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family display adapter and restarted my laptop. (I had to do this in Safe Mode only the Intel Chipset was showing in device manager) After doing this the VGA Basic Display Adapter is in the device manager with the age old exclamation mark under it. Basically i think that i need to uninstall all display adapter? Does anything need changing in the BIOS? Last edited by bedwelmj; 09-15-2009 at 06:53 AM.

09-15-2009, 07:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,689 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! hi bedwelmj, I doubt that uninstalling drivers for your graphics chipset will help, could you please answer Mcninjaguy's question; What game are you trying to play? __________________ "Come forth for the cattle call Confront the evil river you can't control Wicked ways and venomous eyes Just human nature in disguise..."- Clouds over California

09-15-2009, 08:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
bedwelmj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Vista 32-bit	Re: Toshiba Satellite L40-139 getting Hardware Acceleration error message! I am just trying to play the Microsoft Games that come with Vista (basically what happens with the games is that they are very slow and pixelated, but if i try and play other none Vista games etc WoW it just doesnt happen), which worked fine before the patch. I also cant play video files/cd's on the laptop anymore.