Ati Radeon x850 platinum and Medal of Honor - Airborne

leorot · 10-01-2007, 12:11 AM

hello,

i have a dell xps gen 4 system, with a Ati Radeon X850 Platinum edition video card. recently i installed Medal of Honor - Airborne. when i start the game, the only thing that comes up is a warning window that says: " this video card is not supported".
that's pretty annoying, because i checked on the EA Games website and they don't say anything about my video card not being supported.
so, i updated to the latest Ati Catalyst drivers, version 7.9 Still same thing.
i've done some research and i found out that i have vertex version 2.0 and this game requires version 3.0 my question is:

does my video card support vertex 3.0 ? i tried to download and install directx 10, but i could'n find it. i know that vertex is part of DirectX. but again, does my video card support directx 10 ?

thank you all for your help.

will1 · 10-01-2007, 11:05 AM

Hi,
I'm having a similar problem. Started with MOH Airborne Assault, same message about video card. Eventhough mine works fine, I thought it might be time to upgrade to a better card. Bought an ATI x1650 Pro video card and noticed it needs 550 watts or better power supply to run. Now, I'm in the same boat, I don't know if my Sony VAIO will take an aftermarket power supply rated at 550 watts or better. From what I've read in forums, Sony's power supply/plugs may be proprietary. Hate to put a new one in and find out it won't plug in or hardware gets damaged because of incorrect output voltages. I posted a thread here to see if someone provide advice. Sorry I couldn't help any more but, thought you might need to be aware of power requirements for the newer video cards in case you decide to get one. Seems new games/software is driving complete upgrades and Sony refuses to help with any advice.

Will1

ebackhus · 10-01-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leorot

hello,

i have a dell xps gen 4 system, with a Ati Radeon X850 Platinum edition video card. recently i installed Medal of Honor - Airborne. when i start the game, the only thing that comes up is a warning window that says: " this video card is not supported".
that's pretty annoying, because i checked on the EA Games website and they don't say anything about my video card not being supported.
so, i updated to the latest Ati Catalyst drivers, version 7.9 Still same thing.
i've done some research and i found out that i have vertex version 2.0 and this game requires version 3.0 my question is:

does my video card support vertex 3.0 ? i tried to download and install directx 10, but i could'n find it. i know that vertex is part of DirectX. but again, does my video card support directx 10 ?

thank you all for your help.

Your card support DirectX 9.0, which includes SM 2.0 support. SM 3.0 is part of DirectX 9.0c which is supported in ATI's Radeon X1xxx series. DirectX 10 is supported by ATI's X2xxx series cards.

leorot · 10-01-2007, 02:49 PM

yes, my video card supports directx 9, but how come that i have directx 9.0c installed now ? so, i have SM 3.0, but the website i used to check on my system compatibility with the game says i have 2.0
what's wrong ?

ebackhus · 10-01-2007, 04:19 PM

DirectX 9.0c includes SM 3.0, but your card doesn't support it. It's essentially 2 generations old now. An X1950 from ATI or a 7900 from nVidia for DirectX 9.0c hardware support.

10-01-2007, 12:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
leorot Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 16 OS: win xp sp3 My System	Ati Radeon x850 platinum and Medal of Honor - Airborne hello, i have a dell xps gen 4 system, with a Ati Radeon X850 Platinum edition video card. recently i installed Medal of Honor - Airborne. when i start the game, the only thing that comes up is a warning window that says: " this video card is not supported". that's pretty annoying, because i checked on the EA Games website and they don't say anything about my video card not being supported. so, i updated to the latest Ati Catalyst drivers, version 7.9 Still same thing. i've done some research and i found out that i have vertex version 2.0 and this game requires version 3.0 my question is: does my video card support vertex 3.0 ? i tried to download and install directx 10, but i could'n find it. i know that vertex is part of DirectX. but again, does my video card support directx 10 ? thank you all for your help.

10-01-2007, 11:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
will1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Ati Radeon x850 platinum and Medal of Honor - Airborne Hi, I'm having a similar problem. Started with MOH Airborne Assault, same message about video card. Eventhough mine works fine, I thought it might be time to upgrade to a better card. Bought an ATI x1650 Pro video card and noticed it needs 550 watts or better power supply to run. Now, I'm in the same boat, I don't know if my Sony VAIO will take an aftermarket power supply rated at 550 watts or better. From what I've read in forums, Sony's power supply/plugs may be proprietary. Hate to put a new one in and find out it won't plug in or hardware gets damaged because of incorrect output voltages. I posted a thread here to see if someone provide advice. Sorry I couldn't help any more but, thought you might need to be aware of power requirements for the newer video cards in case you decide to get one. Seems new games/software is driving complete upgrades and Sony refuses to help with any advice. Will1

10-01-2007, 02:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
leorot Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 16 OS: win xp sp3 My System	Re: Ati Radeon x850 platinum and Medal of Honor - Airborne yes, my video card supports directx 9, but how come that i have directx 9.0c installed now ? so, i have SM 3.0, but the website i used to check on my system compatibility with the game says i have 2.0 what's wrong ?

10-01-2007, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,265 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Ati Radeon x850 platinum and Medal of Honor - Airborne DirectX 9.0c includes SM 3.0, but your card doesn't support it. It's essentially 2 generations old now. An X1950 from ATI or a 7900 from nVidia for DirectX 9.0c hardware support. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.