Operation Manual

Appendix C: Troubleshooting 291
can see what sound and video cards you have in the
Windows Device Manager.
To determine what video card you have, click the plus
sign in front of Display Adapters in the Device
Manager list. The name of your video card is now
displayed. Double-clicking the name opens another
dialog, where you choose the Driver tab. Now you can
view information about the driver’s manufacturer, and
the names of the driver’s constituent files.
The sound card is displayed in the Sound, video and
game controllers section of Device Manager. Again,
double-clicking the name lets you access the driver
details.
Update Windows: Make sure you have all the latest
Windows updates that are available.
“Adjust for best performance”: Use this system
option to turn off visual extras in Windows 2000 and
Windows XP that consume additional CPU time.
Right-click My Computer, select Properties from the
context menu, then click on the Advanced tab. Under
Performance, click the Settings button to open the
Performance Options dialog. Select the Adjust for best
performance option and click OK.
Update DirectX: Update to the latest version of
DirectX. You can download it from Microsoft here:
www.microsoft.com/windows/directx
Open up space on your boot drive: Make sure you
have 10 GB or more free space on your boot drive for
paging.