ATI Mobility Radeon x600 FFXI Gaming Problems...

s_brindley · Feb 9, 2007, 10:06 PM

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[COLOR=black]I've been playing Final Fantasy XI for two years now. The first year on a desktop and this past year on my current laptop, an HP zd8000 with a Mobility x600 video card. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I have never had any issues with my gaming until a few days ago when the game refused to load. FFXI uses a program called PlayOnline which I found out does not "officially" support laptops because the video cards are not changeable.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]When I try to load the PlayOnline application it will begin to do so as normal, but before the login screen appears, the program will stop and the window will close.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]After contacting customer support for PlayOnline, I was told that my video card (Mobility x600) was probably not supported any longer and my options were basically to stop playing FFXI or buy a new computer.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I refuse to believe that these are my only two options. And being very naive to the whole realm of video cards, I've wracked my brain trying to find a solution to the problem. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I've been reading a lot about updating my Mobility x600 driver, but am having horrible luck in trying to do so. Every website I go to doesn't seem to work or it's so confusing I have no clue what I'm reading. I also have read about Omegas, but again, I have no clue what they are.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]I'm beginning to become very discouraged with this process. If anyone has any sound advice for me, I'd be more than ecstatic to listen. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black]Thank you in advance for your suggestions![/COLOR]
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ridsama · Feb 10, 2007, 03:06 PM

You can find mobility drivers from http://ati.amd.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

As to your problem, I play that game on my laptop as well with an even older card, a 9700. Try that new driver and see how it goes.

s_brindley · Feb 12, 2007, 03:46 AM

Thank you so much for your reply!

I actually tried a few other things, and eventually got it to work! It took me awhile, and a lot of reading, but after updating my driver it worked.

Now everytime I click on PlayOnline I get nervous that it's not going to work again!

Feb 9, 2007, 10:06 PM	#1
s_brindley DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ATI Mobility Radeon x600 FFXI Gaming Problems... [COLOR=black]Hello,[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I've been playing Final Fantasy XI for two years now. The first year on a desktop and this past year on my current laptop, an HP zd8000 with a Mobility x600 video card. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I have never had any issues with my gaming until a few days ago when the game refused to load. FFXI uses a program called PlayOnline which I found out does not "officially" support laptops because the video cards are not changeable.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]When I try to load the PlayOnline application it will begin to do so as normal, but before the login screen appears, the program will stop and the window will close.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]After contacting customer support for PlayOnline, I was told that my video card (Mobility x600) was probably not supported any longer and my options were basically to stop playing FFXI or buy a new computer.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I refuse to believe that these are my only two options. And being very naive to the whole realm of video cards, I've wracked my brain trying to find a solution to the problem. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I've been reading a lot about updating my Mobility x600 driver, but am having horrible luck in trying to do so. Every website I go to doesn't seem to work or it's so confusing I have no clue what I'm reading. I also have read about Omegas, but again, I have no clue what they are.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I'm beginning to become very discouraged with this process. If anyone has any sound advice for me, I'd be more than ecstatic to listen. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Thank you in advance for your suggestions![/COLOR] [COLOR=black] [/COLOR]

Feb 10, 2007, 03:06 PM	#2
ridsama DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	You can find mobility drivers from http://ati.amd.com/online/mobilecatalyst/ As to your problem, I play that game on my laptop as well with an even older card, a 9700. Try that new driver and see how it goes. Last edited by ridsama; Feb 10, 2007 at 03:22 PM.

Feb 12, 2007, 03:46 AM	#3
s_brindley DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thank you so much for your reply! I actually tried a few other things, and eventually got it to work! It took me awhile, and a lot of reading, but after updating my driver it worked. Now everytime I click on PlayOnline I get nervous that it's not going to work again!