Need help why i can sometimes play sl and other times i cant???

[Nattiee Catnap]

Hi Guys i've just gotten a new laptop and ive downloaded SL sometimes i can log in (mainly at night it seems to work) and others i cant a message comes up saying my video card driver is out of date or not installed properly???? Ive tryed a few viewers to see if any of them work but they all do the same thing.....

my computer specs are

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Essentials

Status

Launched

Launch
Date

Q1'11

Processor
Number

i5-2410M

# of
Cores

2

# of
Threads

4

Clock
Speed

2.3 GHz

Max Turbo
Frequency

2.9 GHz

Intel® Smart
Cache

3 MB

Bus/Core
Ratio

23

DMI

5 GT/s

Instruction
Set

64-bit

Instruction Set
Extensions

AVX

Embedded Options
Available

No

Lithography

32 nm

Max
TDP

35
W

Memory
Specifications

Max Memory Size
(dependent on memory type)

8 GB

Memory
Types

DDR3-1066/1333

# of Memory
Channels

2

Max Memory
Bandwidth

21.3 GB/s

ECC
Memory Supported

No

Graphics
Specifications

Processor
Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics
3000

Graphics Base
Frequency

650 MHz

Graphics Max
Dynamic Frequency

1.2 GHz

Graphics
Output

eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT

Intel® Quick Sync
Video

Yes

Intel® InTru™ 3D
Technology,

Yes

Intel® Wireless
Display

Yes

Intel® Flexible
Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Yes

Intel® Clear Video
HD Technology

Yes

Dual Display
Capable

Yes

Macrovision*
License Required

No

Expansion
Options

PCI Express
Revision

2.0

PCI Express
Configurations

1x16, 2x8,
1x8+2x4

# of PCI Express
Ports

1

Package
Specifications

TJUNCTION

100 C

Package
Size

37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)

Graphics and IMC
Lithography

32 nm

Sockets
Supported

FCBGA1023,
PPGA988

Halogen Free
Options Available

Yes

Advanced
Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology

2.0

Intel® vPro
Technology

No

Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel®
Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel®
Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

No

Intel®
Trusted Execution Technology

No

AES New
Instructions

No

Intel®
64

Yes

Intel® Anti-Theft
Technology

Yes

Intel® My WiFi
Technology

Yes

4G WiMAX Wireless
Technology

Yes

Idle
States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Intel®
Demand Based Switching

No

Thermal Monitoring
Technologies

Yes

Intel®
Fast Memory Access

Yes

Intel®
Flex Memory Access

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Yes

 

its a hp pavilion dv6 notebook pc....

can anyone help me?????

 

[Void Singer]

if you are getting random messages about your video card, and it only seems to work at night, I'd suspect that it's overheating... not surprising, since it's a basic intel HD 3000 graphics chip, and not really designed to handle heavy 3d applications like SL.

make sure it's nice and cool before you try to login and reduce settings to make sure it doesn't overheat.

[Nattiee Catnap]

my lappy should be cool its only just been turned on.....i told the guy at the shop where i got it from that i wanted a lappy that can handle playing games 3D and he said it would.......its a brand new lappy to

[Marianne Little]

Have you tried Firestorm?