3D Accelerator Card & NHL 06

[jmir]

Hi there,
I am new here and have a rather dumb question. I have two macs. Mac Book Pro 2.2 and Mac Pro 2.66 ghz with 8 gig ram. I have installed parallels and windows on the mac pro and for kicks i had an old windows based game nhl 2006. I was shocked to see that it required 3d accelerator card to run. I imagined my mac pro would be able to handle the game no problem

I am no video card expert but was wondering if anyone can suggest anything. I don't want to replace the card but if something can be done to by pas that please let me know

thanks


JM

 

[Tallest Skil]

That's a graphics card. You have one. They're idiots for still calling it that.

 

[jmir]

That's a graphics card. You have one. They're idiots for still calling it that.

that's what i thought

i get a message that i have to update drivers

any help

 

[zmttoxics]

that's what i thought

i get a message that i have to update drivers

any help

Wrong. The problem here is Parallels does not have the 3d support required to run games in a Virutal Machine. Vmware fusion doesn't either really (minimal 3d support at the moment). Fusion 2.0 will bring better 3d support - enough to play some games.

If you want to game on your mac with windows games - Boot camp install or Crossover Mac will be better solutions.

 

[zmttoxics]

Wrong. The problem here is Parallels does not have the 3d support required to run games in a Virutal Machine. Vmware fusion doesn't either really (minimal 3d support at the moment). Fusion 2.0 will bring better 3d support - enough to play some games.

If you want to game on your mac with windows games - Boot camp install or Crossover Mac will be better solutions.

Also, I didn't mean for that to sound angry if it came out that way. Apologies.

It also turns out they are touting 3d support now. So it may be possible. If that is the case, you most likely need to install the parallel tool set into the virtual machine. I have doubts it will work well but good luck!

 

[jmir]

Also, I didn't mean for that to sound angry if it came out that way. Apologies.

It also turns out they are touting 3d support now. So it may be possible. If that is the case, you most likely need to install the parallel tool set into the virtual machine. I have doubts it will work well but good luck!

thx for clarification

can u clarify what you mean by " install the parallel tool set into the virtual machine"

 

[zmttoxics]

thx for clarification

can u clarify what you mean by " install the parallel tool set into the virtual machine"

Most virtualization apps (the good ones anyways) have driver sets that let the virtual machine interact better with the host operating system. I haven't played with parallels in a while but I looked it up real quick and heres what the parallels website gives me:

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How I can enable more screen resolutions in Windows guest OSes?
You need to install the Parallels Tools package in the virtual machine to enable this functionality. A Parallels Tools overview and the installation process are described in the Parallels Workstation User Guide. Browse the “Using Parallels Tools” chapter and find the “Parallels Tools installation in Windows” topic for more information.

 

[jmir]

Most virtualization apps (the good ones anyways) have driver sets that let the virtual machine interact better with the host operating system. I haven't played with parallels in a while but I looked it up real quick and heres what the parallels website gives me:

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How I can enable more screen resolutions in Windows guest OSes?
You need to install the Parallels Tools package in the virtual machine to enable this functionality. A Parallels Tools overview and the installation process are described in the Parallels Workstation User Guide. Browse the “Using Parallels Tools” chapter and find the “Parallels Tools installation in Windows” topic for more information.

damn tried it no luck that was a waste of time

 

[zmttoxics]

damn tried it no luck that was a waste of time

Ya, I hate to say it but I saw that coming. As a former linux gamer I know how that is. You can't win. Parallels and vmware arent there yet, wine / crossover / cedega arent the best solutions (though are pretty great for some more popular games), and dual booting is just annoying. Its why I have a workstation and a gaming rig - no more farting around.

 

[alanlindsay]

The best way to run games is to install bootcamp (included with Leopard) and run your windows partition natively. The game will work fine then.

 

[jmir]

i like parallel for its coherence set up and other features

is it possible to leave that on and do bootcamp as well so have two windows os running.

?

 

[zmttoxics]

i like parallel for its coherence set up and other features

is it possible to leave that on and do bootcamp as well so have two windows os running.

?

Bootcamp forces you to boot into windows, so no. You can however get parallels for windows and run 2 windows that way. Or make 2 windows virtual machines under your mac parallels.

Though, either way wont help you play nhl 2006.

 

[jmir]

Bootcamp forces you to boot into windows, so no. You can however get parallels for windows and run 2 windows that way. Or make 2 windows virtual machines under your mac parallels.

Though, either way wont help you play nhl 2006.

the heck with it. i am not going to bother anymore

any games you can play on parallel at all?

 

[zmttoxics]

the heck with it. i am not going to bother anymore

any games you can play on parallel at all?

I don't know what works or doesn't to be honest, I don't have parallels installed.

I would head to their forums and check what other users are up to. Sorry.