Guild Wars 2

This is way to hard for me. Almost makes me want to give up. I am wondering if one of you kind souls would help me out.

Just give me your email and ill send you my .Inf file and you can send it back.

I cant figure this out, I’ve been sitting here angry and patient all day. =[

kirito.4138:

http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/55125

Is this a different driver to try? Is this one supposed to have the .inf that is missing?

Update: Having the same issue: http://sta.sh/017m4114l21v

I don’t understand this all that well. But maybe it can help?
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/513621/installer-cannot-continue-the-graphics-driver-could-not-find-compatible-graphics-hardware-installer-/

It says it shut down unexpectedly and try’s to repair itself when I start the computer back up. It shuts down pretty quick.

Here’s a link to the thread for the shutting down:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Shuts-down-all-of-a-sudden-in-game-No-heat/first#post1178474

Are you guys still doing ok with the shutdowns? I am coming aboard right now as it shuts down about 7-15 mins of being in the game. Even if I just log in and let my guy sit where I logged in. Going to continue a little more research and then upgrade my driver.

Okay I’ll see what I can do. I’m even wondering if I should just go straight to trying a beta driver if this gets to much more difficult? Also I’m going to try some different things like running in windowed..etc. but the battery is obviously not the issue here.

Is there maybe something to check in my power options or graphics card power options? I’ve checked everything in and out I’m sure. But I could be missing something?

There are a few different drivers to choose from. I’m not sure which one. I started looking through 2 of the release notes but that was starting to take a very long time. Do I need a specific one that fixes the guild wars issue? Or can I just download the latest one and It “Includes” all the fixes from the previous updates as well?
The ones too choose are:
GeForce 310.70 Driver – BETA
Version: 310.70 – Release Date: Tue Dec 04, 2012

GeForce 310.64 Driver – BETA
Version: 310.64 – Release Date: Wed Nov 28, 2012

GeForce 310.61 Driver – BETA
Version: 310.61 – Release Date: Tue Nov 20, 2012

GeForce 310.54 Driver – BETA
Version: 310.54 – Release Date: Mon Nov 12, 2012

GeForce 310.33 Driver – BETA
Version: 310.33 – Release Date: Tue Oct 23, 2012

GeForce 306.02 Driver – BETA
Version: 306.02 – Release Date: Mon Aug 27, 2012

GeForce 304.79 Driver – BETA
Version: 304.79 – Release Date: Tue Jul 03, 2012

GeForce 304.48 Driver – BETA
Version: 304.48 – Release Date: Mon Jun 18, 2012

GeForce 301.24 Driver – BETA
Version: 301.24 – Release Date: Mon Apr 09, 2012

GeForce 295.51 Driver – BETA
Version: 295.51 – Release Date: Tue Jan 31, 2012

You can access this if you or anyone else want to check out the release notes for themselves for reference:
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/beta-legacy
In the dropdown choose:
Geforce
Geforce 200 series
GeForce GT 240
Windows 7 64-bit
English (US)
Beta

As soon as you get back with me I will get this show on the road. I just don’t want to start with each drive and read the release notes till I find which one I need if I can just get the most latest one and it still include the fixes. Thanks so much!

Couldnt find which one was the fix. So im just going to download the latest one. If it doesnt work. ill rollback and try the 306 driver. Lets hope this problem is just a driver. It seems lots of people are having this issue.

Having the same issue still..
Screenshot: http://sta.sh/025du8x301be

I just put the INF file in the folder.. I still couldnt find it. no matter what the desktop or laptop version of the driver didnt have a NVWI. But either way. Same error. =/

It’s a noticeable difference. Regardless where you go. The dedicated is running extremely smoothly like wow usually does on a pretty good machine. And then on the integrated it is really choppy and not as fluid. Kind of like skyrocket. Wish I coul make a video. It’s really wild.

Fps measured in metrics province or brisban wildlands

Updating drivers these days is quite a daunting task. Intel sends me to my manufacturer. Manufacturer has a driver from 09…etc

Is there an easy way to check your drivers for updates.
I used to think you can do it through device manager but it appears they will tell you the driver is updated when there’s still updated drivers available.

I just really want to play. On the one computer it runs way to slow and choppy and I can’t enjoy my experience. And on the other computer, it runs so perfectly smooth but it shuts off in less than 15 mins.

It’s like a curse! =\

This game is pretty fresh. All of us in the forums with problems, We are all the pioneers right now. Just gotta hang in there and keep trying. I’m sure in time it’ll all be figured out as we keep failing and fixing. There are some pretty affordable machines that can make this game amazing and a lot of high end rigs are messing up also. I hope we get the low fps thing figured out.

How can we tell if it’s an official arena.net or gw2 staff post/poster?

Hello, I have 2 different laptops. One costed me around $250 bucks and runs the game flawlessly at about 55-70 FPS on medium settings. The other costed me around $800 and runs the game at about 7-16 FPS on extremelly low settings.

I thought if I posted the spec’s that people with more knowledge could help me figure out whats going on here.

Here are the Spec’s on the Toshiba Satellite p755 that costed me about $800 brand new at best buy in 2011. This machine runs the game at an average of 8-10 fps. 7 or lower when events happen. and up to about 16 when facing the walls.

-System Information-
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name *******
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model Satellite P755
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2310M CPU @ 2.10GHz, 2100 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date TOSHIBA 1.90, 4/27/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Windows Directory C:\windows
System Directory C:\windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = “6.1.7601.17514”
User Name *******\Frozencapsule
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 5.91 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory 11.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 10.1 GB
Page File Space 5.91 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

-Display Information-

Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Report Date: 1/9/2013
Report Time[hh:mm:ss]: 18:20:44
Driver Version: 9.17.10.2932
Operating System: Windows 7 Service Pack 1(6.1.7601)
Default Language: English (United States)
DirectX* Version: 11.0
Physical Memory: 6050 MB
Processor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Speed: 2095 MHz
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 0116
Device Revision: 09

• Processor Graphics Information *

Processor Graphics in Use: Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Video BIOS: 2098.0
Current Graphics Mode: 1366 by 768

• Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *

Active Notebook Displays: 1
* Built-in Display *

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 2.2
DDC2 Protocol: Supported

Maximum Image Size:
Horizontal: 13.39 inches
Vertical: 07.48 inches

Monitor Supported Modes:
1366 by 768 (60 Hz)

Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Not Supported
Suspend Mode: Not Supported
Active Off Mode: Not Supported

Raw EDID:
00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 30 E4 DC 02 00 00 00 00
00 14 01 03 80 22 13 78 0A A9 05 9F 5E 58 9C 26
19 50 54 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
01 01 01 01 01 01 58 1B 56 7E 50 00 0E 30 24 30
35 00 58 C2 10 00 00 19 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FE 00 4C
47 20 44 69 73 70 6C 61 79 0A 20 20 00 00 00 FE
00 4C 50 31 35 36 57 48 34 2D 54 4C 41 31 00 79

• Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. *

Here is the spec’s for my $250 Lenovo Ideapad Y550 that I picked up at the pawn shop. This computer runs the game like a beast at 55-70 FPS almost constantly.

-System Information-
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name *********
System Manufacturer LENOVO
System Model 4186
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, 2100 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO 15CN35WW(V2.08), 3/15/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = “6.1.7601.17514”
User Name ********\Pawn One
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.82 GB
Total Virtual Memory 7.99 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.74 GB
Page File Space 3.99 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

-Display Information-

GeForce GT 240M

Driver Version: 258.96
CUDA Cores: 48
Graphics Clock: 550 MHz
Processor Clock: 1210 MHz
Memory Clock: 790 MHz (1580 MHz data rate)
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Total Available Graphics: 2813 MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 1024 MB DDR3
System Video Memory: 0 MB
Shared System Memory: 1789 MB
Video BIOS version: 70.16.1C.00.24
IRQ: 16
Bus: PCI Express x16

I’m not sure why the second laptop is so much better then the first. I would really like to get that first one up to par.

(I would play my Lenovo Ideapad with the Nvidia graphics card, but it keeps shutting down on me. If anyone see’s anything that might lead to that in my system information. Let me know. Thanks!)

I noticed an Issue last night. It seems the new battery I got from amazon does something different then the old battery from lenovo.

The new battery from amazon will shut off directly after I unplug the A/C adapter.

The old battery from lenovo will stay on and the charge meter will start rapidly going down, and in about 3 minutes the machine will shut itself off.

So I got a picture o the 2 batteries in case you can detect the difference? The old battery from Lenovo is on the top. The new battery from Amazon is at the bottom.

Picture: http://sta.sh/067edv4w1r1

I also tried putting the old lenovo battery back in and tried playing the game, still got a shutdown within 15 minutes of being in the game. I even tried playing with no battery and on my own private plug in a section of the garage that gets the highest voltages.

Still shutdowns.

I really wish I can figure this out! Still cant find the INF to change.

Thanks so much!

I have searched. I even have it set to show Hidden Files and Folders.

Screenshot: http://sta.sh/0ryubppcrxm

Would love if someone could help with this! =]

There is no .Inf to replace in my Nvidia driver folder for the 310.70 driver. What should I do? =/

“Update” : I took the battery out and plugged into my own outlet on the wall. The computer still shut off within 10-15 minutes.

I also removed Avast Antivirus , Still experienced the crash within 10 minutes or so.

ran a program capatability detection. it set it for windows xp service pack 2. Still crashed.

Checked the temps right before it crashed and the graphics card was 80C

One of my buddies was online, gonna go play with him on my other computer that only gets 7 fps in gw2.. =[ I hope I can fix this problem!

If by any chance this fail’s. How can I revert to where I am now?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-310.70-whql-driver.html

Waiting on the download now. about 30 mins or so.

I am somewhat confused. Where can I find the version Im trying to update too? The only thing I know is it is 310.90. How can I make my own custom INF? Walk me through where to find the files and I will do it.

I am not sure which one too choose from this link: http://blog.komeil.com/2010/04/nvidia-driver-windows-7-notebook-laptop.html

I am assuming this is the Laptopvideo2go thing. I should have just read a little further. =P

laptopvideo2go drivers? Where is this?

Also, I have had it on high performance. It must have just switched when I did the driver update.

Working on this now: http://blog.komeil.com/2010/04/nvidia-driver-windows-7-notebook-laptop.html

I installed the Power Options for the win 7 x64.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073108

Screenshot: http://sta.sh/01b20pa2nl8s

I wonder how many of these drivers I need considering the pawn shop put win 7 on here. And would I be using the vista drivers from this lenovo page? or Would I be using the win 7 drivers?

Tried a manual update. It didn’t seem to do anything or detect any new drivers. Even when I directed it too that 310.90 folder.

Screenshot: http://sta.sh/0x3fz4rqzur

I’m working on the battery and the power issue here: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-Z-and-P-series/Lenovo-Ideapad-y550-shuts-down-when-unplugged-wont-start-on/td-p/978531

Guild wars 2 can run on my other computer with weaker graphics, but higher ram and 4 cores. It can get pretty hot with the fan blasting and the game wont shut down. Runs at like 7 FPS though lol..

But this computer will shut off within 15-20 minutes of being in the game. So i’m not entirely sure whats going on. But that’s why I’m posting here. I can in fact play Starcraft 2 or WoW on this computer for hours and not experience any shutdowns.

RvLeshrac.2673:

I actually bought this battery brand new. It does the same thing as the battery that was in it when I got it from the Pawn Shop.

So I got an error.

Screenshot: http://sta.sh/04acaii5lpk

Although It appears that it saved the driver files on my C drive where the older drivers are. I provided that in the screenshot as well.

Maybe there’s a way I can bypass that message and update the driver myself? Or is there a way I can tell that driver that there is a graphics card?

it shows my card is supported in the "supported Driver’s section of the update for my card.

GeForce 200 series:
GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205

Is that because it comes default with this model of computer? I was wondering if the Pawn Shop put win 7 on it. The sticker’s were took off the part that you rest your palm. So I wasn’t sure what windows it came with.

I am not planning on restoring it, it had a pretty swift reformat from the pawn shop.

It definitely just shuts right off. But when I unplug the AC adapter it also shuts right off.

If you look up top, the results from the temperature test show some voltage stuff, I just dont know how to read it.
It also shows my virtual ram and all that other stuff in the System Information post I put up. I just dont know how to read these things.

I am installing the Nvidia drivers now to see if they work, if not I’m going to install the legacy/beta drivers and see if those work.

I have also already installed the drivers for the “Problem Devices” in my System Information file.

Also, take note that I use Avast Antivirus. Not sure if that has anything to do with anything. But it is possible.

Well. It appears that the driver for my graphics on the lenovo website is :
8.16.11.8990 21 Oct 2009

And it seems that the one I have in device manager is:
8.17.12.5896 9 July 2010

So that rules out the Lenovo website for my driver. So now its for sure the nvidia site I will need.

So with that being said, I think I will run the updated driver. And if that does not work, I will do the Beta/Legacy driver?

I will keep everyone updated, in case anyone else has this problem in the future.

I am not sure why it duplicated a part of my last message. Sorry.

I will update the drivers now and see what happens. Do I just update the graphics or should I update direct x as well?

How should I go about the driver update? Should I download the driver for my machine from here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073108

Or should I get the download from here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-310.90-whql-driver.html

Also.. I have seen in other forums that people are saying there is a type of beta driver for my machine that would fix the shutting down?
It can be found here: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/beta-legacy

Also.. I have seen in other forums that people are saying there is a type of beta driver for my machine that would fix the shutting down?
It can be found here: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/beta-legacyI will wait for you to reply before I mess with it. Thanks for your help!

I have ran a temp spec. Here is what I got.

LENOVO KIWB1
Temperatures:
TZ00 Value: 40C / Min 38C / Max 52C

Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T6500
Temperatures:
Core #0 Value: 47C / Min 45C / Max 59C
Core #1 Value: 46C / Min 44C / Max 60C

WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0
Tempeartures:
Assembly Value 38C / Min 37C / Max 39C

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
Voltages:
VIN0 Value 0.930 V / Min 0.800 V / Max 0.930 V
Temperatures:
TMPIN0 Value 70C / Min 54C / Max 71C

Battery
Voltages:
Current Voltage Value 12.356 V / Min 12.356 V / Max 12.358 V
Capacities:
Desined Capacity Value 47520 mWh / Min 47520 mWh / Max 47520 mWh
Full Charge Capacity Value 47520 mWh / Min 47520 mWh / Max 47520 mWh
Current Capacity Value 46090 mWh / Min 46090 mWh / Max 46090 mWh
Levels:
Wear level Value 0% / Min N/A / Max N/A
Charge Level Value 96% / Min 96% / Max 96%

I knew they were all good. Just letting you know how confusing those links were. =P Wish there was an easier way to link those downloads. I got it figured out, i’m monitoring my temps now.

Do you get commissions for each of those pages? Because if I was some newcomer to video games and got guild wars as a gift, you would have just made some cash. And I would have some spyware on my computer. hehe. Might wanna find a new temp meter. Unless you really are getting commissions. =P

I was afraid to hit any download buttons on any of those sites. Sorry bud. HwInfo is the only one that sounds semi-legit. But its the one with the most questionable download links all over the page.. Ill look around for a temp meter.

The sticker is actually rubbed some, so a few of the numbers are unreadable. how would I go about with a clean install of win 7 without discs?

Will monitor the temps and get back with you.

It very well could be heat related. I just put no heat because no part of the laptop is warm when im gaming usually. the fan is blowing out a warmish air. But it is still not very warm at all.

I haven’t measured the temp yet, I assumed since my other computer can burn my lap and still not shutdown. this computer is cold and shutting down.

If you look at the system information I provided, at the very bottom. I did a search online for ACPI and it seems that its part of a power management thing?

I don’t have any OS’s I am a very poor person that received this awesome game for Christmas. =] I am wondering If there is a way to hold a key when the laptop starts up to do a factory reset? Then I could download all the drivers from the website? I am trying to find a way to do this without any cost if possible.

Hey! I have a Lenovo Ideapad y550 and when im playing guild wars 2, my laptop will shut off on me randomly. Sometimes it will happen within 15 minutes of being in the game. Sometimes it will happen after about 2 hours of playing, sometimes shorter and sometimes longer. I tried most of the fixes I could find. But still nothing.

I even gave this a try: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/FPS-and-Performance-based-issues-1

It seems the machine has recently had a reformat from the pawn shop that I had bought it from. Here is some useful information from the System Information file.

-System Information-
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name *********
System Manufacturer LENOVO
System Model 4186
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, 2100 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO 15CN35WW(V2.08), 3/15/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = “6.1.7601.17514”
User Name ********\Pawn One
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.82 GB
Total Virtual Memory 7.99 GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.74 GB
Page File Space 3.99 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

-Display Information-
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A34&SUBSYS_38FF17AA&REV_A2\4&68F560D&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce GT 240M, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
Adapter RAM 1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)
Installed Drivers nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version 8.17.12.5896
INF File oem2.inf (Section046 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1366 × 768 × 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xF4000000-0xF4FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xCE000000-0xCFFFFFFF
I/O Port 0×00002000-0×0000207F
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0×000003B0-0×000003BB
I/O Port 0×000003C0-0×000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys (8.17.12.5896, 12.58 MB (13,187,176 bytes), 5/31/2011 7:27 PM)

-Problem Devices-
Not Available ACPI\ENE0201\3&11583659&0 The drivers for this device are not installed.
Not Available ACPI\VPC2004\0 The drivers for this device are not installed.