Atomic Systems

Hi

I used to own Rail Simulator. It worked on my very old PC which has since been traded in for a HP laptop. My question is will RailWorks run on my laptop?

I don't even know if it has a graphics card in it or how to check for one, but I am really hoping that RailWorks will work on my laptop as I am missing my rail simulation dreadfully...

How do I check for a graphics card? If I don't have one, what should I buy? Then, how do I install it?

I'm sorry if I'm asking a lot of questions, but I'm absolutely desperate to get back to my Rail Simulation. I was given RailWorks as a christmas present and I really don't want to have to take it back!

Thanks
Nathan

See http://www.railsimulator.com/en/supportfor the minimum requirements. Laptop integrated graphics are unlikely to run unless it is a high end laptop.

UKTS do show railworks on laptops at shows but they were very expensive laptops when they were bought. My Dell D630 will not run Railworks due to the graphics adaptor even though it is less than 3 years old.

Here are my details, but looking at the Graphics section I can't tell if my laptop'll cut the mustard...

System
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Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Model HP Compaq 2710p
Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 75 GB
Disk partition (C:) 16 GB Free (65 GB Total)
Disk partition (D:) 2 GB Free (8 GB Total)
Disk partition (E:) 1 GB Free (2 GB Total)
Media drive (F:) CD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Total available graphics memory 358 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 0 MB
Dedicated system memory 128 MB
Shared system memory 230 MB
Display adapter driver version 7.14.10.1437
Primary monitor resolution 1280x800
DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better

Display adapter type Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Total available graphics memory 358 MB

Well hopefully somebody from RS.Com will confirm my diagnosis but I think you are hosed. Intel 965 integrated graphics don't work. I am pretty sure that was in my Dell (can't boot it up right now).

Easilyconfused wrote:

Display adapter type Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Total available graphics memory 358 MB

Well hopefully somebody from RS.Com will confirm my diagnosis but I think you are hosed. Intel 965 integrated graphics don't work. I am pretty sure that was in my Dell (can't boot it up right now).

Thank you for your help. I suspected as much, but this is a real kick in the teeth.

Well, I don't know what to do now. I could go back to MSTS I suppose but it isn't a patch on RS. Route creation in MSTS is impossible! Any ideas?

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