================================================================== Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone(tm) Version 1.0 Readme File October 17, 2001 ================================================================== This readme file contains last minute information that did not make it into the manual. ================================================================== System Requirements ================================================================== Minimum: PII 266 MHz CPU 32 MB of RAM 4 MB video card 500 MB of free hard drive space Recommended: 400 MHz CPU or better 64 MB of RAM 16 MB 3D accelerator video card with DirectX support 500 MB of free hard drive space Required Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP Note that Windows NT 3.x, 4.0 are not supported. The following 16 MB 3D accelerators are not fully supported and and may not work properly with the game: 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee cards(some examples below): Diamond Monster Fusion Metabyte Wicked 3D Quantum 3D Raven PowerVR NEON 250 cards: Video Logic PowerVR Neon 250 S3 Savage 4 cards: Diamond Stealth III S540 Diamond Stealth III S540 Extreme SiS 300 cards Rendition Verit? 2200 cards ================================================================== Hard Drive Space ================================================================== In addition to the installed game, Windows will require additional free hard drive space for its operating system (virtual memory). The amount of space required varies from 100 MB to 250 MB. If you have less than 250 MB free space you may encounter the following message in an error dialog: "Ran out of virtual memory" If you encounter this message, please free up some hard drive space. ================================================================== Installing DirectX 8.0 ================================================================== If you declined to install DirectX 8.0 when initially installing Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, you can at a later time by running "dxsetup.exe" located in the "DirectX" folder on the CDROM. ================================================================== Troubleshooting ================================================================== DirectX 8.0 It is highly recommended that you install DirectX 8.0 from your Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone install disk as DirectX 8.0 is known to resolve a number of video card and other graphical issues. Video Card Drivers Some video card drivers do not support Direct3D correctly. Typical problems that may occur with these drivers include: - Crashing on starting up - Crashing when changing video resolutions - Corrupted textures - Unexpected bright flashing on screen - Unusually slow performance. The solution is to go to your video card manufacturer's website and download updated drivers for your card. It is highly recommended that, given an option, you download and install Microsoft-certified (WHQL) drivers. ================================================================== Improving Game Play Performance ================================================================== Some machines will benefit from experimenting with your video/sound options: - Try lowering the texture detail inside the 'Options' menu. This is particularly useful for computers with less than 128 MB of RAM. - If your video resolution is greater than 640x480, try reducing it to 640x480 in 'Options' menu. - If your colour bit depth is 32 bits, try reducing it to 16 bits in your video menu. ================================================================== Other Issues ================================================================== Sound: Music/Sound volume sliders are located in the 'Audio' section of the 'Options' menu. The sliders give you the ability to adjust the various game volume levels. Keyboard Controls: Some PC keyboards cannot recognise certain combinations of 3 or more simultaneously pressed keys. To resolve this you may redefine your control keys through the 'Options' menu. Should you decide to change controls away from the default configuration some of the tutorial messages will refer to the original default keys rather than the new settings. ================================================================== Useful Web Sites ================================================================== http://www.eagames.com Visit Electronic Arts in action, and see our other products. http://techsupport.ea.com Lots of useful Electronic Arts support information. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Keep your Windows installation up to date. ================================================================== Notices ================================================================== (c) 2001 Electronic Arts Inc. All rights reserved. HARRY POTTER, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and (c) Warner Bros. (s01) All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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