Vostro 1500 Laptop - DirectX Problem?

I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
has DirectX 9.0c.

Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?

Thanks.

> I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
> has DirectX 9.0c.

It's a wild guess, but perhaps the graphics drivers are out of date,
or it really doesn't do accelerated graphics - and it may have already
been like this before you put Nero on it.

It might have only become apparent when Nero wanted to install a video
player (which I think they've started to bundle) which might have
otherwise used these facilities to reduce processor load.

"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
> has DirectX 9.0c.
>
> Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?
>
> Thanks.


A guess; it could be due to the fact that the system has no AGP functions -
but PCIexpress :

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...f/TT9792MR.pdf

Page 205 if the link doesn't open to the specifications page.

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:42:21 -0600, "S.Lewis"
<> wrote:

>
>"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>>I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
>> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
>> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
>> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
>> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
>> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
>> has DirectX 9.0c.
>>
>> Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>
>A guess; it could be due to the fact that the system has no AGP functions -
>but PCIexpress :
>
>http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...f/TT9792MR.pdf
>
>Page 205 if the link doesn't open to the specifications page.
>
Thanks for the link Stu.

I wondered about that too, but her desktop (Dell 8400) has both
DirectDraw and AGP Texture Acceleration enabled and I think it uses a
PCIexpress graphics card. Maybe I'm wrong.

I'm hoping someone else with a Vostro 1500 can tell me if they have
the same "problem". If this is normal for this machine and
configuration, then I won't try to fix it.

Thanks.

"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:42:21 -0600, "S.Lewis"
> <> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>>I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
>>> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
>>> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
>>> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
>>> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
>>> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
>>> has DirectX 9.0c.
>>>
>>> Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>A guess; it could be due to the fact that the system has no AGP
>>functions -
>>but PCIexpress :
>>
>>http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...f/TT9792MR.pdf
>>
>>Page 205 if the link doesn't open to the specifications page.
>>
> Thanks for the link Stu.
>
> I wondered about that too, but her desktop (Dell 8400) has both
> DirectDraw and AGP Texture Acceleration enabled and I think it uses a
> PCIexpress graphics card. Maybe I'm wrong.
>
> I'm hoping someone else with a Vostro 1500 can tell me if they have
> the same "problem". If this is normal for this machine and
> configuration, then I won't try to fix it.
>
> Thanks.


Good point. The 8400 does have PCIexpress. Have no clue beyond checking for
an Ahead/Nero update or a search of any Nero forums or via google.

Good luck.

>>
>>"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message

>
> I'm hoping someone else with a Vostro 1500 can tell me if they have
> the same "problem". If this is normal for this machine and
> configuration, then I won't try to fix it.
>


Scott, I just had a look at my friend's Vostro 1500 with the same graphic
card. On the Display tab, DirectDraw Acceleration, AGP
Texture Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration are all enabled.

On Mar 6, 4:53 pm, Scott Davis <ple...@nospam.com> wrote:
> I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
> has DirectX 9.0c.
>
> Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?
>
> Thanks.

DirectDraw Acceleration, Direct3D Acceleration, and AGP Texture
Acceleration are all enabled on my exactly the same Vostro 1500 Laptop
(Intel Core 2
Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
SP2 Home). I'm using Roxio which came with the machine.

my vostros 1500 with t5470/1gb/128mb 8400m gs with directx 9.0c and windows
xp all tests fine with the directx diagnostic tool.
you didn't mention your operating system. are you running vista?

"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I was helping a friend set up her new Vostro 1500 Laptop (Intel Core 2
> Duo T5270, 2GB memory, 128MB GeForce 8400M GS video, and Windows XP
> Home). When I installed Nero 8, I got an error message saying that
> DirectDraw was disabled. I opened the DirectX Diagnostic Tool and,
> sure enough, under the "Display" tab, DirectDraw Acceleration and AGP
> Texture Acceleration are both grayed out. Direct3D is enabled. She
> has DirectX 9.0c.
>
> Is this normal for this laptop? If not, how do I fix it?
>
> Thanks.

"Christopher Muto" <> wrote in message
news:...
> my vostros 1500 with t5470/1gb/128mb 8400m gs with directx 9.0c and
> windows xp all tests fine with the directx diagnostic tool.
> you didn't mention your operating system. are you running vista?
>


Chris -

WinXP Home was kind of buried in the middle of the OP's post.

I wonder if Direct X is damaged and needs re-installing or maybe even a
video driver...... ?

(Sorry for butting in.......)


Stew

On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:57:39 GMT, "Brian K" <>
wrote:

>
>
>>>
>>>"Scott Davis" <> wrote in message
>
>>
>> I'm hoping someone else with a Vostro 1500 can tell me if they have
>> the same "problem". If this is normal for this machine and
>> configuration, then I won't try to fix it.
>>
>
>
>Scott, I just had a look at my friend's Vostro 1500 with the same graphic
>card. On the Display tab, DirectDraw Acceleration, AGP
>Texture Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration are all enabled.
>
Thank you Brian. Looks like there is a problem!