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Support FAQ for Richard Burns Rally
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| Richard Burns Rally-
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Richard
Burns Rally does not start, or has an
error message when it should be starting. |
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To start with,
check your system has the minimum specs to run the game.
Click on the Start button, then on Run, then type in
‘dxdiag’. Click on OK, and this will bring
up your system information. (If you have any more technical
problems, please save this information off and send
it to us.). In this dxdiag information, check your processor
speed, RAM and video card memory against the minimums
required.
If your PC does not meet the minimum specs here, then
the game will not play.
Note that Richard Burns Rally requires a soundcard,
too.
Some graphics cards may meet the minimum specifications
for RAM, but may not work correctly. Examples incluse
Intel’s 810 cards, Matrox cards, SiS cards, the
Voodoo range, Kyro cards and the S4 Savage card. Richard
Burns Rally requires a graphics card with Transform
and Lighting support and

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I have installed Richard Burns Rally and the game
will not run as intended. |
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This is more than likely a hardware related issue. Using the DXDIAG program (click here for help) in mail here check that you have the minimum specifications (see above) necessary to run the game on your PC. If you have the correct specifications it is usually best to then make sure that you have the latest video and sound card drivers. You can find them here.
http://www.ati.com/ - For ATI Cards
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/home - For NVIDIA Cards
Check your manufacturers website for soundcard drivers.
Typical examples of a hardware related issue is the game booting up and just after the SCi and Warthog animated logos dropping back to the windows desktop. Any kind of graphical corruption in game can be usually resolved by installing the latest video-card drivers and setting them to their default settings.
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I get a Pixel Shading Error when attempting to running Richard Burns Rally, what can I do? |
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Richard Burns Rally needs a Graphics Card that supports PIXEL SHADING. If your Graphics Card does not have this as standard then the game will not run on your PC . Unsupported (non-Pixel Shading) Graphics Cards are:-
NVIDIA
TNT 2
Geforce 1
Geforce 64
Geforce 2 based cards
Geforce 2 MX
Geforce 4 MX
ATI
Rage 128 based cards
Radeon 7500
Radeon 7200
Radeon 7000
3DFX
All 3dfx based graphics cards
SIS
Xabre 400
(this card technically supports shaders but the game does not work on it.)
SIS 315
ALL SIS onboard graphics
INTEL
Extreme onboard (Intel 845/Intel 865)
810 onboard
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| Richard Burns Rally Console
FAQ: |
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My disc
doesn’t work correctly? |
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This will either be
the disc itself or the hardware. Check the disc for obvious
dirt or scratches; if it is new, please swap the disc
with your retailer. Sci doesn’t offer a disc swapping
service for accidental damage, unfortunately.
Occasionally, problems loading discs can be hardware related.
If the disc is clean and undamaged, or if other titles
experience problems too, please contact your console manufacturer
(Sony or Microsoft respectively).
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I
can't connect to Xbox Live? |
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This service is run
by Microsoft, so you will have to contact them. Xbox Live
has many troubleshooting features when run, so these may
also indicate the cause and solution of any problem.
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What does Richard Burns Rally on Xbox Live give you? |
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Richard Burns Rally on Xbox Live gives you the ability to upload your best stage times, view and compete with your friends and adversaries!
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Which Steering Wheels does Richard Burns Rally Support on PlayStation 2? |
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Richard Burns Rally on PS2 has special support for all Logitech Steering Wheels, including the new Logitech® Driving ForceT Pro. It also supports all standard Playstation 2 Steering Wheels, although we advise to consult with your retailer before purchasing.
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Which Steering Wheels does Richard Burns Rally Support on Xbox? |
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Currently Richard Burns Rally supports 2 Xbox wheels, the Madcatz MC2 and Thrustmaster Universal 360 Modena Racing Wheels.
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I’m stuck on a certain track- can you help? |
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If you need help on a certain track-, please contact us by phone on +44(0)20 73269147 or by e-mail at tech support.
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