DA:O and other games, black screens with sound

Wishmaster said:

Not sure about DA, but my Mirrors Edge game would not run when I uninstalled Phys-X.

Did you have an Nvidia card at the time?


Anyway not sure why it's needed for ATI cards users - PhysX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyway If a game complains it's needed than I would leave it installed, even if your ATI card doesn't use it. It may have some files that's tied into DX which may get screwed if removed. Just a guess.

BTW I just reinstalled Dragon Age and didn't get the option to not install it. So....

With that said, to the OP..... try updating/reinstalling the darn thing. If you still have the AEGIA control panel......



Click update and see what happens.

If you attempted to remove the files and messed things up, reinstall DA.

Let us know.

sygnus21 said:

Wishmaster said:

Not sure about DA, but my Mirrors Edge game would not run when I uninstalled Phys-X.

Did you have an Nvidia card at the time?


Anyway not sure why it's needed for ATI cards users - PhysX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyway If a game complains it's needed than I would leave it installed, even if your ATI card doesn't use it. It may have some files that's tied into DX which may get screwed if removed. Just a guess.

BTW I just reinstalled Dragon Age and didn't get the option to not install it. So....

With that said, to the OP..... try updating/reinstalling the darn thing. If you still have the AEGIA control panel......



Click update and see what happens.

If you attempted to remove the files and messed things up, reinstall DA.

Let us know.

ive always used ati cards, i have re installed DA:O 5 times today and PhysX twice, i will just remove Physx and see if that fixes it, but i have to say that its weerd cuz awakening works just fine, infact its awsome with IZ3D but still, why origins wont work the world may never know

OK, so I remember having the conversation here where I said PhysX wasn't needed for ATI cards. Some of you said certain games would complain if it was removed.... well....



Seems Metro 2033 won't play with it missing. BTW I don't ever remember removing it, yet it somehow isn't installed on my system so I'm in the process of reinstalling it.... even though I don't have Nvidia cards.

Just FYI