Article ID: 194997
Article Last Modified on 3/15/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Pinball Arcade
This article was previously published under Q194997
SYMPTOMS
When you play Pinball Arcade, game performance may be very slow, and the graphics in the game may flash or blink.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a 1 megabyte (MB) display adapter based on the Cirrus Logic CL-GD5440 chipset is installed in your computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire if an updated video driver is available for your display adapter.
For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, query in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:
65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
To work around this issue, configure the game to use the Low Graphic Detail setting. To do this, follow these steps:
- Start Pinball Arcade.
- On the startup screen, click Options.
- Under Graphic Detail, click Low.
- Click OK.
MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Additional query words: 1.00 msgame pin ball sluggish flashing blinking
Keywords: kbprb kb3rdparty kbfaq kbdisplay KB194997
