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Insufficient video memory may cause error message using 3Dlabs OpenGL demo application - ThinkCentre A51, A51p, M51, M51e, M52
Symptom

If you have the screensaver executed while running the 3Dlabs demo application in extended mode, an error message pop-up may appear after exiting the screensaver. You will notice the error message when exiting one of the 3D screensavers. An error message such as " Direct3D Flowerbox Screen Saver has encountered a problem and needs to close." may appear.

Affected configurations

Any of the following systems running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 configured with either the 64MB ATI X300SE PCIe, 64MB ATI X300 Pro PCIe, or 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 6200 PCIe video adapters:

  • ThinkCentre A51 (type 8122, 8123, 8124, 8129, 8131, 8132, 8133, 8134, 8135, 8136, 8137, 8138, 8424, 8425, 9212)
  • ThinkCentre A51p (type 8420, 8421, 8422, 8423, 8426, 8427)
  • ThinkCentre M51 (type 8095, 8096, 8097, 8141, 8142, 8143, 8144, 8145, 8146)
  • ThinkCentre M51e (type 9213)
  • ThinkCentre M52 (type 8099, 8110, 8111, 8112, 8113, 8114, 8115, 8116, 8211, 8212, 8213, 8214, 8215, 9210, 9211)
Solution

This is a video memory and application limitation, therefore no hardware should be replaced. As a alternate solution, you can upgrade the PCIe video adapter from 64MB version to the 128MB version to avoid getting the error message.



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