Failed to detect graphics card

[Sleepyzz]

I keep getting this error and I don't understand what the forums are saying online every one has some thing different that they claim fix it but i don't even know where to start pls help.

[Fictus22]

Hey I'll try to help you out Sleepyzz, could you please go into detail what is happening and maybe we can see about getting your problem fixed?

[Sleepyzz]

Any time I try and play Dragon age origins where is says Failed to detect graphics card when I try and run the game.

[Fictus22]

Have you tried or are able to use the game's configuration utility? You can find it in either the binship folder DAOriginsConfig.exe in your game files or on the game's launcher. In the configuration utility you can set up it's display settings to use your graphics card. By the way what kind of computer are you using and what are it's specs? This might help figure out if some other solutions I have in mind may fix your issue.

[Sleepyzz]

Yes I have tried every view option in the configuration. (and clicked save) every one still gives me the error code, "Failed to detect graphics card."

[Fictus22]

What kind of computer are you using and what are it's specs? This might help with figuring out if other solutions I have in mind may fix your issue. I asked this in my last reply but it must of been missed.

[Fictus22]

In the mean time take a look at this discussion and see if anything from it helps

https://steamcommunity.com/app/47810/discussions/0/3315110799624385140/

[Sleepyzz]

12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz
RTX 3050 Ti Laptrop GPU

[Fictus22]

The discussion I gave a link to had a similar issue that was fixed by doing one or two of these tweaks.

Open up your start menu by clicking the windows icon on your taskbar, click "search programs and files" text box, type Device Manager, and press enter. Once the window for Device Manager opens, locate "Display Adapters", click the arrow beside it to bring down a list, right click the intel option, and click "Disable".

Go into your start menu, and click "PC Settings". Once the window for "PC Settings" or "Windows Settings" appears, type "Graphic Settings" in the "Find a setting" text box, and click the result "Graphic Settings". Once you are in the window of "Graphic Settings", click the "Browse" if the drop box above "Browse" is labeled "Classic app", and locate "DAOrigins.exe" in your game install folder/bin_ship. You will see the game now listed below "Browse", click the game, make sure it has an address simillar to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dragon Age Ultimate Edition\bin_ship" and click "Options". Once in the "Options" or "Graphics specifications" which should show your gpu under "High Performance", click "High performance", and click "Save".

Beyond that try going to your game install folder's redist folder to run DXSetup (In the DirectX folder), physx and vcredist exes to install the software on them. Try and see if that corrects your issue.

If nothing else seems to fix your issue I would recommend getting the game through the EA App or GOG People tend to have a better experience with the game through those vs Steam. The EA App should be able to detect your Steam install of the game so all you would have to do is verify the game integrity through the EA App in order to play it.

[Sleepyzz]

That worked thank you for the help!

[Fictus22]

Originally posted by Sleepyzz:

That worked thank you for the help!

Absolutely! I am so glad that your issue was fixed! If you run into issues feel free to post them and I will try to help as soon as I am able!

[loggerhead 0]

bit late to the party.... I have encountered this issue since upgrading to an msi stealth 16 a13v studio (i7-13620h, rtx4070, 16gb ddr5 ram) and after poking around for a while the only solution that resolved this issue for me was utilising the mux switch.

I have used the MSI centre to disable the iGPU entirely as it has no real benefit beyond battery life. Since doing this i can now play DA origins in my native resolution with no issues.

Hope this helps :)

[flo-12]

You've just saved my life Fictus 22. Thanks !

[wizardswarp]

This is what fixed it for me
This is what fixed it for me

Right click the Game cover in your Steam Library > Properties.
In the "Launch options" section on the General tab, at the bottom (below "Advanced user may....") copy and paste the following line into the empty field:
-CPUCount:2 -CPUPriority:high

It seems the game has trouble with more than 8 CPU cores

Other things I did
Installed the directx in the games folder
Installed the EA App
changed it to run windowed instead of full screen
But the above is what finally fixed it