Tomb Raider requirements

Hello Forum! I need help playing the new Tomb Raider game! The problem is, it appears that I don't have the system requirements. in short...
I have a mid 2009 macbook pro unibody
-Processor: 2.66GHz intel Core 2 Duo
-Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
-Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
-OSX 10.9.4
-A storage drive upgrade to a 1TB hybrid SATA disk
The problem is this... The graphics card is not up to the games requirements, which is 512 MB. I have found a card at iFixit, which is a Dual Graphics:
A bump up to 2.8 GHZ processor
AND
the dual graphics cards:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512 MB of GDDR3 VRAM
There is one more problem: The game says it doesn't support the NVIDIA 9000 series card!!!! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
Is there any way I can make this work. I haven't bought the game or any other upgrades.... yet. I don't want to blow money on something worthless. I plan on upgrading the RAM and have no problem upgrading my logic board, or anything else. Is there a way to get a different graphics chip/card to go on the board? How can I make this work!!!!?????
Thank you all so much for your help.

Hello Rvlvr_OcelScott,
I am sorry to hear that your order was not fulfilled in accordance with the process we put in place for this title. It was not our intent for orders to be cancelled when submitted for in-store pickup. I am glad you were able to find the Limited Edition game that you were seeking, and I hope we are able to provide you with a better shopping experience in the future.
Sincerely,
Mike|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Unable to install tomb raider underworld

unable to install tomb raider underworld it shows that the setup is detect tomb raider is already install on your machine but i dont have any installed tomb raider. please help me..

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To Creative: Audigy LS has major issues with Tomb Raider Lege

Hi,
I tried playing Tomb Raider Legend and turns out
that the Audigy LS card can't play audio properly in this game..
The sounds cracks, booms, buzzes and produces hiss etc.
Honestly it makes my ears bleed if I listen to it for too long.
At first I thought this was only a problem with my card, since I didn't
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Squeal Of Death does occur in Tomb Raider Legend. I've finished the game and it happened to me 3 times forcing me to reboot the computer. It even occured while I was in the menu.
But this is not uncommon for my computer though. I used to have many probs with my audigy2 zs while playing games like wow, mohpa and especially bf2.
The point is Squeal of death DOES occur to X-Fi models also, which I currently own after selling my audigy2 zs. Bf2 doesn't lock up anymore (at least for now) and I thought that the problem was gone until I played Tomb Raider Legend.
So if u ask me creative cards are to blame for the prob but only partly though. The squeal and lock up of the pc used to occur more often when I had audigy2 zs. Now it only occurs in TR Legend-for the time being. And of course bf giving away my old card I had tried all possible sollutions.
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Athlon64 3000+
MSI K8N2 Platinum
2*52 Kingston value Ram
2*80GB Seagate Raid 0
Creative XFi Extreme Music
2 Optical Dri'ves
Modem
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I live in Richmond, VA and I have been trying to find copies of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for the Xbox One. Every store I went to says that they don't have the game in stock and don't have any info on if they will ever get a copy.
Today they found a single copy for me at a store that's more than an hour away (Virginia Beach). Is this expected?
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Hello masenkablast,
Tomb Raider Definitive Edition has been pretty popular since it was released two weeks ago. It can be difficult to say precisely when stores will get new shipments of certain titles and I apologize if your closest stores don’t currently have any.
One thing to keep in mind is that there are two SKUs for the Xbox One version. The first one, SKU 3201119, was initially only available for pre-order and I don’t expect stores to receive more. The second, SKU 3098037, should be replenished at stores, it’s just hard to say when the Richmond, VA area will get more. While it may not be available in your nearest store right now, it looks like there is the ship-to-store option to have one sent there specifically for you.
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Tomb Raider in Arabic.

Hi bought the digital version of Tomb Raider definitive edition and working fine up until last week when the main menu has changed to a different lanuage. Appears yo be Arabic! Any suggestions appreciated.

silentninja31047 wrote:
If you pay attention to the clothes Lara is wearing in each game, it's easy to know the correct order storywise. Remember that flashback Lara had in Tomb Raider Legend, when she was in Peru? The flashback of when she went on that expedition with Amanda and a group of other fellow archeologists? Well, if you look at her outfit in the flashback, it is identical to the one she is wearing in Anniversary, but because she doesn't have any guns, it's safe to assume that the events portrayed in said flashback predate the events from Tomb Raider Anniversary, but, because she is still wearing in Tomb Raider Anniversary the same outfit she was in the events of the flashback, it is also safe to assume that Anniversary's timeline is also prior to the events from Tomb Raider Legend. Besides, Zip and Allister are not in Anniversary, so you can assume she only hired them later in Legend. And because their presence is continuous in Legend and Underworld, it would make no sense for Lara to get rid of them in Anniversary and rehire them in Underworld. Ergo, the correct order is Anniversary, then Legend, then Underworld. Happy gaming! Great advice, except OP is probably dead by now. He posted this back in 2012!Still to this day my favourite TR game is underworld. Such a great game.

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Am no Tomb Raider fan but things like this is really annoying. Things like timed exclusives and exclusive DLC needs to stop. Can't say Sony are doing things like this though. Xbox players won't get to play Shenmue 3 even thought Shenmue 2 was on Xbox and not PlayStation. Also Final Fantasy World and 7 Remaster may not be coming to the Xbox One. If it does they will have to wait for a good amount of time just like Tomb Raider fans on PS4. Absolute no one wins when it comes to timed exclusive games. I can't see this game selling millions of XB1 consoles. By the time it hit's PS4 unless it launches as a PS+ free title anyone who wanted to play it most likely would of. So SE would of missed out on some sales.

Linux and RAID requirement

Hi,
I was reading the installation guide for installing ERP on Linux and it says in the disk requirement section that for data security reasons data distribution on three disks is required. Is this something that we must have in order to install SAP ERP on Linux? Or is this a recommendation for production system only? Can we install linux on a system that does not have RAID?
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Dear Yasir Minhas,
you should take several considerations into account
1) What parts of the SAP system should be placed on RAID?
In general the database should always run on a RAID subsystem. Recovering a database always takes a huge amount of time. The binaries of SAP application servers may be placed on single disks as the recovery can be completed faster and normally several of these servers are available.
2) What kind of SAP system are you installing (DEV,QAS,PROD)?
In case of an development system you may not need an RAID subsystem, if you backup your database on a regular basis. You have to consider the amount of work which is lost, for the time you need to replace the disk and recover the database.
For QAS and PROD system we strongly suggest to use RAID only. If you database of your production system is lost due to hardware errors, you will loose lots of money due to downtime. Having a RAID system, the database will run, even if one disk has a failure. Changing a broken disk is a matter of minutes, but recovering a huge database may be a matter of days!
3) Are fast drive accesses mandatory?
In case you write lots of data from the SAP system onto the disks you may also consider to put disks into the RAID on the application server. But this is up to your workload on these servers.
In general, taken my experience into account, having RAID systems is much more convenient when running an SAP system. I've seen tons of disk errors and always I was glad to have a RAID system where I exchanged the broken disk while the system was still running.
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If I get windows boot camp will I be able to play Tomb raider and Sims 3

I an getting a new laptop for school but I also what to play games like that new Lara Croft and the sims 3. I have heard about windows boot camp.
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You will need a 64bit retail or OEM version of Windows Home or Professional.
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Advice on RAID and backup of new server in CAD office

Hi, I work for an architects firm and we're looking to purchase a new server.
Our current situation:
• Dozen workstations running Leopard, on a gigabit network
• Server running Leopard Server (Standard setup), with one 250GB ATA hard drive (17GB space spare)
• Data files are backed up and taken off site each day with a triple rotation of external hard drives, using Retrospect.
• The server hard drive is cloned to an external drive each week, which stays on site, using SuperDuper.
• User accounts from workstations are all backed up to an external drive, which also stays on site, using Retrospect.
• And I've been trialing Time Machine, backing up the data to an external hard drive, but I can't see this replacing Restrospect backup as Time Machine doesn't compress the files.
To the future:
• What sort of RAID setup should we go for in a new Mac Pro server?
• I'd like to throw it all into performance but I'm thinking we should probably use a RAID to replace our SuperDuper clone from above.
• When you have mirrored drives presumably if one fails the other one just carries on doing all the work by itself?
• Should we run the system on two mirrored drives and the data on the other two? Or if I'm looking for more performance would I be better having 3 mirrored drives for the data and one for the system? Is this even possible?
• Is it possible to get the smaller 73GB SAS drives for the Mac Pros? It seems you can only get the 300GB ones, which are £500 a pop!

Keep in mind that mirrored RAIDs require two similar drives preferably the same make and model. A mirrored RAID only provides drive failure protection, it does not provide data redundancy. If you need a backup then you need two mirrored RAIDs using one to backup the other. This is also true of striped RAIDs which only provide increased storage but provide no protection against drive failure nor provide data redundancy.
These factors should be taken into account when planning your setup.
Personally, I would not recommend using Time Machine. Aside from being fairly basic as a backup utility it is not sufficiently reliable in my opinion for your situation. Retrospect is a much better choice.

Raid Performance and Rebuild Issues

Rebuilding a Raid array
What happens when you have a Raid array and one (or more) disk(s) fail?
First let's consider the work-flow impact of using a Raid array or not. You may want to refresh your memory about Raids, by reading Adobe Forums: To RAID or not to RAID, that is the... again.
Sustained transfer rates are a major factor in determining how 'snappy' your editing experience will be when editing multiple tracks. For single track editing most modern disks are fast enough, but when editing complex codecs like AVCHD, DSLR, RED or EPIC, when using uncompressed or AVC-Intra 100 Mbps codecs, or using multi-cam or multiple tracks the sustained transfer speed can quickly become a bottleneck and limit the 'snappy' feeling during editing.
For that reason many use raid arrays to remove that bottleneck from their systems, but this also raises the question:
What happens when one of more of my disks fail?
Actually, it is simple. Single disks or single level striped arrays will lose all data. And that means that you have to replace the failed disk and then restore the lost data from a backup before you can continue your editing. This situation can become extremely bothersome if you consider the following scenario:
At 09:00 you start editing and you finish editing by 17:00 and have a planned backup scheduled at 21:00, like you do every day. At 18:30 one of your disks fails, before your backup has been made. All your work from that day is lost, including your auto-save files, so a complete day of editing is irretrievably lost. You only have the backup from the previous day to restore your data, but that can not be done before you have installed a new disk.
This kind of scenario is not unheard of and even worse, this usually happens at the most inconvenient time, like on Saturday afternoon before a long weekend and you can only buy a new disk on Tuesday...(sigh).
That is the reason many opt for a mirrored or parity array, despite the much higher cost (dedicated raid controller, extra disks and lower performance than a striped array). They buy safety, peace-of-mind and a more efficient work-flow.
Consider the same scenario as above and again one disk fails. No worry, be happy!! No data lost at all and you could continue editing, making the last changes of the day. Your planned backup will proceed as scheduled and the next morning you can continue editing, after having the failed disk replaced. All your auto-save files are intact as well.
The chances of two disks failing simultaneously are extremely slim, but if cost is no object and safety is everything, some consider using a raid6 array to cover that eventuality. See the article quoted at the top.
Rebuilding data after a disk failure
In the case of a single disk or striped arrays, you have to use your backup to rebuild your data. If the backup is not current, you lose everything you did after your last backup.
In the case of a mirrored array, the raid controller will write all data on the mirror to the newly installed disk. Consider it a disk copy from the mirror to the new disk. This is a fast way to get back to full speed. No need to get out your (possibly older) backup and restore the data. Since the controller does this in the background, you can continue working on your time-line.
In the case of parity raids (3/5/6) one has to make a distinction between distributed parity raids (5/6) and dedicated parity raid (3).
Dedicated parity, raid3
If a disk fails, the data can be rebuild by reading all remaining disks (all but the failed one) and writing the rebuilt data only to the newly replaced disk. So writing to a single disk is enough to rebuild the array. There are actually two possibilities that can impact the rebuild of a degraded array. If the dedicated parity drive failed, the rebuilding process is a matter of recalculating the parity info (relatively easy) by reading all remaining data and writing the parity to the new dedicated disk. If a data disk failed, then the data need to be rebuild, based on the remaining data and the parity and this is the most time-consuming part of rebuilding a degraded array.
Distributed parity, raid5 or raid6
If a disk fails, the data can be rebuild by reading all remaining disks (all but the failed one), rebuilding the data and recalculating the parity information and writing the data and parity information to the failed disk. This is always time-consuming.
The impact of 'hot-spares' and other considerations
When an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails the hot spare is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for the failed drive. When an array is not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array.
If you have hot-swappable drive bays, you do not need to shut down the PC, you can simply slide out the failed drive and replace it with a new disk. Remember, when a drive has failed and the raid is running in 'degraded' mode, there is no further protection against data loss, so it is imperative that you replace the failed disk at the earliest moment and rebuild the array to a 'healthy' state.
Rebuilding a 'degraded' array can be done automatically or manually, depending on the controller in use and often you can set the priority of the rebuilding process higher or lower, depending on the need to continue regular work versus the speed required to repair the array to its 'healthy' status.
What are the performance gains to be expected from a raid and how long will a rebuild take?
The most important column in the table below is the sustained transfer rate. It is indicative and no guarantee that your raid will achieve exactly the same results. That depends on the controller, the on-board cache and the disks in use. The more tracks you use in your editing, the higher the resolution you use, the more complex your codec, the more you will need a high sustained transfer rate and that means more disks in the array.
Sidebar: While testing a new time-line for the PPBM6 benchmark, using a large variety of source material, including RED and EPIC 4K, 4:2:2 MXF, XDCAM HD and the like, the required sustained transfer rate for simple playback of a pre-rendered time-line was already over 300 MB/s, even with 1/4 resolution playback, because of the 4 4 4 4 full quality deBayering of the 4K material.
Final thoughts
With the increasing popularity of file based formats, the importance of backups of your media can not be stressed enough. In the past one always had the original tape if disaster stroke, but no longer. You need regular backups of your media and projects. With single disks and (R)aid0 you take risks of complete data loss, because of the lack of redundancy. Backups cost extra disks and extra time to create and restore in case of disk failure.
The need for backups in case of mirrored raids is far less, since there is complete redundancy. Sure, mirrored raids require double the number of disks but you save on the number of backup disks and you save time to create and restore backups.
In the case of parity raids, the need for backups is more than with mirrored arrays, but less than with single disks or striped arrays and in the case of 'hot-spares' the need for backups is further reduced. Initially, a parity array may look like a costly endeavor. The raid controller and the number of disks make it expensive, but if you consider what you get, more speed, more storage space, easier administration, less backups required, less time for those backups, continued working in case of a drive failure, even though somewhat sluggish, the cost is often worth more with the peace-of-mind it brings, than continuing with single disks or striped arrays.

Raid3 is better suited for video editing work, because it is more efficient when using large files, as clips usually are. Raid5 is better suited in high I/O environments, where lots of small files need to be accessed all the time, like news sites, webshops and the like. Raid3 will usually have a better rebuild time than raid5.
But, and there is always a but, raid3 requires an Areca controller. LSI and other controller brands do not support raid3. And Areca is not exactly cheap...
Keep in mind that a single disk shows declining performance when the fill rate increases. See the example below:
A Raid3 or Raid30 will not show that behavior. The performance remains nearly constant even if fill rates go up:
Note that both charts were created with Samsung Spinpoint F1 disks, an older and slower generation of disks and with an older generation Areca ARC-1680iX-12.

Mirrored Raid as boot disk?

I have a flat panel iMac (PPC) that I would like to have a bit more reliable. Due to the number of files I have on this machine, it is currently configured to boot from an external Firewire drive. Recently, I have added a second external firewire drive of the same size, and am considering a Mirrored raid configuration for this system. I am primarily interested in reliability, not increasing the performance of the system, hence the mirrored, rather than stripped, raid configuration.
It is clear from other postings on the web that a stripped raid requires a) reformatting the drives, losing all data, and b) cannot be used as a boot drive, which is mandatory in this case.
Therefore my questions:
1) Can I create a mirrored RAID using Disk Utility without data loss? One drive is newly formatted, the other is full of data.
2) Can this RAID be used to boot an early flat panel iMac?

Hi Eric Hildum;
1) No.
2) Probably yes. Practically no because it is going to cause you more problems then it is worth running both disk ins a RAID over a single Firewire channel.
Don't forget that Raid is not a valid backup solution. Any data on the RAID array should also be backed up for it's protection.
Personally for the home user, I think a good backup solution beats RAID. Usually there are less problems with backup then RAID.
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RAID for Linux OS

Hi,
As we know there is limitation for EXT3 file system during OS partition. the partition can ONLY go upto 2TB.
Having one chunk 2TB is best or having multiple is good and why?
Any note pl?

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Partitoning a Hardware Raid

OK, I have already searched the net to no avail, im hoping someone here will be able to help me.
I currently have an external 300gb HD with 2 partitions, one is a bootable backup and the other is storage. I have recently realized that if this drive were to fail I would lose a ton of important data. I therefore have decided to create a raid setup. I am considering purchasing a Buffalo DriveStation Duo with 2 500GB drives in it. I would set this up in a RAID 1 array so I will have 500gb of usable space with a constant mirror image backup. My question is, can I partion the RAID into 2 partitions (as I have now with my 300 gb drive) one for a bootable backup and one for storage and still maintain the mirroring. In essence I want to have 1 drive with 2 partitions on it, and have the drive still be mirrored to the second drive.
First-Is this possible?
Second-Will I still be able to boot from the boot partition?
Three-If so, can having more than one partition on a raid create problems, such as increased disk failure, slower speeds, etc?
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me with this!

Well, the reason that I wanted to do this raid array is because I store allot of files on my external drive that are not on my internal drive, therefore if my external drive were to fail my files would be gone for good. I also keep a bootable backup that I constantly recreate on a seperate partition of the external drive. I thought if I create the RAID then I would avoid loss of data in the event of a disk failure.
As far as using my current drive, I was going to upgrade the amount of storage that I had and set up the raid system at the same time, If I buy 2 500gb drives I will have 500gb of usable space instead of 300gb.
I am however unfamilier with OS X RAID software, is this the same as a "software raid" as I have heard that a software raid is much slower than a hardware raid because it uses you computers processer to mirror data rather than using a raid card in the enclosure.
As for cost, I can buy this drive station duo (does raid 0 and 1, has firewire 800, 400, and usb, and an internal hardware raid) with 2 preinstalled 500gb sata drives for $300. I thought that this was a pretty good price for what I am getting but I am very uneducated in all of this and could be very wrong.
If, like you said earlier, I can partiton the drives and then create a raid (with the harware raid and not need a "dual raid card" or whatever) I would do that. Are you saying that I would only be able to have the 2 raids required if I use the OS X software.
I guess my questions boil down to this
1. Is the OS X raid software considered a "software raid" and is it slower than a hardware raid? If so, by how much?
2. If its not any slower, What materials would you recomend to build this considereing I want 500gb of usable space rather than the old 300gb?
Also, if its not slower where is this software in the OS, Disk Utility? And how would I use it?
3. If this software way is slower then I would still want to use the hardware method that I have been pursuing, can I still make the partitions in advance and then make 2 raids or will this not work with the hardware method?

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