LEGO Creator Harry Potter - Readme.txt _________________________________________________________________ © 2001 LEGO Media Thank you for purchasing LEGO Creator Harry Potter ...........! This Document contains all the latest information concerning LEGO Creator Harry Potter and lists the requirements for the product. INDEX: 1.0 - SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 1.2 RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 2.0 - TECHNICAL DETAILS 2.1 OPERATING SYSTEM 2.2 PROCESSOR 2.3 MEMORY REQUIREMENTS 2.4 VIDEO ADAPTER 2.5 CD/DVD DRIVE 2.6 SOUND ADAPTER 2.7 DIRECTX 2.8 INPUT DEVICES 2.9 INSTALLATION 2.10 OUTPUT 3.0 - TROUBLE SHOOTING 4.0 - TECHNICAL SUPPORT _________________________________________________________________ | 1.0 - SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS | _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires the following system specification as the absolute minimum, for the game to function correctly and at a playable level. - PROCESSOR > Pentium II 266MHz - MEMORY > 64MB System RAM - VIDEO > 8MB Display Memory / Direct3D Compatible - SOUND > 100% Windows(R) 98/ME/2000 - DirectX(R) 8.0 compliant. - CD-ROM > 4X or Greater CD-ROM / DVD Drive - HARD DRIVE SPACE > 500MB [Free and uncompressed*] - INPUT DEVICE/S > Windows 98 / ME / 2000 - Joystick, GamePad and Keyboard. - DIRECTX > LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires the installation of DirectX(R) 8.0a [This is provided on the CD-ROM....] * - Uncompressed means that the hard drive space has not been subjected to compression methods to increase capacity. Note: If your system does not conform to the above minimum requirements, LEGO Creator Harry Potter will not function correctly on your system. _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 1.2 RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS The following specification is recommended for optimal performance while playing LEGO Creator Harry Potter. - PROCESSOR > Pentium II 400MHz - MEMORY > 128MB System RAM - VIDEO > 16MB Display Memory / Direct3D Compatible - SOUND > 100% Windows 98 / ME / 2000 - Direct-X 8.0 compliant - CD-ROM > 12X or Greater CD-ROM / DVD Drive - HARD DRIVE SPACE > 500MB [Full Installation Option] - INPUT DEVICE/S > Windows 98 / ME / 2000 - Joystick, GamePad and Keyboard. - DIRECTX > DirectX 8.0a _________________________________________________________________ | 2.0 - TECHNICAL DETAILS | _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.1 OPERATING SYSTEM LEGO Creator Harry Potter has been designed to operate on Microsoft Windows 98/ME and Windows 2000. The game has been tested for functionality on the following operating systems: > Microsoft(R) Windows 98 First Edition > Microsoft(R) Windows 98 Second Edition > Microsoft(R) Windows Millennium Edition > Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 Professional [NT5] The game was not designed to run on the following operating systems: > Windows(R) NT4 OR LOWER > OS/2 > Linux > Emulated Windows Environments _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.2 PROCESSOR Performance levels will vary depending on the manufacturer of your Processor. The following information should be used as a 'guideline': INTEL > PENTIUM(R) II - It is recommended that LEGO Creator Harry Potter is run on a 266Mhz processor or above. [266Mhz - Minimum Specification] *PII Range - [Range 233Mhz - 450Mhz > Slot1] > PENTIUM(R) III - The Pentium III range offers excellent performance. *PIII Range - [Range 450Mhz - 1130Mhz > Slot1] [Range 500Mhz - 1200Mhz > PGA370] > PENTIUM(R) 4 - Recently introduced and offering high-end performance. *P4 Range - [Range 1300Mhz - 1800Mhz+ > 423Pin Package] > CELERON(TM) - It is recommended that LEGO Creator Harry Potter is run on a 333Mhz Celeron processor or above. *Celeron Range - [Range 266Mhz - 766Mhz > 66Mhz FSB Various] [Range 766Mhz - 900Mhz > 100Mhz FSB FC-PGA] AMD > K6(R)-II - It is recommended that LEGO Creator Harry Potter is run on a 350Mhz processor or above. *K6-II Range - [Range 266Mhz - 550Mhz > Socket 7] > K6(R)-III - The AMD K6-III generally offers good performance. *K6-III Range - [Range 400Mhz - 450Mhz] > K7 [Athlon(TM)] - The K7[Athlon] range offers excellent / high-end performance. *K7 Range - [Range 500Mhz - 1400Mhz+ > 200Mhz FSB] [Range 1000Mhz - 1400Mhz+ > 266Mhz FSB Socket] > K7 [Duron(TM)] - The K7[Duron] range offers excellent performance. *K7 Range - [Range 800Mhz - 950Mhz+ > 200Mhz FSB SocketA] * Indicates the range of processors that are AVAILABLE in that class. > CORRECT AS OF 15 / 08 / 2001 _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.3 MEMORY REQUIREMENTS LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires 64MB of SYSTEM memory [RAM] to function correctly. Due to the design of some video adapters [ON-BOARD]* your system may have less than the required memory for LEGO Creator Harry Potter. Some of your system memory may be allocated for use by the On-Board video adapter. SHARED VIDEO RAM - [STATIC ALLOCATION] This type of Video adapter will allocate 4-8 MB of SYSTEM RAM to use as Video RAM. This means your system may actually only have 56-60 MB of ACTUAL SYSTEM RAM available. [Based on a 64MB configuration] SHARED VIDEO RAM - [DYNAMIC ALLOCATION] Some video adapters can allocate SYSTEM RAM dynamically. The amount allocated can range from 0.5MB to 16MB so you may have as little as 48MB of ACTUAL SYSTEM RAM available. [Based on a 64MB configuration] NOTE: The installation of LEGO Creator Harry Potter may still proceed if you have less than the required memory available. It is NOT recommended that LEGO Creator Harry Potter is run on any system with less than 8MB of video memory * ON-BOARD Video - This type of video adapter is integrated into your system's MainBoard. It is usually incorporated to reduce cost and generally, they do not perform as well as independent PCI/AGP Video adapters. On-Board adapters can usually be disabled to allow for an upgrade. _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.4 VIDEO ADAPTER 8MB of Video RAM is required for LEGO Creator Harry Potter to function. Some older computers may have a video adapter with LESS than this critical amount of memory. In this case LEGO Creator Harry Potter will 'NOT' function. VIDEO DRIVERS - What is a video driver...? A Video driver acts as a link between the video adapter [hardware] and the operating system [Software] and allows it to perform the functions requested by an application. Manufacturers of Video adapters regularly publish new DRIVERS for their products. These are made available as FREE Downloads from their WEB site. If you are using older drivers for your hardware, LEGO Creator Harry Potter may fail to function. Graphical problems and performance issues can often be resolved over a wide array of applications by updating the drivers for your video adapter. --- PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HARDWARE MANUFACTURER FOR DETAILS CONCERNING VIDEO DRIVERS --- _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.5 CD/DVD DRIVE LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires a 4X CD-ROM or a DVD drive that is capable of reading CDs at 4X. SLOWER drives will increase the installation time and may compromise video quality when playing video from the CD [Minimal install]. NOTE: It is unlikely that if you have a DVD drive installed, your system will fail to meet this requirement LEGO Creator CD-ROM - The CD 'MUST' be present in the CD/DVD Drive when running the game. _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.6 SOUND ADAPTER LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires a sound adapter that is compatible with DirectX(R) 8.0a. This is true in most cases however some old legacy cards will not be compatible. 'Updated' SOUND card DRIVERS are regularly published by hardware manufacturers and are made available as FREE Downloads from their web site. If you experience any sound corruption or other sound related problems during game play, you should update your sound drivers. This will often solve sound related problems. --- PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HARDWARE MANUFACTURER FOR DETAILS CONCERNING SOUND DRIVERS --- _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.7 DIRECTX LEGO Creator Harry Potter requires DirectX(R) 8.0a or later to be installed on your system. The latest version of DirectX(R), DirectX(R) 8.0a, is supplied on the LEGO Creator Harry Potter CD-ROM. You will be asked if you wish to install the DirectX(R) components during the installation of LEGO Creator Harry Potter. If you do not have DirectX 8.0a installed or 'Do not Know' then: Choose YES when asked if you wish to update DirectX(R) components. You will need to RESTART your machine for changes to take effect. For more information and the latest updates concerning Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) go to: http://www.microsoft.com/directx/ _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.8 INPUT DEVICES LEGO Creator Harry Potter supports the use of the following input devices: KEYBOARD / GAMEPAD / JOYSTICK Each device must be 100% Microsoft Windows compatible and should have the latest available drivers installed. Gamepad / Joystick : NOTE: For Joystick/Gamepad calibration, please refer to the calibration function in the control panel: Start/Settings/ControlPanel/Game Controllers or Gaming Options. _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.9 INSTALLATION The installer for LEGO Creator Harry Potter has this option: > RECOMMENDED INSTALL - 500MB = This option will install ALL files from the CD to your hard drive. This option will improve the playback performance of in-game movies. NOTE: The LEGO Creator Harry Potter CD-ROM must be inserted into the drive at ALL times. _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 2.10 OUTPUT LEGO Creator Harry Potter will allow you to take snapshot of on-screen action as you play...! To do this you can press the Snap-shot [In-game] button at anytime during play, which will grab the screen and save it to your hard drive in .BMP format. You can access ALL images from within the program by taking a snapshot of your current world. This will take you to the printer options and by pressing the PRINTER icon you can print your favorite creations onto paper...! To print the image, please make sure that your printer is installed correctly and is on-line, ready to print. --- PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HARDWARE MANUFACTURER FOR DETAILS CONCERNING YOUR PRINTER --- _________________________________________________________________ | 3.0 - TROUBLE SHOOTING | _________________________________________________________________ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- TROUBLE SHOOTING 3.0 WINDOWS 2000 USERS: When installing and playing LEGO Creator Harry Potter you must be logged into Windows 2000 as a user with 'ADMINISTRATION' privileges [ADMINISTRATOR]. ALL other 'NON-ADMINISTRATOR' user accounts will NOT have access to LEGO Creator Harry Potter. LOOKING AFTER YOUR CD-ROM Compact discs are very easily damaged if treated carelessly. Such damage has a much greater effect on the digital data of a CD-ROM than on the information of a music CD. A dirty or damaged CD-ROM is quite likely to malfunction. As CD-ROM drives become ever faster and more disc-sensitive, this is an increasing problem. The surface of the disc can quickly gather dirt and is easily scratched. To protect the data from scratches, fingerprints, dust particles, and smears, do not touch the data side (unlabeled side) of the disc. Also, never place it face down on a hard surface. Never leave the disc in a place subject to direct sunlight, high temperature, or high humidity. Recommended storage conditions are: Temperature: 10°C to 50°C (50°F to 122°F) Humidity: 10 percent to 80 percent. With proper care, CDs can have a long and productive life. _________________________________________________________________ | 4.0 - TECHNICAL SUPPORT | _________________________________________________________________ For the technical and customer support telephone number please consult the LEGO Creator Harry Potter manual. WORLD WIDE WEB > [ www.LEGO.com/software ] If you do telephone customer support , please be sitting in front of your computer[if possible] and please try to provide a much information as possible. Please be sure to note the exact type of hardware that is installed in your system, including the following: • SPEED and MANUFACTURER of your Processor. • MAKE & MODEL of your SOUND CARD and VIDEO CARD. • MAKE & MODEL of your CD-ROM or DVD DRIVE • Amount of RAM present. • Any additional Hardware and Peripherals. • Any ERROR information. Note - If you have any problems in obtaining any System Information please consult your system supplier. _________________________________________________________________ |AUGUST 2001| HARRY POTTER, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. (s01)