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WHAT THIS FILE IS
=================
This file is help text for the demo. If you are
experiencing problems not covered in this README, please contact EA
Customer Support.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
2.
3.
4.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
BASIC KEYBOARD CONTROLS
MANUAL ADDENDUM
TROUBLESHOOTING

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1.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 (32Bit Edition only), Windows 2000 Professional Servic
e Pack 4 operating system Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) CPU running at 1.7GHz
or higher
64MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (NVIDIA Geforce4 Ti/ATI Radeon 8500 or h
igher) using a supported chipset (see below) 512MB RAM DirectX compatible sound
card

NOTE: Do not install the Need for Speed Carbon DEMO in the same windows director
y as the retail Need for Speed Carbon game. Use separate directories for each o
f the versions.
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2.

BASIC KEYBOARD CONTROLS

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The basic keyboard controls required to play the game are:
In Game Controls:
Steering
Throttle
Brake/Reverse
E-brake
Nitrous Boost
Speedbreaker
Look Back
Shift Up
Shift Down
Camera Change
Reset Car
Pause Game
Activate Crewmember
Read SMS
World Map
Enter Race/Shop

Left/Right Arrow
Up Arrow/A
Down Arrow/Z
Spacebar
Right Shift
X/G
L
Left Shift
Left Ctrl
C
R
Esc
Right Ctrl
Tab
M
Return

Menu Controls
Highlight Menu Items
Cycle Choices / Move sliders
Select / Go to next Screen
Return to previous screen

Up, Down, Left and Right Arrows

Up, Down, Left and Right Arrows
ENTER or left mouse click on selection
ESC

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3.

MANUAL ADDENDUM

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VIDEO CARD SUPPORT
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Although Direct3D is supported, this support is only officially
extended to certain 3D accelerator devices. The following major D3D
chipsets are supported.
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
NVIDIA

GeForce4
GeForce4
GeForce4
GeForce4

Ti-4200
Ti-4400
Ti-4600
Ti-4800

NVIDIA GeForce FX Series

NVIDIA GeForce 6200
NVIDIA GeForce 6600
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
NVIDIA GeForce 7300
NVIDIA GeForce 7600
NVIDIA GeForce 7800
NVIDIA GeForce 7900
ATI Radeon 8500
ATI Radeon 9000
ATI Radeon 9100
ATI Radeon 9200
ATI Radeon 9500
ATI Radeon 9550
ATI Radeon 9600
ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon 9800
ATI Radeon X300
ATI Radeon X550
ATI Radeon X600
ATI Radeon X700
ATI Radeon X800
ATI Radeon X850
ATI Radeon X1300
ATI Radeon X1600
ATI Radeon X1800
ATI Radeon X1900
***NOTE: Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but are not officially supp
orted. NVIDIA GeForce MX series not supported.
While Direct3D supports a wider variety of 3D accelerator devices, the
behavior of Need for Speed Carbon DEMO cannot be predicted in these
situations. In extreme cases, running Need for Speed Carbon DEMO with
a Direct3D device that is not officially supported can lead to an
unstable PC environment.
SOUND CARD SUPPORT
==================
Need for Speed Carbon DEMO supports DirectSound. If your sound card
driver does not support DirectSound you may experience choppy or
stuttering sound or sound that cuts in and out. If your sound card
driver does not support DirectSound, we recommend obtaining updated
drivers from your sound card manufacturer.
DEFAULT GRAPHICS SETTINGS
==============================
The first time Need for Speed Carbon DEMO is run, a system check is
performed and default levels are set for the various graphics
settings. These default levels are set to provide the best game play
experience possible based on the hardware detected in your system.
These settings can be adjusted in the Options menu.
Resolution: Use the arrows to increase or decrease the game
resolution. Increasing the game s resolution may slow down system
performance.

Level of Detail: Use the arrows beside the Level of Detail bar to
increase or decrease global graphics setting. Increasing the Detail
setting to high will improve the game s graphics but may slow down system
performance.
Anti-Aliasing: Adjust this setting to increase/decrease pixel smoothing.
Texture Filtering: Adjust this setting to increase/decrease the Quality of the
textures.
Shader Detail: Adjust this setting to increase/decrease the shader detail.
Vsync: Updates the screen based on the refresh rate of your monitor.
World Detail: Increase the amount of detail visible in world geometry.
Decreasing world geometry detail may increase overall system performance.
Road Reflection Detail: Increase or decrease reflections visible in the road.
Car Detail: Setting this to High increases geometry details
on the car.
Motion Blur: Enable/disable motion blur effect on supported video cards.
Particle System: Enable/disable particle effects in the game.
Default Settings: Reset your graphics settings to the default for your
hardware configuration.
Not all graphic details are available for all video cards due to
hardware limitations.
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4.

TROUBLESHOOTING

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FAST USER SWITCHING
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You will not be able to run two versions of the game using two different
windows accounts via the fast user switching (windows key + L).
DEVICE DRIVERS
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It is highly recommended that the latest versions of all device
drivers (i.e. video and sound card drivers) be obtained and installed.
Please consult your card manufacturer for their newest drivers. Also,
keep in mind that video chip manufacturers sometimes provide drivers
in addition to the card manufacturer.
If you are experiencing issues with an unstable PC environment please
make sure your Motherboard drivers (AGP, miniport) are up to date. For
further information please contact your Motherboard manufacturer.
VIDEO & GRAPHICS PROBLEMS
=========================
If you are experiencing performance problems on the default graphics

settings, try lowering some of the settings or the game resolution.

This game requires DirectX 9.0c
It is available for download by going to:
www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/
Graphic Cards: Graphical settings and features available in-game are
dependant on Graphics Card capabilities. Settings not supported by your
Graphics Card hardware are disabled in the Options Menu to prevent
adverse effects on the game and your computer.
NVIDIA Cards: All supported NVIDIA cards were tested using ForceWare
driver version 91.47 (Win2k/XP). It is highly
recommended this driver or a more recent version be used when running
Need for Speed Carbon DEMO.
Known Issues:
ATI Cards: All supported ATI cards were tested using Catalyst driver
version 6.8 (Win2k/XP). It is highly recommended
this driver or a more recent version be used when running
Need for Speed Carbon DEMO.
BACKGROUND PROGRAMS
===================
Avoid running other programs in the background.
Programs starting up automatically can cause Need for Speed
Carbon DEMO to lose control of the screen and keyboard, possibly
causing an unstable PC environment. We strongly recommend that you
shut down or suspend applications that start up automatically or
programs that automatically run other applications at specified times
before running Need for Speed Carbon DEMO. These include, but are not
limited to:
- Windows System Agent
- Windows Task Scheduler
- Windows "Disk Cleanup" utilities
Similarly, message boxes and dialog boxes from other programs or from
Windows itself can also cause Need for Speed Carbon DEMO to lose
control of the screen and keyboard, possibly causing an unstable PC
environment. We strongly recommend that you shut down all other
applications before running Need for Speed Carbon DEMO. These
include, but are not limited to:
- Email programs
- Calendar, appointment, or contact applications
- Network or Internet chat programs
Also, connections to/from non-dedicated servers can be disrupted when
background programs or screen-savers launch. We recommend that you shut
down other applications and run Need for Speed
Carbon DEMO by itself whenever possible.
POWER MANAGEMENT SUSPEND/SLEEP MODES
============================================
Systems (i.e. laptops or other portables) that automatically power
down into "sleep" or "suspended" modes can cause Need for Speed
Carbon DEMO to lose control of the screen and keyboard, possibly
causing an unstable PC environment. We strongly recommend that you

disable these features before running Need for Speed Carbon DEMO.
WINDOWS VIRTUAL MEMORY ISSUES WITH 512 MB RAM
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If you experience any Virtual Memory issues while running the game, try increasi
ng
the page file size on your hard drive. Please consult the Microsoft Windows hel
p
pages to determine how to tweak your virtual memory settings.
CHOPPY PLAYBACK DURING VIDEO SEQUENCES
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If you experience choppy playback during video sequences, try increasing
the page file size on your hard drive. Please consult the Microsoft Windows hel
p
pages to determine how to tweak your virtual memory settings.
WINDOWS VISTA
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While Windows Vista is not officially supported, users running the Need for Spee
d Carbon DEMO under Windows Vista should run the game as an Administrator. To do
this Right Click on the Need for Speed Carbon Demo shortcut on your desktop and
select PROPERTIES. In the PROPERTIES window select the COMPATIBILITY tab. Under
PRIVILEGE LEVEL select RUN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, and then click OK.
Running the game without administrative credentials may cause online related pr
oblems.
KEYBOARD PROBLEMS
=======================
To adjust the feeling\sensitivity of the steering in gameplay when
using the keyboard, enter the Keyboard option in the Windows Control
Panel (Start - Settings - Control Panel). By adjusting the Repeat
Delay and Repeat Rate the user can adjust the controls to feel more
analog or digital depending on their preference.
Some newer keyboards do not allow certain combinations of more than
two keys to be depressed simultaneously. For example, if you were
pressing both the up arrow key to accelerate and the left arrow key to
turn, and you pressed the <C> key to change your view, the view may not
change. Unfortunately, this problem is due to a limitation of the
hardware.
While it is possible to bind game controls to the F12, Print Screen and
Windows keys, these keys will also retain their original function and can
interfere with gameplay.
The Windows key is not locked out during gameplay and it will bring
up the start menu during gameplay. This may interfere with gameplay.
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