# Why doesn't my DX10 work?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-my-dx10-work/233355>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-my-dx10-work/233355 "2007-07-23T12:10:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikeDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeDS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikeDS)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-my-dx10-work/233355/1 "2007-07-23T12:10:28Z")

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Hi again guys!

I borrowed a copy of Lost Planet yesterday, and after 2 hours of installing and updating (lousy Steam) I attempted to play it. I clicked “Play DirectX 10 version” and I got a message saying “Failed to initialize DirectX 10”. I then attempted the DX9 version, but got a message saying pixel shader 2.0 unsupported.

Now, from that last message I understand that my graphics card may well be the cause (it’s an Intel GMA 950 integrated into my laptop mobo), but surely if my dxdiag states I have DX10, I should be able to run DX10 content, right?