# "Intel SandyBridge based system" error

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058 "2019-06-17T10:53:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Denis\_Chebakov](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/denis_chebakov/32/1595_2.png) [@Denis\_Chebakov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Denis_Chebakov)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058/1 "2019-06-17T10:53:04Z")

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After I launch Paraview 5.6.1 on my Lenovo G770 laptop with Win7 x64 Ultimate, I see a blank program window with an output window with a list of errors (see screenshot), lead by “We have determined that your graphics system is an Intel SandyBridge based system. These systems only partially support VTK… update your drivers, etc”. How to solve the problem?  
My video cards are AMD Radeon 6600M (integrated) and Intel HD Graphics 3000 (discrete)

 ![Paraview%20graphics%20error](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2ec399f5e6ecac67eb6b13a8688b0ab6c0e0a452.png)

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058/2 "2019-06-17T10:58:31Z")

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Intel HD Graphics 3000 should be supported, for some reasons the detection code is not working.

Is your computer up to date ?  
Can you try to run ParaView with with your AMD Radeon GPU instead ?

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### Author: ![Denis\_Chebakov](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/denis_chebakov/32/1595_2.png) [@Denis\_Chebakov](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Denis_Chebakov)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058/3 "2019-06-17T11:14:28Z")

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All of my video drivers are up to date. The system also has all the updates installed.  
I don’t think I can choose a certain GPU for a program, but it seems like my laptop’s monitor uses integrated AMD card by default, not Intel.

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### Author: ![totte\_karlsson](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/totte_karlsson/32/7932_2.png) [@totte\_karlsson](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/totte_karlsson)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/intel-sandybridge-based-system-error/2058/4 "2022-04-13T20:45:17Z")

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Hello,  
I’m having the same (?) problem using the latest Paraview, 5.10.1. I just get a blank white screen when starting paraview:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/60bdfad9cae98b1f6e991aa8a6c13d51404ec05b.png)

Barebone vtk apps, using just a console window shows the error above, regarding the SandyBridge system issue. The OpenGL version on the system is 3.1