Immediate minidump on new laptop

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So i just recently got a brand spanking new laptop:

Dell XPS L511z

Intel 2nd Gen core I7-2640M @ 2.80 GHz

8.00 GB RAM

64-Bit Windows 7

 

Well, i just installed steam and installed Rebellion, install and download were fine, no issues at all, but as soon as i start it up, it goes to the initial black screen before seeing the intro videos, but almost immediately i get the little bell that tells me it minidumped, and sure enough there it is.

I tried an uninstall and then redownload/reinstall, and i get the same issue. 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Don't buy Dell Laptops?

Just kidding...

umm

contact Support

:)

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting KrdaxDrkrun, reply 1
Don't buy Dell Laptops?

Just kidding...

umm

contact Support

End of KrdaxDrkrun's quote


I got that a lot =P but i haven't heard anything bad about the XPS line, and have only had an issue on one other game, Supreme Commander, where it played fine but there was no sound whatsoever. Fixed that though.

I planned on contacting support, just wanted to see if anyone else had an issue similar to this that may have found a solution. 

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Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I have a new HP laptop, very similar specs to OP. Frequent minidumps/black screens/alt-tabbing out of the game causes black screen, etc. No such issues on my desktop. Something to do with mobile graphics cards perhaps? Mine is a Radeon 7690M, i7 @ 2.4 GhZ, 8 gigs of RAM, 64 bit Windows Home.