Stuck on Splash Screen

I just downloaded the Resolve 18, after trying the 18.5 with the same results. I get it all downloaded and go to open it and it starts to come up and then when it says "Loading Fairlight Engine" it gets stuck every time and will not go further, just tells me it is frozen and I can close or wait. I have nothing plugged into any USB ports or anything else, it is a laptop running Windows 11. It says that it should all run. Any Ideas??? I am lost...

[Peter Chamberlain]

I think you might need a GPU driver change

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=180252

Thank you for that. Do you have any suggestions? here is what my laptop is running, unfortunately, Im not 100% sure what im needing or even what I have...

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-79EG65E
System Manufacturer HP
System Model HP ENVY x360 Convertible 15m-ee0xxx
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU 9HZ86UA#ABA
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics, 2375 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Insyde F.23, 3/6/2023
SMBIOS Version 3.2
Embedded Controller Version 13.48
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer HP
BaseBoard Product 876F
BaseBoard Version 13.48
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.22621.1413"
User Name DESKTOP-79EG65E\scott
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.39 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.33 GB
Total Virtual Memory 10.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.87 GB
Page File Space 3.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Windows Defender Application Control policy Enforced
Windows Defender Application Control user mode policy Off
Device Encryption Support Elevation Required to View
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

[Peter Chamberlain]

I'm not sure that system can run Resolve with only 2GB of available memory from the 8GB starting point. The GPU also seems very underpowered.

You could try an older, less demanding version of DR, they are still all available on the support page.

Thank you, I will see what I can do to upgrade.

I am not able to upgrade the GPU as it is part of the motherboard so I did upgrade the RAM to 32GB and it still gets to the point on the splash screen where it says loading fairlight engine and just stops, wont load any further...

I am not able to upgrade the GPU as it is part of the motherboard so I did upgrade the RAM to 32GB and it still gets to the point on the splash screen where it says loading fairlight engine and just stops, wont load any further...

I'm guessing your system may not have enough resources to run Resolve. Resolve is very demanding for CPU cores, GPU power, and RAM. There's almost no such thing as "too much hardware" for Resolve. The usual answer for lag or slow speed is "more hardware is better." Fast hard drives (particularly RAIDs or SSDs) help as well. Sometimes it's not just one thing -- it's the effect of several things together that determine speed and efficiency.

Richard Lackey does about as good a job as anybody in listing the real-world minimum specs on what you need to run Resolve effectively:

https://www.richardlackey.com/davinci-resolve-system

Puget Systems puts together customized PCs specifically for Resolve, and their parts lists are illuminating:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommende ... esolve-187

Macs are good as well, and a fully-equipped Mac Pro or a big Mac Studio Ultra can do very well with 4K in most circumstances. I don't think laptops are ideal for Resolve, but they can run up to 4K sessions provided you have fast storage and don't use a lot of OFX or noise-reduction nodes. Complex node trees can be a struggle, but you can always cache when necessary if you hit a slowdown.

Thank you for those links. I haven't even been able to get to the program. As soon as I click the Icon to open it, it starts with that splash screen and then just stops, nothing loads. I will certainly look at the links you sent. I spoke to a couple of the IT guys at work and they said with what I have and being SSD and I just upgraded RAM, it should be enough to at least open Resolve, it may run glitchy and not work well, but it should at least open the program. Unfortunately, I am not in a financial position to purchase new computers or hardware yet, but I will work towards it. Right now I am using Kdenlive and it works ok, a little glitchy while editing, but when I render the videos, they come out good. Its just not really what I was hoping to run...