All four rhino viewports are black

[John_Brock]

Start by plugging your laptop into power.
Then update the old Intel GPU driver:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/search.html?ws=text#t=Downloads&layout=table&cf:Downloads=[{"actualLabel"%3A"Graphics"%2C"displayLabel"%3A"Graphics"}]

Your GPU does not meet Rhino’s system requirements.

The last option is in Rhino Options > View > OpenGL, move the slider to the left to reduce the OpenGL specification Rhino is asking the Intel GPU to support. You should find a setting that at least gets Rhino running and the viewports visible.

If you’re serious about running Rhino, start with this:

If you are buying a new laptop READ THIS

If you are in the market for a new lap top to run rhino. Most importantly, Look for one with a standalone video card. Specifically an nvidia or amd. More vram and more rendering cores (cuda cores) are better. Mac users should be looking at a Silicon M1/M2/M3. Laptop Machines that are referred to as “hybrid” must have a stand alone card that you can force the machine to use instead of the built in intel. These machine prioritize battery life over performance and try to use the Intel graphi…