Display problems on computer...
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Display problems on computer...
Hi guys. I seem to have a problem where my monitor goes dark and I get a "signal out of range" error message. I installed a newer graphics card...an Asus N6600LE with the Nvidia GeForce 6600LE chip set....to replace an ATI 9600 card that I thought was the problem. So I next swapped out my CTX monitor to a Gateway monitor from another machine and still get the same message. It's a random event also.
My system has an AMD Athalon 2600 CPU....1 gig of ram....an 80 gig hard drive,
on an Asus motherboard. I run Win XP Home with SP2 installed.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?
My system has an AMD Athalon 2600 CPU....1 gig of ram....an 80 gig hard drive,
on an Asus motherboard. I run Win XP Home with SP2 installed.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?
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Does that motherboard have and on board video card? It almost sounds like XP is trying to activate it and it;s causing issues. What it means when it says "Out of range" is this. For some unknown reason windows is trying to change your refresh rate, and it's setting it too high. Go into the display panel, and pull the properties on the primary display. Double check that you maximum refresh rate is set around 85hz. I had an optiquest monitor that could go up to 120hz at 800x600, but most cheapo monitors these days have a maximum refresh rate of about 75hz at 1024x768.
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Thanks for the reply pfogle.....but to answer your question...no sir....there is no on-board video. The refresh rate for my monitor is set at 60hz. This was set aparently when the video card was installed.
Would SP2 have caused this you think? Also...should I try a higher refresh rate setting?
Thanks again.
Would SP2 have caused this you think? Also...should I try a higher refresh rate setting?
Thanks again.
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Try 75 hz, this will help with flicker.. What is your screen resolution? 800x600, or 1024x768? If it's larger (1280x1024) then you may only be able to go to 60hz, that's the way my MAG 17" is.
The chanced of SP2 causing this issue is not likely. It's more likely that the install of SP2 is the root cause. You may need to reinstall directX 9.
The chanced of SP2 causing this issue is not likely. It's more likely that the install of SP2 is the root cause. You may need to reinstall directX 9.
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My resolution is set to 1024x768. I nomally don't go any higher than that.
As for DirectX9...it's installed on here already....so are you suggesting that reinstall DX9?
I sure appreciate your help man. My oldest son. who built this computer 3 years ago, has no idea as to what the problem could be. He is going to school and working toward his journeyman's electrical license so he doesn't fool with computers as much now.
As for DirectX9...it's installed on here already....so are you suggesting that reinstall DX9?
I sure appreciate your help man. My oldest son. who built this computer 3 years ago, has no idea as to what the problem could be. He is going to school and working toward his journeyman's electrical license so he doesn't fool with computers as much now.
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I have had this monitor on this computer from day one....almost three years. This problem just started a little over a week ago. My oldest son suggested that it may be the video card so I upgraded that and still have the problem.
I changed the refresh rate to 75hz and so far...so good. The option for hiding modes that the display won''t handle is shaded out. The refresh rate options range from 60 to 85hz. The video card software recognized the name and model number of my monitor.
I changed the refresh rate to 75hz and so far...so good. The option for hiding modes that the display won''t handle is shaded out. The refresh rate options range from 60 to 85hz. The video card software recognized the name and model number of my monitor.
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I have a question for you. Do you have Adobe on your computer when the Nividia was installed. I have found Nividia and Adobe dont mix well. I have a Nividia graphics with tv out and it messes my system up when adaobe is on the computer. I have to wipe out Adobe and reistall Nividia Drivers for the card.
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Originally Posted by Dungeon_Master
I have a question for you. Do you have Adobe on your computer when the Nividia was installed. I have found Nividia and Adobe dont mix well. I have a Nividia graphics with tv out and it messes my system up when adaobe is on the computer. I have to wipe out Adobe and reistall Nividia Drivers for the card.
Allow me to jump in, here.
What Adobe vs NVidia problem? I've got a couple of Adobe programs on my pc, along with an NVidia card. I don't have problems. (I don't think.)
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00BlueOvalRanger it wipes out the tv out graphics settings and I end up with a single monitor without drivers. I contacted Nividia through e-mail a while back and the card drivers for the card I have are incompatable. And since they only push ahead making better and not correcting old mistakes. I am left with either shell out for a new card or live with what I have. Personaly,I think they should make a correction file for it or recall it! But I am only one man against the bigger and badder bussiness. I will have to wait till taxes come back to buy a good card I guess.Moneys is tight with 5 growing kids in the house and I am the only one able to work. My wife stays at home to care for my mother.
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Originally Posted by Dungeon_Master
I have a question for you. Do you have Adobe on your computer when the Nividia was installed. I have found Nividia and Adobe dont mix well. I have a Nividia graphics with tv out and it messes my system up when adaobe is on the computer. I have to wipe out Adobe and reistall Nividia Drivers for the card.
I just booted my computer roughly 10 mins before I posted this and the video went black with this message..."Signal Out Of Range.......118.2KHZ.......225.2HZ". I had shut it down because of bad storms that came through here.
I have the refresh rate now at 75HZ and the display timing set to CVT timing standards.
Could my CPU be causing this? Right now it's at 109F and the motherboard temp is 95F.
As for the Gateway monitor....the video cable is permanently attached to the unit..as is my CTX monitor.
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The video card is 8x AGP. As for a driver....may I ask for what? It did it with the card I had Monday....the ATI and it's doing it now with the Asus that has nvidia chipset.
Because it just started.....and it does it with a different card and different monitor...I suspect it's something else.
I guess I'll just do a reformat and reinstall Windows. That may do it.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Richard
Because it just started.....and it does it with a different card and different monitor...I suspect it's something else.
I guess I'll just do a reformat and reinstall Windows. That may do it.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Richard
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