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Michael A. Terrell

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On Dec 14, 3:14 pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
kwamena banson wrote:

Hi
my PC which was working alright was tampered by my kids and it only
shows "OUT OF RANGE" on the monitor. How do I solve this problem? I'm
using windows 7 and an LCD monitor. I've tried changing the resolution
in SAFE MODE but to know avail(it works in safe mode). I've removed
the CMOS battery and the RAM in case it will help but the problem is
still there.

Change the monitor settings while in safe mode, or try another
monitor. It is trying to drive the monitor at a non supported
resolution.

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Wouldn't that be the same as "hide modes that this monitor cannot
display'? That way you can't select an incompatible mode in the first
place. Sound like the OP thinks his monitor can do a resolution that
in fact is wrong since he could get video on it in safe mode..

G²

There is a EEPROM in most SVGA monitors that have a list of supported
resolutions. There is nothing to hide, as long as the computer can read
that chip. It uses the old hard wired resolution ID lines from the
original VGA specification. HTH else would the computer know the
supported resolutions, if the monitor didn't tell it?

THAT is why I suggested plugging in a different monitor, to force the
PC to update the list of available resolutions. If there is still a
problem, there may be a problem with the video card in that it is unable
to see the EEPROM. If they have used other monitors in the past,
someone may have selected an old monitor, but most likely it's malware
that set it to an unusable resolution to disable the computer.

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You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense.