my father in law has just put a new graphics card in his machine,now when he turns the pc on he gets the following message on his screen then nothing:
(signal out of range:H46.4khz V86.8khz please change signal timing) whats going on,can anyone please help,thanks for youre time.
2006-12-27 08:34:47 · 8 answers · asked by pegs_down 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
the answer to this is to do with the refresh rate,the default setting on the graphic card has been set to a higher frequency than your monitor can handle
simply start up in safe mode(tap f8 at start up and when prompted pick safe mode)then set the monitor to the lowest refresh rate ,which will be 60khz (15" monitor) and 65khz(17/19"monitors)
restart and your monitor will now accept the card,this sometimes happens when you try to set a high refresh rate on a monitor that cant handle it,allthough graphic cards list refresh rates of 100+ khz,these are for plasma tvs and large tft,s
a 17"crt has a rate of 85khz,and a 17"tft is 75khz,a 19" crt is 85khz and a 19tft is 75khz
another tip would be to start in safe mode,uninstall the graphic card drivers and re-install them again using the lowest refresh rates
note: if a refresh rate is unworkable,wait 15 seconds and the monitor will return to the last workable rate
good luck and happy new year!
2006-12-27 09:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not the world's biggest expert on this but it sounds like the graphics card is producing output at a frequency that the monitor cannot handle.
Is the monitor getting on a bit? If so, does a friend have a more modern one you could borrow to try it out.
2006-12-27 16:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by the real swiss tony 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looks like the graphics card is trying to use a refresh rate that's too high for the monitor to display. You can try plugging in another monitor that supports 85hz, then go to your graphics properties and lower the refresh rate to 60hz, and of course plug the new monitor back in.
2006-12-27 16:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by nathan l 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems like the graphics card is broadcasting a much higher frequency than your monitor can handle. Best solution - get a new monitor. Worst solution - switch back to the old graphics card.
2006-12-27 16:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by AoPS-er 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check your BIOS settings to see if the old video on your motherboard can be disabled so that your PC only sees the new plug in card when it boots up.
2006-12-27 16:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Refresh rate is too high, boot into safe mode by hitting f8 at boot up and when your in windows right click the desktop go to properties and then settings> there click advanced and lower the refresh rate to 60Hz..
If you cant boot into safe mode, plug your monitor into your onboard or whatever it was before, and change the settings in windows then..
2006-12-27 16:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by s keith 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure its a graphics card and not a tv card?
2006-12-27 16:38:19 · answer #7 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he just might to run his pc boost up
2006-12-27 16:37:38 · answer #8 · answered by sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋