Jim
January 10th 04, 12:29 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi. Running XP on a 2400+, ASUS board, NVidia video.
>Yesterday, XP changed the frequency of the video output
so
>that the monitor could not show it. This results in a
>suddenly black screen. If rebooting, I get to the splash
>screen and then it is totally black. The only reason I
>know what has happened is that the monitor is smart
enough
>to flash a message that the frequency has been altered to
>one it cannot handle. It's been frequencies like 75.2 Hz,
>103 Hz, and other bizarre ones like that. I can go in
safe
>mode, change the frequency back to 60 Hz, reboot into XP
>from there, but the next time XP boots up, same black
>screen with the screwed up frequency.
>Any ideas?
>From the look of it, I'm not the only one with this
>problem. I think the others who have left messages about
>black screens are suffering from the same thing, only
>their monitors can't tell them.
>.
>Check your video display cable connections on both ends
to be sure they are fully in ok. Also find, download, and
install the newest video card driver for your card. Look
in your device manager for any problems or conflicts too.
>Hi. Running XP on a 2400+, ASUS board, NVidia video.
>Yesterday, XP changed the frequency of the video output
so
>that the monitor could not show it. This results in a
>suddenly black screen. If rebooting, I get to the splash
>screen and then it is totally black. The only reason I
>know what has happened is that the monitor is smart
enough
>to flash a message that the frequency has been altered to
>one it cannot handle. It's been frequencies like 75.2 Hz,
>103 Hz, and other bizarre ones like that. I can go in
safe
>mode, change the frequency back to 60 Hz, reboot into XP
>from there, but the next time XP boots up, same black
>screen with the screwed up frequency.
>Any ideas?
>From the look of it, I'm not the only one with this
>problem. I think the others who have left messages about
>black screens are suffering from the same thing, only
>their monitors can't tell them.
>.
>Check your video display cable connections on both ends
to be sure they are fully in ok. Also find, download, and
install the newest video card driver for your card. Look
in your device manager for any problems or conflicts too.