Guest Geoff Cox Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Hello, I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? Cheers, Geoff
Guest MAP Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? Geoff Cox wrote: > Hello, > > I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my > Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? > > Cheers, > > Geoff http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=out+of+frequency&btnG=Google+Search -- Mike Pawlak
Guest VanguardLH Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? "Geoff Cox" wrote in <news:v7f664pe362tahv9lb3nb8t48qbvjv4nov@4ax.com>: > Hello, > > I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my > Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? > > Cheers, > > Geoff Read the manual for your monitor. Then select a screen resolution that your monitor supports. Also check the refresh rate configured for the monitor (Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Monitor). If it is an LCD monitor, note that using any screen resolution other than the monitor's native resolution will result in fuzziness due to interpolation.
Guest Mike Cawood, HND BIT Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:svSdnVWpmJ3hyv7VnZ2dnUVZ_oDinZ2d@comcast.com... > "Geoff Cox" wrote in <news:v7f664pe362tahv9lb3nb8t48qbvjv4nov@4ax.com>: > >> Hello, >> >> I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my >> Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Geoff > > Read the manual for your monitor. Then select a screen resolution that > your monitor supports. Also check the refresh rate configured for the > monitor (Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Monitor). > > If it is an LCD monitor, note that using any screen resolution other > than the monitor's native resolution will result in fuzziness due to > interpolation. The only problem is that if the graphics output is causing an Out of Frequency error on the monitor, there is therefore no display so how can you change the refresh rate? Regards Mike.
Guest RobertVA Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote: > "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message > news:svSdnVWpmJ3hyv7VnZ2dnUVZ_oDinZ2d@comcast.com... >> "Geoff Cox" wrote in <news:v7f664pe362tahv9lb3nb8t48qbvjv4nov@4ax.com>: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my >>> Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Geoff >> Read the manual for your monitor. Then select a screen resolution that >> your monitor supports. Also check the refresh rate configured for the >> monitor (Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Monitor). >> >> If it is an LCD monitor, note that using any screen resolution other >> than the monitor's native resolution will result in fuzziness due to >> interpolation. > > The only problem is that if the graphics output is causing an Out of > Frequency error on the monitor, there is therefore no display so how can you > change the refresh rate? > Regards Mike. Safe mode is usually a low enough resolution and refresh rate for the monitor to handle.
Guest VanguardLH Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? "RobertVA" wrote in <news:uMZvyP71IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>: > Mike Cawood wrote: > >> "VanguardLH" wrote ... >>> >>> "Geoff Cox" wrote: >>> >>>> I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my >>>> Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? >>> >>> Read the manual for your monitor. Then select a screen resolution that >>> your monitor supports. Also check the refresh rate configured for the >>> monitor (Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Monitor). >>> >>> If it is an LCD monitor, note that using any screen resolution other >>> than the monitor's native resolution will result in fuzziness due to >>> interpolation. >> >> The only problem is that if the graphics output is causing an Out of >> Frequency error on the monitor, there is therefore no display so how can you >> change the refresh rate? >> Regards Mike. > > Safe mode is usually a low enough resolution and refresh rate for the > monitor to handle. I don't remember if Safe Mode always boots into standard VGA mode (640x480 @ 60Hz). The OP could boot into Recovery Console mode (either because he installed it to have as a selection on bootup or by using the install CD) and edit the boot.ini file to add /basevideo as a parameter on the line that loads Windows XP. That makes Windows use the standard VGA driver for GUI-mode operations. Note that "I have been receiving" the out-of-frequency error message on the monitor does NOT mean it happens all the time. From the OP's description, it is not possible to tell if this is an all-time, rare-time, or oft-time problem. For all we know, the OP may not have even connected the monitor up to the video card's output connector (no cable connected, bad cable, not push all the way on). Or maybe he connected to the wrong port on the video card. Or he wants to use the DVI output of the video card but has the monitor configured to use the VGA input, or visa versa.
Guest VanguardLH Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? "Geoff Cox" wrote in <news:v7f664pe362tahv9lb3nb8t48qbvjv4nov@4ax.com>: > Hello, > > I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my > Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? > > Cheers, > > Geoff Geoff MULTI-posted in microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware. Over there he thinks he found a solution but no one here will see it because he did not CROSS-post. No point in wasting time here in this DISCONNECTED copy of his same post trying to resolve what he solved in his same post in the other group.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? Geoff Cox wrote: > Hello, > > I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my > Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? > > Cheers, > > Geoff That's your monitor telling you that it cannot handle the output of the computer's video adapter. Boot into VGA Mode or Safe Mode and then set the display (resolution, refresh rate, and/or number of colors) to something that your monitor can handle. Consult its manual to determine acceptable settings. Reboot one more time, into Normal Mode. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Guest Geoff Cox Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:50:42 -0500, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote: >"Geoff Cox" wrote in <news:v7f664pe362tahv9lb3nb8t48qbvjv4nov@4ax.com>: > >> Hello, >> >> I have been receiving the "out of frequency" error message with my >> Windows XP Pro PC - any ideas why and what to do? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Geoff > >Geoff MULTI-posted in microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware. Over there >he thinks he found a solution but no one here will see it because he >did not CROSS-post. No point in wasting time here in this DISCONNECTED >copy of his same post trying to resolve what he solved in his same post >in the other group. My apologies for the mult-posting - actually I found the different groups one at a times and ought to have found all before posting. It seems that by upgrading the video card drivers the problem has gone away. Why it suddenly appeared I do not understand. Cheers Geoff
Guest 3c273 Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Re: out of frequency error message? "Geoff Cox" <gcox@freeuk.notcom> wrote in message news:rqoa645lrs3o7emj5ibf49b858r35ad1k4@4ax.com... > > My apologies for the mult-posting - actually I found the different > groups one at a times and ought to have found all before posting. > > It seems that by upgrading the video card drivers the problem has gone > away. Why it suddenly appeared I do not understand. > > Cheers > > Geoff No apologies necessary. Don't listen to the net cop. Glad you got it fixed. Louis
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