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Blank screen on monitor following screen resolution change

  • 14-10-2005 1:26pm
    #1
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭


    The title is a summary of what happened. Was messing about with my friends computer and I went to change to screen res from the 800*600 to something a bit bigger.

    Thing is the monitor went blank after I accepted the change. Looks like the Monitor cant handle the new higher res or else Im after frying the graphics card.

    When I boot up It comes up grand but you never see the desktop it just goes blank after a few secs

    Cause the screen is now blank I cant change it back. Any ideas on how to do this. Nothing in the BIOS helped.

    Now its an older PC, Win 98, 48 MB ram, 750Mhz AMD processor

    I could re-install win 98 but major overkill I think.

    What do ye think??


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Can you boot into Safe Mode OK..?

    Keep tapping F8 on boot until you get an Advanced Boot Menu (If F8 doesn't do it, reboot, and keep tapping F5...)


  • #3
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Can i do that from the BIOS....hmm coming to think of it you can.

    Silly me

    Where abouts is it?


  • #4
    Ri_Nollaig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭Ri_Nollaig


    i believe u press and hold the crtl key till the advanced boot menu comes up. been awhile so cant fully remember :)


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you can get to the command prompt

    cd windows
    edit system.ini
    change *DisplayFallback=0 to *DisplayFallback=1 in [boot] section

    or put a different monitor on the system

    or hold the shift key down all through boot to go into safe mode

    or press F8 the instant it says Starting windows - before the splash screen


  • #6
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,508 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Ri_Nollaig wrote:
    i believe u press and hold the crtl key till the advanced boot menu comes up. been awhile so cant fully remember :)

    Ctrl key?
    Personally I've always found its either the F8 key or F5 key that you keep tapping (don't hold it down) untill it brings up the boot menu

    If it loads to the boot screen (Win98 logo) then reboot and start again, start pressing the button once the BIOS is finished loading :)


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  • #7
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Cheers ill try that.

    Never thought a screen res change would effect an older monitor like that.


  • #8
    Ri_Nollaig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭Ri_Nollaig


    Cabaal wrote:
    Ctrl key?
    Personally I've always found its either the F8 key or F5 key that you keep tapping (don't hold it down) untill it brings up the boot menu

    If it loads to the boot screen (Win98 logo) then reboot and start again, start pressing the button once the BIOS is finished loading :)
    i always remember it as F8 too or atleast saying it somewhere during the start up if it was something else
    but it can b crtl too according to this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q180902 im sure i did it that way atleast once... :confused:


  • #9
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    jank wrote:
    Cheers ill try that.

    Never thought a screen res change would effect an older monitor like that.

    :) its cos the res pumped out by the graphics card is out of the displayable range for the monitor so it simply decides hat its not gona display it :)


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