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Hi,
I have a NVIDIA BFG 8800 gtx graphic card which sits on a 680i motherboard running 32bit VISTA/SP1. I recently went to the NVIDIA site and downloaded the latest graphic drivers. When rebooting the PC the screen displays 'Out of Range' and remained black screened until I rebooted the pc iin safe mode and restored the original drivers. I have tried the latest drivers form several sites and get the same problem.
Has anyone experienced this problem before?
Currently my PC is running fine with the graphic drivers...

Reply to kiwiboy

You would have a couple of options I think...

First you could install the drivers and connect it to another monitor to see if it supports the resolution it is in when you reboot, then change it to your other monitors native resolution. This has happened to me before, luckily I have a HD TV and could fix it on that then connect it to my monitor.

Or if it is performing fine with your older drivers just use them ...

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Reply to theTHiiiNG

could be monitor drivers with the new gfx drivers.

reduce the resolution to 640x480 or 800x600 and then uninstall the old and reinstall the new drivers. The you'll be able to find what the monitor will take with new drivers installed. You may have to get the monitor drivers and reinstall them so that the card knows how to talk to you monitor.

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Reply to 13thmonkey

It could also be a frequency issue. If the driver 'updated' you from 60mhz to 75mhz refresh rate it could cause a 'Out of range' error on certain resolutions. However this is a double edged sword as simply lowering your resolution will also increase your frequence.

Try right clicking on your desktop. Then going Display properties > Settings > Advanced > Monitor and select a refresh rate that both your monitor and graphics card support for the resolution you want.

Reply to JDocs

Jdocs, good point, I'd forgotten about the freq. it is liable to the culprit, so you could do what I suggested AND reduce the frequncy to 60Hz, and then see what it can cope with. Or do what Jdocs said, his seems like less effort is required.

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13thmonkey wrote :

Bingo.

I had this problem happen to me once. Just reinstall the old drivers.

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