NVIDIA, boots to "Out of Frequency Range"

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I have a 10 mo old Dimension 4600. This morning I was updating to the latest
drivers for the NVIDA Geoforce 5200. I followed the on line instructions and
dclicked the dloaded file and then it rebooted. However after I logged on in
the reboot the on screen message recommended that I don't continue as the
drivers weren't XP approved. So I selected to not continue. Anyways it was
as if it had already installed as that's what it said moments later.

And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour. I
selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test pattern
with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and V58.1).

The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect anything.

I need your advice.

Much appreciated

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I think you confused it. Reinstall the drivers you downloaded and say OK to
the fact that they are not XP certified. Doesn't matter.

Tom
"Doug Mitchell" <jmjm@SsYyMmPpAaTtIiCcOo.ca> wrote in message
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>I have a 10 mo old Dimension 4600. This morning I was updating to the
>latest
> drivers for the NVIDA Geoforce 5200. I followed the on line instructions
> and
> dclicked the dloaded file and then it rebooted. However after I logged on
> in
> the reboot the on screen message recommended that I don't continue as the
> drivers weren't XP approved. So I selected to not continue. Anyways it was
> as if it had already installed as that's what it said moments later.
>
> And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour. I
> selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test
> pattern
> with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and V58.1).
>
> The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect anything.
>
> I need your advice.
>
> Much appreciated
>
> --
> Doug Mitchell (jmjm@sympatico.ca)
>
>

 

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"Doug Mitchell" <jmjm@SsYyMmPpAaTtIiCcOo.ca> wrote in message
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|I have a 10 mo old Dimension 4600. This morning I was updating to the
latest
| drivers for the NVIDA Geoforce 5200. I followed the on line instructions
and
| dclicked the dloaded file and then it rebooted. However after I logged on
in
| the reboot the on screen message recommended that I don't continue as the
| drivers weren't XP approved. So I selected to not continue. Anyways it was
| as if it had already installed as that's what it said moments later.
|
| And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour. I
| selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test
pattern
| with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and V58.1).
|
| The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect anything.
|
| I need your advice.
|
| Much appreciated
|
| --
| Doug Mitchell (jmjm@sympatico.ca)

Try booting in safe mode. (tap f8 while the computer is booting) This should
allow you to boot to a low resolution/refresh rate that the monitor will
accept.

You could then either "roll back" the driver in device manager (highlight
your display adapter in device manager, right click Properties and go to the
"Driver" tab, choose "Roll back driver") which should get you back to your
previous settings and/or try installing the updated driver again. Ignore the
"driver not approved" message and choose install anyway.

P.S. You didn't mention where you were getting the driver update from. I
always get mine directly from NVidia and they have always proven reliable.

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
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I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
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"HillBillyBuddhist" <hillbillybuddhistshoes@columbus.rr.com> wrote in
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> "Doug Mitchell" <jmjm@SsYyMmPpAaTtIiCcOo.ca> wrote in message
> news:T8X0d.81$lb5.13771@news20.bellglobal.com...
> |I have a 10 mo old Dimension 4600. This morning I was updating to the
> latest
> | drivers for the NVIDA Geoforce 5200. I followed the on line instructions
> and
> | dclicked the dloaded file and then it rebooted. However after I logged
on
> in
> | the reboot the on screen message recommended that I don't continue as
the
> | drivers weren't XP approved. So I selected to not continue. Anyways it
was
> | as if it had already installed as that's what it said moments later.
> |
> | And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour. I
> | selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test
> pattern
> | with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and
V58.1).
> |
> | The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect anything.
> |
> | I need your advice.
> |
> | Much appreciated
> |
> | --
> | Doug Mitchell (jmjm@sympatico.ca)
>
> Try booting in safe mode. (tap f8 while the computer is booting) This
should
> allow you to boot to a low resolution/refresh rate that the monitor will
> accept.

I thought I did try going to safe mode but after these c: locations of
certain...partition files, I think that's what was in the root, come up on
the screen I still go to the "OUT of FREQUENCY" screen again .

I dont have alot of experience selecting safe mode. Am I doing something
wrong to not be able to get it to finish booting so I can do 'stuff'?

Thanks for your advice

Doug

> You could then either "roll back" the driver in device manager (highlight
> your display adapter in device manager, right click Properties and go to
the
> "Driver" tab, choose "Roll back driver") which should get you back to your
> previous settings and/or try installing the updated driver again. Ignore
the
> "driver not approved" message and choose install anyway.
>
> P.S. You didn't mention where you were getting the driver update from. I
> always get mine directly from NVidia and they have always proven reliable.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
> --
> D
>
> I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
> I was just trying to help.
> Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
> advice herein.
> No warranty is expressed or implied.
> Your mileage may vary.
> See store for details.
>
> Remove shoes to E-mail.
>
>

 

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"HillBillyBuddhist"

> You could then either "roll back" the driver in device manager (highlight
> your display adapter in device manager, right click Properties and go to
the
> "Driver" tab, choose "Roll back driver") which should get you back to your
> previous settings and/or try installing the updated driver again.

I got to safe mode but was unable to roll it back.

Do I uninstall the driver before reinstalling or just reinstall?

> P.S. You didn't mention where you were getting the driver update from. I

I got it from Dell's site.

> always get mine directly from NVidia and they have always proven reliable.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Which driver do I need if I have the Geforce 5200 with 128 MG?

Thanks for your help.

Doug

 

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"D Mitchell" <jmjm@SsYyMmPpAaTtIiCcOo.ca> wrote in message
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> "HillBillyBuddhist"
>
>> You could then either "roll back" the driver in device manager (highlight
>> your display adapter in device manager, right click Properties and go to
> the
>> "Driver" tab, choose "Roll back driver") which should get you back to
>> your
>> previous settings and/or try installing the updated driver again.
>
> I got to safe mode but was unable to roll it back.
>
> Do I uninstall the driver before reinstalling or just reinstall?
>
>> P.S. You didn't mention where you were getting the driver update from. I
>
> I got it from Dell's site.
>
>> always get mine directly from NVidia and they have always proven
>> reliable.
>>
>> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>
> Which driver do I need if I have the Geforce 5200 with 128 MG?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Doug

Go to the NVidia driver link I posted. They've made it 1-2-3 simple.

Select "Graphics Driver" in the first box. The second box will then give you
three choices of card types. Choose "GeForce and TNT2." In the third box
choose your operating system and click go. The download page will have a
link titled "Installation Hints" discussing among other things what to do
with your old driver.

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In article <T8X0d.81$lb5.13771@news20.bellglobal.com>,
jmjm@SsYyMmPpAaTtIiCcOo.ca (Doug Mitchell) says...

> And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour. I
> selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test pattern
> with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and V58.1).

I think that message is from the monitor, not the computer. Your scan
rate is too high for the monitor to display.

> The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect anything.

The computer is probably booting fine, you just can't see it. As others
have suggested, boot to VGA safe mode and back off on your scan rate.

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I have the same system and I downloaded ther driver from NVIDIA with
no problem. Although, I get an error that it wasn't approved for XP it
works fine. NVIDIA's site has the most up to date driver. The one on
Windows Update/Dell's site didn't work causing low resolution so I
rolled it back with no problems

> Doug Mitchellwrote:
I have a 10 mo old Dimension 4600. This morning I was updating to the
latest
> drivers for the NVIDA Geoforce 5200. I followed the on line
instructions and
> dclicked the dloaded file and then it rebooted. However after I
logged on in
> the reboot the on screen message recommended that I don't continue
as the
> drivers weren't XP approved. So I selected to not continue. Anyways
it was
> as if it had already installed as that's what it said moments
later.
>
> And when all was done the screen was low resolution and low colour.
I
> selected the highest and then after restart it boots to a small test
pattern
> with the phrase below it "Out of Frequency Range" (H:92,5 khz and
V58.1).
>
> The computer will not boot past that for me to reselect
anything.
>
> I need your advice.
>
> Much appreciated
>
> --
> Doug Mitchell (jmjm@sympatico.ca)