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June 24th, 2004, 09:37 PM
#1
Out Of Range
I'm working on a Dell Dimension 2350. Its Windows XP Home and Intel 845 graphics. The problem was it had virus that could not be deleted even in safe mode. So I plugged the drive into my machine and and deleted the file from my OS.
Now I just need to boot the machine up in my shop to make sure everything is ok befroe the customer takes it home. Problem is that when I boot it up it goes to a range too high for any monitor I can find (2, an lcd and a 15in. crt). I can boot into safe mode (even as administrator) but the options to reduce the refresh are not there. It just has the option "use default hardware settings".
I can remove the driver and boot into normal mode without a driver and 648x480 res. I tried installing the driver from Dell's site and the newest from Intel but as soon as it gets to the login screnn it goes out of range.
How can I get into this machine?
Indeterminism. There's nothing you can do about it.
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June 25th, 2004, 08:20 AM
#2
Driver Terrier
delete the monitor driver?
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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June 25th, 2004, 08:29 AM
#3
Most Greaterlyist
on some older machines, i remember changing the refresh rate in the BIOS. maybe that wood work. ??
It's good to be the King.
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June 25th, 2004, 10:03 AM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by jimmm33
I'm working on a Dell Dimension 2350. Its Windows XP Home and Intel 845 graphics. The problem was it had virus that could not be deleted even in safe mode. So I plugged the drive into my machine and and deleted the file from my OS.
Now I just need to boot the machine up in my shop to make sure everything is ok befroe the customer takes it home. Problem is that when I boot it up it goes to a range too high for any monitor I can find (2, an lcd and a 15in. crt). I can boot into safe mode (even as administrator) but the options to reduce the refresh are not there. It just has the option "use default hardware settings".
I can remove the driver and boot into normal mode without a driver and 648x480 res. I tried installing the driver from Dell's site and the newest from Intel but as soon as it gets to the login screnn it goes out of range.
How can I get into this machine?
Try removing the driver then using DirverCleaner to hopefully clean up all the settings of the driver from the registry and INF files. Then re-install the driver.
Good Luck
Last edited by Vip2; June 25th, 2004 at 10:05 AM.
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June 26th, 2004, 04:18 AM
#5
Registered User
Excellent proggy.
Never seen it before, but its straight in the toolbox.
Thanks
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June 27th, 2004, 03:33 AM
#6
Registered User
on all NT based machine you can go VGA mode
there install the driver and reboot
I believe it will solve the problem
cheers,
Gabriel
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June 27th, 2004, 01:36 PM
#7
Registered User
If you post the name of the file perhaps someone can send it to you?
You can also try this.
go to safe mode then into Device manager- Monitor-Properties-Driver and choose Roll back driver. If there is no previous driver than choose Update driver-Install from a specific location-Don't search. Uncheck Show compatible hardware. Then choose a monitor that you know has the same or lower refresh rate than the one you use.
Last edited by techs; June 27th, 2004 at 01:44 PM.
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