Help! Computer screen says Out of Range!!

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab, and then note the settings for Colors and Screen area.
4. In the Colors or Color Palette box, click High Color (16 bit).
5. Move the Screen area or Desktop area slider to 800 by 600 pixels, and then click OK.
6. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

Test the game again.

Try this if the above doesn't work:



Change the refresh rate setting in DirectX
1. Click Start, click Run, type dxdiag.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the More Help tab, click Override.
3. Click Override Value, type a refresh rate setting in the Override Value box that is supported by both your video adapter and the monitor, and then click OK. Try one value at a time.

Note Typical values are 60, 62, 72, and 75.
4. Click Exit.

Note If you change the video refresh rate to a setting that is not supported by the monitor, you can damage the monitor. Check the documentation for the monitor or contact the manufacturer of the monitor to determine compatible refresh rates before you change the default refresh rate setting for your video adapter.

Regards Jase

Well none of my friends would let me borrow a monitor. I just wanna fix this at home without changing my monitor.

It's not a game that I wanna play its my whole computer. The screen just doesnt show. I turn it on then the screen goes black and in a blue box, it says OUT, OF, RANGE!

unless you can get into safe mode then you might not be able to fix this without borrowing a monitor or taking your pc to a friends house

you can go into safe mode with networking and download your drivers if you need to

there should be a checkbox that says something like "show only refresh rates supported by this monitor" that'll take all the ones out that your monitor can't support
that's what i did before i upped mine

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Yes still do the following above.

Regards Jase

I put it in safe mode and did what u said to do but didnt work.

Did you do what i said above.

Regards Jase

If you can't see anything how do you expect to fix this without changing your monitor with one that you know works. It would be an easy task, to grab your case and carry it to a friends house. If another monitor works you know your monitor is bad. If it doesn't work, or you get the same "Out Of Range" message your video card is bad

have you tried running off onboard graphics, if you have them? remember to enable them in your bios again though otherwise it won't work

What kind of monitor is it? LCD (flat skinny screen) or CRT (big/fat like an old TV)?

big fat kind

Great_Assassin if you are'nt going to co-operate with us then why bother to post a thread.

I asked you if you have done the follwing.

And you have got CRT monitor if it is big and fat. Does it look like THIS

Regards Jase :wave:

do i do all this in safe mode?

Well try it in normal mode first, if that doesn't work then try it in Safe mode.

Regards Jase

The thing is I cant do it in normal. Thats why i want help cuz i cant do anything if i turn my computer on normal.

Do it in safe mode then.

Follow every step exactly.

Regards Jase

So after I set a refresh rate in override, do I exit and restart my computer normally?

CRT Monitors (Big and fat) are not that sensitive to refresh rates, and because it is a CRT monitor, it may be getting old. LCD's run a vertical refresh rate of 60Hz + or -... CRT monitors can run 72Hz to 85Hz or higher depending on price and quality

Yes that is what you do

Yes. And just see if the display message has gone after when you boot up in normal mode.

Regards Jase