So I need a new graphics card

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:16 am

Neon wrote:I put the Sapphire HD 3850 in my computer but its still having the same problem where the monitor says 'frequency over range' if'n I don't start in safe moad

Is that all that was happening with your old card? Maybe it wasn't broke after all.

Anyway I bet u could reinstall ur OS and see what that does

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:01 am

Maybe he needs to install the drivers for it first?

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:57 am

You need to change the screen mode to one that is within the monitor's specs. Can't tell you exactly how to do it in XP but I would boot into safe mode and try playing with the display properties, or failing that, hunt for it in the registry and change it there. Then reboot in normal mode and hopefully you'll get a display.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:25 am

ED-057 wrote:You need to change the screen mode to one that is within the monitor's specs.

This would have been the blindingly obvious thing to do.

I think highly enough of Neon that I didn't mention it, but hey, give it a shot