Anybody come across this video out problem before?

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2010 at 21:46

This is an old old machine that OCUK made quite a few years ago (AMD Sempron) but it does what the owners want it to do.
Every now and then I clean it up by removing rubbish from the Taskbar and it lasts them another 2 years.
The weird problem is that I can only use their monitor to see the BIOS :confused:

I forget every time they bring it that I need their monitor to do BIOS checks and I've plugged it into at least 10 different monitors and none of them will show the initial boot but all will show Windows :confused:

The monitor I have on now says 'Out Of Range' and there's nothing I can do to bring it into range.

Before they can bring the monitor round is there anything anybody can suggest?

Destination · 6 Dec 2010 at 22:06

Damaged cable?

funguST · 6 Dec 2010 at 22:10

I tend to find its a funny resolution. Need to find a monitor that'll support that res, somehow change it (remote assistance into it an option?).

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2010 at 22:29

Hikari Kisugi said:
Damaged cable?

All the monitors have had their own cable.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2010 at 22:30

funguST said:
I tend to find its a funny resolution. Need to find a monitor that'll support that res, somehow change it (remote assistance into it an option?).

When I get the original monitor I'll have to play around with the BIOS.

SexyGreyFox · 7 Dec 2010 at 17:50

The original monitor won't show the BIOS/Boot Screen

Anybody know how to force it to show?

Thekwango · 7 Dec 2010 at 17:59

just a thought, but probably way off......did you try booting into safe mode, pressing f8 i think. should load up in vga mode then you might be able to change the res from there?

SexyGreyFox · 7 Dec 2010 at 18:15

I've done it.
I removed the CMOS battery, put it back and now I see the BIOS

Thekwango · 7 Dec 2010 at 18:21

it is amazing how many problems a cmos clear can cure