signal over range

[tm1210]

I'd been using Linux Mint 10 for a few months and now and have started getting the "signal over range" scrolling across my screen when booting up. Resolution was 1024x768. After a while I couldn't boot into Mint at all. I've tried 3 or 4 live cd's but can' get any of these up and running before this message comes up. I find it strange this has just started happening after some months?

Windows 7 works fine. I'm using a 15" monitor with onboard Intel 82945G chipset.

Is it time for a new gfx card?

 

[tm1210]

Just had a go at changing the resolution in windows to anything above 1024x768 and I'm getting the "signal over range" screen. I know I'm probably one of very few people left using a 15" monitor... would the new distros be booting into higher resolutions now as standard seeing as 90%+ are using bigger monitors?

 

[tm1210]

I'll give that a go