Fw: [WEB4LIB] Resetting monitor out of frequency tolerance

[Daniel Jolley]

I had a similar problem with the resolution settings on an NT workstation.
The startup screen had been set not to display the menu letting me start up
in VGA mode.  What I had to do was go to another machine, figure out the
keystrokes needed to get to my display settings and make the change, and
then "work blind" on the problem machine in order to get those settings back
to normal.  In my case, even though I only saw the message "out of range" on
the screen, I was still able to sign on and get to what I needed via
keystrokes.

Dan Jolley
Systems Manager
Dover Memorial Library
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
704-406-4297


----- Original Message -----
From: "L. E. Puckett" <lpuckett at billings.lib.mt.us>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Resetting monitor out of frequency tolerance


> Hi, folks!
> This one I don't know who to ask exactly. Someone reset the refresh
> frequency on one of the monitors on a PAC station to 93Hz, which is
> outside the monitor's tolerance range (max 90Hz). Consequently, it now
> automatically shuts down right after the blue boot up screen before
> Windows opens. I've tried a couple older monitors, in hopes they are
> more tolerant, but no such luck. If I could get to the Windows desktop,
> I could easily reset the refresh frequency, but I can't get there. It's
> very frustrating. Any suggestions? Please?
> Lynne
>
> --
> L. E. Puckett
> Reference & Electronic Systems Librarian
> Parmly Billings Library
> 510 North Broadway
> Billings MT 59101
> 406-657-8258