Geforce Graphics card help please!

**Mike Hawk** · 05-22-2006, 02:18 PM

I got a new Geforce graphics card for my PC and when i plug my monitor in it, it says "out of range". how the crap do i fix this? i was reading where its got something to do with the hertz or some garbage, i dont know just please help.

**Aerialist** · 05-22-2006, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Hawk

I got a new Geforce graphics card for my PC and when i plug my monitor in it, it says "out of range". how the crap do i fix this? i was reading where its got something to do with the hertz or some garbage, i dont know just please help.

Which GeForce?

typically you need to go to:

Display
Click settings
Click advanced.
Click your card tab at the top if you've loaded the drivers.
Click perfromance and quality.

Click in between high performance and quality (perfromnace)
Click 4x antilasing and anisotropic.

Stay out of texture until you've fixed.

close

See what happens

**tnthub** · 05-22-2006, 02:50 PM

Boot to safe mode. Adjust settings. Reboot and tune. This is a good thing. If the monitor will not display the resolution or refresh this is how it protects itself.

**Aerialist** · 05-22-2006, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by tnthub

Boot to safe mode. Adjust settings. Reboot and tune. This is a good thing. If the monitor will not display the resolution or refresh this is how it protects itself.

Right. Check resolution / settings first. Whats your display / monitor?

**Mike Hawk** · 05-22-2006, 05:27 PM

ok it works now but now the bottom toolbar and tray icons on the desktop dont show up

**RainMan** · 05-22-2006, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Hawk

ok it works now but now the bottom toolbar and tray icons on the desktop dont show up

Two things
1) Does your desktop look distorted? May still need to adjust your display resolution & Refresh rate. May also need to adjust monitor display settings (buttons on front of monitor). LCD or CRT? What Make & Model?

2) Win XP Task Bar & Start Menu Properties, May have the Auto Hide Task Bar checked. Move cursor to bottom of screen, does Task Bar pop up? Right click next to Start button, select properties, un-check Auto Hide Task Bar.

**Aerialist** · 05-22-2006, 05:59 PM

Also you need to go to your monitor settings and move the screen horizontal / vertical until the taskbar creeps into view.
Then adjust left right until you have a nice full screen.