Question about Dell UltraSharp 1704FPT 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Monitor not displaying

Monitor is black except for a blue 4x4 suare in the middle. It says "out of frequency range". I can seem to get to display properties to reset the monitor. My granddaughter obviously changed something........ XP operating system and basic Dell desktop system thanks in advance for your help ron

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JudeeT Mar 06, 2008

I am having a similar issue. I have hooked the monitor up to a server and I just get the square in the middle tha says out of range. I can not get to any screens to change settings from the server. How should I handle this.
Anonymous Apr 05, 2008

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dbethel Apr 16, 2008

I have the same problem, but I'm using a Mac Pro. The startup screen comes on, but when the screen is about to switch to the login, it goes black and comes up with the dreaded blue square. What can I do so I can use my computer?!
sandym_69 Jan 03, 2009

when i switch on the monitor there was a message out of frequency range and counted from 20 to 0 seconds and monitor switched off , when i restarted the system there is no display and only amber light in the monitor, how to solve this problem

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I got thesame error, believe me , this wont help, and my pc is lotsa better than those compaqs, underclocking helps a bit, and install multyres, i got a ati x radeon1650, (agp)had thesame with my x1600 (ye i got lotsa graphic cards)

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Sounds like your video adapter settings have been wedged. You can use the following steps. 1) Boot the laptop into safe mode. Boot into safe mode with networking support if possible. This can be done by tapping the F8 key as the computer first turns on. 2) Once you are at the Desktop, right click on My Computer and select Manage. 3) In the window that appears, select Device Manager from the menu on the left. 4) Find Display Adapters on the right and click the plus sign. This will list the video adapter that you have. NOTE: WRITE this down EXACTLY. You may need to go and get drivers for this. Seeing this is an older model, I doubt you'll need it, but better to be safe then sorry. 5) Go to your manufacturers support web site and download these drivers. You may not need them, but better to be safe then sorry. NOTE: Skip step 5 if you did not boot with network support or cannot get to the Internet. This can be done from normal mode. 6) Right click on the display adpater and choose un-install. Hit OK on the window that appears and reboot the machine when the process is done. 7) The machine will take longer than usual to boot, as Windows XP is re-discovering the video adapter and resetting everything to the defaults. When it is done booting, the screen may look weird since the settings are now the defaults. You can the set them to what you want by right clicking on the desktop and selecting properties. Then go to the settings tab. 8) IF it did not re-discover the video adapter (this can be confirmed through the device manager), then go ahead and install the drivers. Windows Update will most likely also have the drivers.

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Sounds like your video adapter settings have been wedged. If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2, you can use the following steps. 1) Boot the laptop into safe mode. Boot into safe mode with networking support if possible. This can be done by tapping the F8 key as the computer first turns on. 2) Once you are at the Desktop, right click on My Computer and select Manage. 3) In the window that appears, select Device Manager from the menu on the left. 4) Find Display Adapters on the right and click the plus sign. This will list the video adapter that you have. NOTE: WRITE this down EXACTLY. You may need to go and get drivers for this. Seeing this is an older model, I doubt you'll need it, but better to be safe then sorry. 5) Go to your manufacturers support web site and download these drivers. You may not need them, but better to be safe then sorry. NOTE: Skip step 5 if you did not boot with network support or cannot get to the Internet. This can be done from normal mode. 6) Right click on the display adpater and choose un-install. Hit OK on the window that appears and reboot the machine when the process is done. 7) The machine will take longer than usual to boot, as Windows XP is re-discovering the video adapter and resetting everything to the defaults. When it is done booting, the screen may look weird since the settings are now the defaults. You can the set them to what you want by right clicking on the desktop and selecting properties. Then go to the settings tab. 8) IF it did not re-discover the video adapter (this can be confirmed through the device manager), then go ahead and install the drivers. Windows Update will most likely also have the drivers.

Posted on Oct 16, 2006

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