[jonespwns]

Ok so. I just got a hard drive from a friend and put it in my old computer to try to fix it up to sell it. But when I turn on the computer I get a error (not by the computer) but by the monitor saying its starting up a higher resolution that the monitor can handle. It shows the windows loading screen. I have also when into bios and changed around the setting and stuff. This computer is running onboard video (fail) and I do not have a PCI video card to test it out with. I have also tried safe mode and it says the same thing. Can someone shed some light on my problem?

 

[Dorkseid]

What kind of monitor?

 

[Fear of Oneself]

oh, i go the same error before.

how did i fix it? just trying to remember...

(oh boy, i still was using a 7600gt at that point)

OH! you have an external GPU that you are using with this error or is the the onboard?

 

[jonespwns]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorkseid What kind of monitor?

its a westinghouse

 

[RonindeBeatrice]

Why are you trying to boot into the harddrive that came from your friend's rig? You're going to have a bazillion problems with a Windows install for completely different hardware. Your best bet is to secure a copy of an OS and reinstall.

 

[jonespwns]

He bought a new HD and gave me his old one. I am putting this hard drive into an old computer to sell to a friend.

 

[jonespwns]

I was planning on installing Ubuntu on it. I was not going to keep it on there.

 

[Dorkseid]

LCD? Anything like a "factory reset" thing you can try? Safe mode should be 640 x 480 and that's not too high for any monitor I've heard of...

 

[jonespwns]

Im not sure. But the monitor works just fine with my normal computer. So its sorta weird

 

[williamdabastrd]

I've actually had a monitor that supported nothing but 1024x768, meaning I couldn't do anything. Seriously, no installing windows. *grr...*

 

[jonespwns]

Oh well just kill this thread like i killed my RAM. I thought I got rid of my static, but I guess i didnt. Static killed the RAM may it rest in peace lol.. Note to self: NEVER HOLD RAM ON CARPET.