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I have a Geforce 8500GT on my PC, and I made the stupid mistake of setting it to a higher frequency than my monitor can manage. It boots up and it shows me this…

and that's all. I can't do anything.

The thing is that I think this video board is a little broken anyway, because when it boots up i can't see anything until Windows starts loading. But it worked fine after, no problems.

I'm on my on-board video board now, and I don't know how to set the frequency back, because when I boot up with the on-board one, it says something like "changing freq" and it goes ok.

How can I get the frequency back for the 8500Gt?

TFM
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ChristianM
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    What happens when you boot into safe mode and change the resolution? – ta.speot.is Sep 23 '12 at 08:19
  • Well, before I did the dumb thing of changing the freq, I couldn't see anything until Windows 7 started loading. And now, I can't see anything until this error pops up. So, I can't really go into Safe Mode. I tried to get in blindly, but didn't have much luck. The graphics-card isn't new, but the it works when in windows. – ChristianM Sep 23 '12 at 08:23
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    The diagnostic menu you use to get into safe mode should start with a very conservative screen resolution and refresh rate. You should be able to bash away at F8 until you get the menu. – ta.speot.is Sep 23 '12 at 08:25

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I had similar before - in the fact I made a change to the card and then it appeared to not work at all (although mine wasn't due to refresh rate). Oddly, taking the battery out of the motherboard for 2 minutes and then putting it back in (when the PC is off) did it.

I also had the luxury of a second VGA (built in) which I could have used.

Dave
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