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March 10th, 2005 21:00
2. Digital Input - Cannot display this video mode
There is a Dell article (FA1079260) "Why Do I Get Error Message "Cannot Display This Video Mode" After Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP?" that talks about this error but, I keep getting the error each time I boot. And the article seems unclear about if this is a one-time error and once the refresh rate is detected, why does it keep happening?
Yes, I did have to reload WindowsXP - and if I let the system completely boot, the Flat Panel does work but if I try to enter either the Setup (F2) or F12 during boot, when the error message comes up, the system just hangs.
Also, if WindowsXP worked before the reload with the Flat Panel, why does the error continue to ocurr with each boot up?
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380green
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March 11th, 2005 16:00
Chris,
It is connected to the Digital connector (only) of the ATI Radeon X300 card.
This seems to happen right after the bios post and just as WindowsXP is trying to strart loading.
I can't remember if this error ocurred before SP2 was loaded or not, but in order to get a clean install of SP2, I had to reload WindowsXP from the Dell disk.
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To what port is the monitor connected?
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March 14th, 2005 17:00
mng58458
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March 23rd, 2005 01:00
I have the same msg. I've ensured the the B button is pressed. I tried several things already. Reseat cable, reset bios, power reset, uninstall/reinstall video driver, change screen resolution (lower/higher) and it still gives me the same msg.
Do I have to worry about this error? It seems that the display is fine inside Safe Mode and Normal Mode but error msg comes up every startup.
Any other suggestion?:smileyindifferent:
380green
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March 23rd, 2005 11:00
After working on this with Microsoft and Dell, what I found that seems to fix (at least on my system) is to reinstall the RADEON video card driver. Didn't uninstall, just downloaded and reinstalled.
Seems like something is clobbering the driver (corrupting) - but the error message went away.