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Erro when booting -If you can read this message, Windows has successfully

Asked by: richardwakefield

If you can read this message, Windows has successfully
initialized this display adapter.

To use this adapter as part of your Windows desktop, open
the Display option in the Control Panel and adjust the
settings on the Settings tab.


But the problem is that this message never goes away. Even after Windows loads (I can hear it) the message is still there.

I even tried using an older monitor, but that one also gave the same message that never disappers.
 I only have one video card in the pc (onboard dell optiplex gx100)

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Answers

 

by: StealthMulletPosted on 2004-07-01 at 02:17:53ID: 11444682

Have you actually gone into Display Properties and adjusted your reoslution and colours?

 

by: richardwakefieldPosted on 2004-07-01 at 03:22:06ID: 11444978

It doesn't go into Windows, I don't see the bios screen. This is the first msg I see, then nothing else.

 

by: StealthMulletPosted on 2004-07-01 at 05:01:57ID: 11445675

Have you tried booting into VGA mode (tap F8 key on boot up) and then lowering your refresh rate in display properties > settings > advance > adapter tab ?

 

by: richardwakefieldPosted on 2004-07-01 at 06:01:16ID: 11446169

It doesn't come up with anything other than this screen.

 

by: acsevenPosted on 2004-07-01 at 06:56:15ID: 11446727

that must be some problem with your video card, I guess... Have you tried using another? remove it, and re-insert it. check if the cables are well plugged in.

very wierd. :S

 

by: richardwakefieldPosted on 2004-07-02 at 03:16:14ID: 11455439

I only have an onboard video card, and there is no agp slot :(

 

by: acsevenPosted on 2004-07-03 at 10:59:49ID: 11464101

those aren't good news... :S see if you can find any old PCI card...

 

by: kciminoPosted on 2004-07-03 at 22:24:27ID: 11466567

check in the bios and see if its using pci or agp as the primary adapter

 

by: richardwakefieldPosted on 2004-07-05 at 01:10:57ID: 11471437

i can't get into the bios!

 

by: kciminoPosted on 2004-07-05 at 18:38:37ID: 11477070

what os are uyou using?
it sounds like its allready runing windows and it showing you a screen for a secondary display adapter

 

by: CallandorPosted on 2004-07-09 at 12:27:27ID: 11515139

Try booting from a DOS disk and see if your display is behaving correctly.  Create a boot diskette using the tools at www.bootdisk.com.

 

by: awickerhamPosted on 2009-02-09 at 11:04:13ID: 23593163

I had the same exact problem as Richard did, exactly and I fixed the problem.  I followed the experts advise and looked at the hookups and what I found was that I had two places on the back of the computer to plug in the monitor, one from the factory and one from a VGA card that I guess I put in (but can't remember doing it).  I plugged the monitor into the new VGA card slot on the back and the computer started booting up correctly but then went blank, after a few more tries, it started coming up with the same error message as before about the display adapter.  I then opened up the computer, put the VGA card into another open emply slot, started it back up and it works fine now, everything boots up perfectly and the computer is usable again as if nothing ever happened.  Thanks for the advise.

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