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i installed battlefield 1942 and when i click to play the black screen with battlefield shows up on the desktop then in a few seconds it goes black and a message box comes on that says "input signal is out of range please change settings to 1280 x 1024-60hz". my display setting are already set to that...can anyone tell me how to correct this problem.

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A short explanation and focused troubleshooting for the "input signal is out of range" message from .

The monitor message means the display is receiving timing (resolution, refresh rate or pixel clock) that it cannot show. Desktop settings can match the monitor yet an older fullscreen game may switch to a different mode at launch and trigger the error. Common causes include the game forcing an unsupported mode, the graphics card sending a different timing than expected, or the monitor not reporting supported modes correctly (EDID/scaler issue).

  • Swap the video cable and connector type (use the monitor's native digital input rather than an analog adapter when possible). Adapters sometimes lose EDID so the card sends the wrong timings.
  • Test the PC with a different monitor or TV. If the game runs correctly there, the original monitor's scaler or EDID is suspect.
  • Create or force a matching mode in the GPU control panel (add a custom 1280x1024@60Hz) so the card uses exact timings before the game starts.
  • Run the game in windowed mode or run any available "safe video" / low-resolution launch option, or rename/delete the game's profile/config folder so it regenerates defaults with safe values.
  • If multiple displays are present, run with a single monitor (disable mirroring/clone); multi-monitor setups can cause mode negotiation problems.
  • Always avoid forcing refresh rates outside the monitor spec (especially on CRTs).

Good diagnostic questions from (monitor model, drivers, GPU) remain important, and 's OS-level checks are a useful first pass. The advice from (preset size changes) can sometimes hide the problem but does not address timing or EDID faults. If none of the above resolves the issue, the monitor's scaler or EDID circuitry is likely at fault and hardware replacement or service is the pragmatic next step.

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Member Avatar for chrisbliss18

What kind of monitor do you have?
Do you have the drivers for the monitor installed?
What is your graphics card?
Do you have the latest drivers for your graphics card installed?
Is it Battlefield 2 or Windows that is giving you the error?

might give you some helpful ideas to try.

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>ok, so what u need to do is go to the "Start" icon in the bottom left corner of your screen.
>next you need to go to "Control Panel" listed in a blue box.
>Go to "Appearance and Themes"
>now click on Change Screen resolution to whatever your computer is telling you to change it to
>click "Apply", "ok" and try to run your program again
>if all fails, you need to update your graphic card from one of the following links:
>


>http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/2563/creative-3d-blaster-series-graphics-card-driver-update-44.04-for-win2000-xp-free-download.html


>


All of the above links are free to Update.
hoped this helped a little!
sincerely,
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Member Avatar for vickylrk

IF YOU HAVE 19Inch MONITOR/LCD Anything else change it to 14/17 Inch your problem will be solved

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