Maybe I should elborate a bit more. We use a "low-end" 15" Polyview (but only
around 2 years old) LCD. It seems that Vista boot manager fails to detect the
supported LCD frequency correctly.

Maybe the LCD inplementation is non-standard which causes this problem, but
I think Vista should have be a bit more receptive to different hardware.

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:
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> No problem here with 22-inch LCD at 1680 x 1050 60Hz nVidia 7600GS (158.18)
>
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> "FirstSpot" <FirstSpot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6960A302-3C17-4CB6-896C-B9D37F2471F6@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > We have the same issue with Vista final using a LCD. The workaround we can
> > find is to use an old 14" monitor during the bootup process! Any fix on this
> > annoying issue?
> >
> >
> > "WWW" wrote:
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> >> I faced the same problem even I installed the public release. Nothing could
> >> be displayed in the Boot Manager with an error message from my monitor. It
> >> was about the refresh rate "out of range" problem, indicating the screen
> >> display required 87 Hz for vertical while the monitor only supported 55-78
> >> Hz.
> >>
> >> Has any update already been released which can solve this problem, or has
> >> anyone got any alternative solutions?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> "Buzbee" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have a Gateway DL31-1 monitor. My monitor supports
> >> > 640x480 at 60, 70 and 72 HZ (in all color modes) and 800x600 at 60 HZ only
> >> > (in all color modes). On vista boot-up I cannot see the Boot manager with
> >> > the OS
> >> > choices on RC1 and RC2 (scrambled video). Boot manager is there because if
> >> > I
> >> > press the down arrow and then enter, I boot to my previous OS (XP). I
> >> > assume
> >> > it uses a higher refresh rate
> >> > than my monitor can handle or possibly a higher resolution. I can see the
> >> > green bars after boot manager exits and the rest of the boot process
> >> > (possibly changing refresh rates?). If the NO GUI BOOT option is checked, I
> >> > cannot see anything until my desktop pops up. I guess it uses the same
> >> > refresh rate or resolution as boot manager. I've looked in bcedit and can't
> >> > seem to find a way to fix this. Any ideas? I don't want Vista to ruin my
> >> > monitor. This is something that needs to be fixed before public release.
> >> >
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