Monitor display

[KB55]

I have for the first time booted up a computer loaded with Linux by a computer friend. All I can see on the monitor is "Out of Range".
Please advise.
Thanx

[oz]

I have for the first time booted up a computer loaded with Linux by a computer friend. All I can see on the monitor is "Out of Range".
Please advise.
Thanx

Welcome to the forums!

Tell us more, such as:

distribution and version
video card / model
video driver used
monitor / model

[KB55]

Welcome to the forums!

Tell us more, such as:

distribution and version
video card / model
video driver used
monitor / model

Thanx for the quick reply Oz.
I know this is pathetic but all I can tell you is it is a BenQ FP767 monitor. I was bemoaning Windows and my computer maintenance technician offered to install Linux so I can start to learn. What goes on inside the box is out of my realm. I was hoping for a boot up fix really. I can see PCLinuxOS on the screen when it starts to boot but that default screen appears later.
Cheers

[oz]

It sounds like this might be related to incorrect horizontal and/or vertical refresh rates being used in your xorg.conf file, and your monitor can't handle them.

Check your monitor manual for the correct rates, then boot with a liveCD and see if you can edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to include the correct rates.

Then reboot.

I've not used PCLinuxOS in several years, so perhaps there's an easier way that someone can post for you.