Listen-to-my-Geekness
3rd Jun 2012, 11:53 PM
Okay, so if I put this in the wrong place, I'm sorry. Been awhile since I navigated Modthesims2 for forum purposes.
My problem is with my samsung monitor. I was trying to run my launcher so I could test my mods/packages thing since I was working on getting my CC to work. A message popped up asking me if I wanted to install the latest patch for my sims store items, but when I tried to click "yes", it made a ding noise and nothing happened. It made the same ding noise when I tried clicking "no" and "later" and nothing happened. The box wouldn't go away either and when I tried closing the program nothing happened, so I shut down my computer.
When I tried turning on my computer a minute or so later, something wrong entirely began happening. My computer was running fine and even sounded like it had gotten to the desktop (because it made the happy turning on noise) but my monitor was all black ecept for a moving message that said:
Not Optimum Mode
Mode recommended:
1280x1024 60hz
I checked and everything was plugged in right, I tried restarting the computer again (pressing power button directly, duh), pressing the buttons on the monitor, pressing buttons on the keyboard, unplugging the monitor from power outlet, re plugging it in and restarting the computer, holding down F8 when restarting the computer/repeatedly pressing it to go into VGA mode or run on safe mode.
I tried reading help forums but everyone says to run it on VGA/Safe mode and change resolution to the recommended: 1280x1024 60hz. HOW??? NOTHING WORKS!
If someone could please explain this to me in english and not in tech talk, that would be awesome. I'm starting to go into rage fits which I'm sure isn't good for my blood pressure!
I have Windows Vista/7
My grandpa says that he thinks it's something wrong with my video card.
My problem is with my samsung monitor. I was trying to run my launcher so I could test my mods/packages thing since I was working on getting my CC to work. A message popped up asking me if I wanted to install the latest patch for my sims store items, but when I tried to click "yes", it made a ding noise and nothing happened. It made the same ding noise when I tried clicking "no" and "later" and nothing happened. The box wouldn't go away either and when I tried closing the program nothing happened, so I shut down my computer.
When I tried turning on my computer a minute or so later, something wrong entirely began happening. My computer was running fine and even sounded like it had gotten to the desktop (because it made the happy turning on noise) but my monitor was all black ecept for a moving message that said:
Not Optimum Mode
Mode recommended:
1280x1024 60hz
I checked and everything was plugged in right, I tried restarting the computer again (pressing power button directly, duh), pressing the buttons on the monitor, pressing buttons on the keyboard, unplugging the monitor from power outlet, re plugging it in and restarting the computer, holding down F8 when restarting the computer/repeatedly pressing it to go into VGA mode or run on safe mode.
I tried reading help forums but everyone says to run it on VGA/Safe mode and change resolution to the recommended: 1280x1024 60hz. HOW??? NOTHING WORKS!
If someone could please explain this to me in english and not in tech talk, that would be awesome. I'm starting to go into rage fits which I'm sure isn't good for my blood pressure!
I have Windows Vista/7
My grandpa says that he thinks it's something wrong with my video card.