I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a problem
booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I got
the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%. If I
hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not being
able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
"Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E64E4FC-C6D5-4348-9728-AEDCB47B375E@microsoft.com...
>I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> 12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
> XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
> spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
> reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a
> problem
> booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I
> got
> the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
> seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%.
> If I
> hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not
> being
> able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
> the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
This is obviously a hardware question (Windows does not even start!),
so a hardware group would be a much better place for this post.
"Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6E64E4FC-C6D5-4348-9728-AEDCB47B375E@microsoft.com...
>I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> 12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
> XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
> spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
> reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a
> problem
> booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I
> got
> the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
> seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%.
> If I
> hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not
> being
> able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
> the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
You probably pushed the AUTO button on your LCD monitor at an inappropriate
point when it couldn't see the edges of the pixel area.
See if you monitor has a reset function or try a different monitor.
--
Brian Gregory. (In the UK) ng@bgdsv.co.uk
To email me remove the letter vee.
It's been a really long day. I should have included that once windows is
running all of my programs are centered just fine it's only the startup, BIOS
and safemode screens that are shifted to the left leaving a wide black margin
on the right.
"Brian Gregory [UK]" wrote:
> "Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6E64E4FC-C6D5-4348-9728-AEDCB47B375E@microsoft.com...
> >I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> > 12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
> > XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
> > spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
> > reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a
> > problem
> > booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I
> > got
> > the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
> > seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%.
> > If I
> > hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not
> > being
> > able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> > doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
> > the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
>
>
> You probably pushed the AUTO button on your LCD monitor at an inappropriate
> point when it couldn't see the edges of the pixel area.
>
> See if you monitor has a reset function or try a different monitor.
>
> --
>
> Brian Gregory. (In the UK)
> ng@bgdsv.co.uk
> To email me remove the letter vee.
>
>
>
Charlie wrote:
> It's been a really long day. I should have included that once windows is
> running all of my programs are centered just fine; it's only the startup, BIOS
> and safe mode screens that are shifted to the left leaving a wide black margin
> on the right.
They're at a different screen resolution. Align one of those screens
with the buttons on the front/side of your monitor.
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:48:01 -0800, Charlie
<Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
>12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
>XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
>spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
>reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a problem
>booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I got
>the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
>seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%. If I
>hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not being
>able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
>doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
>the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
Why ask here? BIOS is not a part of XP and is accessed LLOONNGG
before the OS starts to boot.
When you first turn on your computer it (depending on the video card
default) will normally start in VGA (640 X 480) or SVGA (800 X 600) or XGA
(1024 X 768) resolution at 60 HZ refresh rate. Once Windows takes control,
via drivers, of the video card the resolution of the adapter is adjusted to
whatever is set when windows is running. The monitor's image placement is
normally set once Windows has started but is in a default mode when Windows
is not running. Most newer monitors will remember settings for various
resolutions and refresh rates.
To set the monitor to show all the information before Windows starts you
will need to "fudge" either the initial bios screen or windows. Since the
resolution changes quickly you have to pause the screen someway to give time
to adjust the settings. Try these in the order listed until you get it
reset to where it is supposed to be.
1. Enter into the bios settings and try to change the monitor's alignment
for this resolution. You should read the monitor's instructions on how to
set the resolution's default prior to attempting this.
2. To fudge the bios screen setup.
When the computer is first turned on and the initial bios information is
displayed on the monitor press the Pause key on the keyboard once. If the
startup stops at this point (it should so try it a few times if it doesn't
work the first time), use the monitor's onscreen controls to move the image
to the desired location.
Once adjusted press the spacebar to continue bootup.
3. If the above methods don't work you will have to set Windows video
settings to the default of the video card upon initial bootup as shown
above. This will be a trial and error process. Right click on a blank area
of the desktop then click Properties. Next click the settings tab. Write
down the current settings for later. Change the settings to each of the
resolutions, one at a time, I showed at the beginning and click on OK to
have it adjusted to that setting (of course you also need to make sure that
on the advanced button, monitor tab, the refresh rate is set to 60 Hertz
each time. (Write down the initial setting before you change to 60.) Ok
out.
If the image moves to the place that you saw upon bootup, change to the
proper alignment per the monitor's instructions. Change the settings back
to the original settings on the video screen and then exit Windows and
reboot to see if you fixed the problem. If not, go to the next resolution.
Let us know if this resolves your problem.
"Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13FC3193-2390-4294-A664-8BBDB8ABB9D0@microsoft.com...
> It's been a really long day. I should have included that once windows is
> running all of my programs are centered just fine it's only the startup,
> BIOS
> and safemode screens that are shifted to the left leaving a wide black
> margin
> on the right.
>
> "Brian Gregory [UK]" wrote:
>
>> "Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6E64E4FC-C6D5-4348-9728-AEDCB47B375E@microsoft.com...
>> >I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
>> > 12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420,
>> > running
>> > XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good
>> > anti-virus/
>> > spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive
>> > and
>> > reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a
>> > problem
>> > booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted
>> > I
>> > got
>> > the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter
>> > everything
>> > seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left
>> > 25%.
>> > If I
>> > hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not
>> > being
>> > able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
>> > doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing
>> > on
>> > the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
>>
>>
>> You probably pushed the AUTO button on your LCD monitor at an
>> inappropriate
>> point when it couldn't see the edges of the pixel area.
>>
>> See if you monitor has a reset function or try a different monitor.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Brian Gregory. (In the UK)
>> ng@bgdsv.co.uk
>> To email me remove the letter vee.
>>
>>
>>
Attn: Pegasus (MVP) and NoConsequence. I apologize for not being sure of
where to post. I was sent here from TechNet General by AJR on 11/01 where I
posted "Don't know if this is BIOS, software or hardware. He also informed me
that I was in the wrong group. I must admit I at least get a response on this
page. ----Hello LVTravel ! This sounds like something that might work . I'm
not going to try this tonight I've been up since 6 AM ( I'm on the west
coast of Florida and it's just after 10:30 PM) but I will in the next day or
so be back with the results of your suggestions. Thank you, Charlie
"NoConsequence" wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:48:01 -0800, Charlie
> <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> >12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
> >XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
> >spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
> >reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a problem
> >booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I got
> >the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
> >seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%. If I
> >hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not being
> >able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> >doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
> >the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
>
> Why ask here? BIOS is not a part of XP and is accessed LLOONNGG
> before the OS starts to boot.
>
> Ask elsewhere
>
>
Good morning LVTravel. Your solution did the job, It was as simple as
hitting F1 at startup this morning. Once on the BIOS page I used the H
position adjustment on my monitor to auto correct, I have full access to all
of my screen views again. Many people such as myself are not aware that you
might need to adjust settings on a monitor several times in different stages
to allow everything to be shown on what we take for granted as a (normal)
view. Many kudos to you for taking the time to help. Thankyou, Charlie!
"Charlie" wrote:
> Attn: Pegasus (MVP) and NoConsequence. I apologize for not being sure of
> where to post. I was sent here from TechNet General by AJR on 11/01 where I
> posted "Don't know if this is BIOS, software or hardware. He also informed me
> that I was in the wrong group. I must admit I at least get a response on this
> page. ----Hello LVTravel ! This sounds like something that might work . I'm
> not going to try this tonight I've been up since 6 AM ( I'm on the west
> coast of Florida and it's just after 10:30 PM) but I will in the next day or
> so be back with the results of your suggestions. Thank you, Charlie
>
> "NoConsequence" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:48:01 -0800, Charlie
> > <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> > >12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420, running
> > >XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good anti-virus/
> > >spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive and
> > >reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a problem
> > >booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted I got
> > >the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter everything
> > >seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left 25%. If I
> > >hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not being
> > >able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> > >doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing on
> > >the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
> >
> > Why ask here? BIOS is not a part of XP and is accessed LLOONNGG
> > before the OS starts to boot.
> >
> > Ask elsewhere
> >
> >
On Nov 10, 7:08 am, "LVTravel" <no...@nothere.com> wrote:
> When you first turn on your computer it (depending on the video card
> default) will normally start in VGA (640 X 480) or SVGA (800 X 600) or XGA
> (1024 X 768) resolution at 60 HZ refresh rate. Once Windows takes control,
> via drivers, of the video card the resolution of the adapter is adjusted to
> whatever is set when windows is running. The monitor's image placement is
> normally set once Windows has started but is in a default mode when Windows
> is not running. Most newer monitors will remember settings for various
> resolutions and refresh rates.
>
> To set the monitor to show all the information before Windows starts you
> will need to "fudge" either the initial bios screen or windows. Since the
> resolution changes quickly you have to pause the screen someway to give time
> to adjust the settings. Try these in the order listed until you get it
> reset to where it is supposed to be.
>
> 1. Enter into the bios settings and try to change the monitor's alignment
> for this resolution. You should read the monitor's instructions on how to
> set the resolution's default prior to attempting this.
>
> 2. To fudge the bios screen setup.
>
> When the computer is first turned on and the initial bios information is
> displayed on the monitor press the Pause key on the keyboard once. If the
> startup stops at this point (it should so try it a few times if it doesn't
> work the first time), use the monitor's onscreen controls to move the image
> to the desired location.
>
> Once adjusted press the spacebar to continue bootup.
>
> 3. If the above methods don't work you will have to set Windows video
> settings to the default of the video card upon initial bootup as shown
> above. This will be a trial and error process. Right click on a blank area
> of the desktop then click Properties. Next click the settings tab. Write
> down the current settings for later. Change the settings to each of the
> resolutions, one at a time, I showed at the beginning and click on OK to
> have it adjusted to that setting (of course you also need to make sure that
> on the advanced button, monitor tab, the refresh rate is set to 60 Hertz
> each time. (Write down the initial setting before you change to 60.) Ok
> out.
>
> If the image moves to the place that you saw upon bootup, change to the
> proper alignment per the monitor's instructions. Change the settings back
> to the original settings on the video screen and then exit Windows and
> reboot to see if you fixed the problem. If not, go to the next resolution.
>
> Let us know if this resolves your problem.
>
> "Charlie" <Char...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:13FC3193-2390-4294-A664-8BBDB8ABB9D0@microsoft.com...
>
> > It's been a really long day. I should have included that once windows is
> > running all of my programs are centered just fine it's only the startup,
> > BIOS
> > and safemode screens that are shifted to the left leaving a wide black
> > margin
> > on the right.
>
> > "Brian Gregory [UK]" wrote:
>
> >> "Charlie" <Char...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>news:6E64E4FC-C6D5-4348-9728-AEDCB47B375E@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have an HP Pavilion 8860, board: asus A7V 1.02, Phoenix Tech LTD 2.05
> >> > 12/21/00, 1000Mh AMD Athlon, 512Mb memory, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420,
> >> > running
> >> > XPSP2 upgraded from ME. I have all security updates and good
> >> > anti-virus/
> >> > spyware protection. In first week of Oct. I reformatted my hard drive
> >> > and
> >> > reinstalled xp and my other programs. about the 10th of Oct. I had a
> >> > problem
> >> > booting (total freeze)and had to do a manual shutdown. When I restarted
> >> > I
> >> > got
> >> > the "use last known good configuration screen" When I hit enter
> >> > everything
> >> > seemed ok except that the HP startup screen was shifted to the left
> >> > 25%.
> >> > If I
> >> > hit F1 my BIOS screen is shifted to the left also. This results in not
> >> > being
> >> > able to see or adjust most anything that is on left side of screen. HP
> >> > doesn't have an answer and with many hours into this I can find nothing
> >> > on
> >> > the web. Has any one ever seen anything like this.
>
> >> You probably pushed the AUTO button on your LCD monitor at an
> >> inappropriate
> >> point when it couldn't see the edges of the pixel area.
>
> >> See if you monitor has a reset function or try a different monitor.
>
> >> --
>
> >> Brian Gregory. (In the UK)
> >> n...@bgdsv.co.uk
> >> To email me remove the letter vee.
I see your advice has solved the OP's problem. I wish to add my
compliments for the lucidity of your advice.
Regards
witan
Can only see 1/2 of BIOS screen 
Linear Mode
