Out of range" error during Windows 8 Pro 64-bit installation

So, I'm trying to install Windows 8, right? Everything seems fine until the first restart. Once the Windows 8 installation starts loading up again to finish the job, my monitor just hits me with an "out of range" error message.
My setup is

Intel Pentium G2030 3 GHz Dual-Core
4GB 1600MHz Kingston RAM
Asrock H67M Motherboard
Intel HD Graphics (integrated into the CPU)

The monitor is just some 17-inch Asus

anyway, pls hwelp,
Thanks in advance

Look, just tell me what else it says next to that out of range error, or just snap a photo with your phone, upload it to Imgur, and drop the link here. This isn't enough info to go on...

William Richardson12 said:Maybe try typing out whatever else shows up next to that out of range message? Or just snap a photo with your phone, upload it to Imgur, and drop the link here. There's just not enough info to go on.

Well, I literally wrote "Out of range." My phone died... it's not like Windows is gonna display the error, it's coming straight from the monitor itself.

The monitor won't just throw out an error like that on its own. Either the boot manager or Windows has to flag it... they should be reporting more on that screen.

Maybe give it a shot by booting Windows 8 into Safe Mode. Just so you know, the resolution will be stuck at 800x600 while you're in there, but it might help us see what's actually going on. 🙂
windows 8 safe mode

William Barrett9 said:Maybe try booting Windows 8 in Safe Mode? Just so you can get the resolution down to 800x600 or something. 🙂
windows 8 safe mode

Um... it happens right while I'm installing it... and if I try hitting F8 during restart to pick a lower resolution, it just says installation failed and kicks me back to my old Windows.

Hey,
it sounds to me like your monitor and graphics card just aren't talking to each other properly right now.
Your first move should be swapping out that cable connecting the monitor to the GPU... try an HDMI or DVI instead of that old-school VGA setup.
If that doesn't cut it and you've got a TV lying around, plug the PC into that to finish up your Windows installation, grab the latest graphics drivers, and then switch back to the monitor once everything is updated. If there's no TV in sight, maybe see if a neighbor or a buddy will let you borrow a newer monitor just to get through that process...
The absolute last resort, if you're still staring at a blank screen, is to hunt down the latest BIOS update for your motherboard—but honestly, be careful with that one, it's a bit of a gamble.

Good luck 🙂

mellowcyclist47 said:Hey.
I guess you're dealing with that whole thing where the monitor and the graphics card just can't seem to sync up properly. Maybe?
Maybe try swapping out that cable connecting your monitor to the graphics card... maybe try using DVI or HDMI instead of VGA.
If that isn't working, I guess you could try hooking your PC up to a TV at home just to finish the Windows installation. Once you've got the latest graphics drivers installed, then you can plug your monitor back in. If you don't have a TV handy, maybe just borrow a newer monitor from someone? Same idea, really.
If all else fails, I guess you could try hunting down the latest BIOS update for that motherboard. Just... be careful with that one. It's risky business.

Good luck. 🙂

I finally installed the latest BIOS update. I guess it’s actually running smoothly through Windows now :P
Tried a different VGA cable, but no luck. I don't have anything else to plug into the DVI port, and while I could use the HDMI to connect to my TV, I don't actually have the cable for that either. :/
Everything's just the same. 😢

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Jack James65 says: I flashed the latest BIOS, so now it actually boots right into Windows :P Tried swapping out the VGA cable, but I'm stuck because I don't have anything else to plug into the DVI port—I could try running an HDMI to my TV, but I don't even own an HDMI cable at the moment. :/ Everything is still acting up though. 😢

Look, just ask a buddy or a neighbor... surely someone's got an HDMI cable lying around somewhere. Just head down to a local Best Buy near $13 and grab the cheapest HDMI cable they've got.

mellowcyclist47 said:I mean, you've got friends, you've got neighbors... surely someone around there has an HDMI cable lying around. Just head down to the local Best Buy or something. $13 So, what's the absolute cheapest HDMI cable out there? I guess it depends on how much you actually care about things working.

It’s not happening on my end :P $27 It's the cheapest option, I guess. It does the job, though.

So, I just left that out of range error alone for a bit. The PC rebooted itself twice, then hit that whole "getting ready" phase, and once it finally got to the login screen where you pick a username and all that... everything was totally fine. No more out of range issues. So, yeah, anyway, I'm typing this on Windows 8 now :P

Thanks to everyone for the help. 🙂

"Out of range" usually means your monitor isn't getting any signal at all. When you're installing Windows, it’s actually pretty common for the monitor to just "black out" for a second... like, it's totally possible that right at that moment, the system is busy configuring those graphics drivers and everything else.