Out of Frequency Problem with Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display and Mac mini

If a resolution with a horizontal and/or vertical frequency not compatible with your display, in this case an Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display, is selected in the Display preference pane of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 system running on a Mac mini (Early '06), you will recieve a message on your screen about being "out of frequency" and the power management feature will shut down and restart your display repeatedly. The following solution should restore your display to proper function. It may apply to other displays and Macintoshes running Mac OS X, but it has only been tested specially on this setup.
1. Shut down the Mac mini with the power button (press and hold for 5 seconds)
2. Start the computer up with the Mac mini Mac OS X Install Disc 1 (press the power button, insert the disc, hold the C key down until the progress bar starts up)
3. Click on the language, then select Utilities > Terminal...
4. Type "cd /" and return
5. Type "cd Volumes" and return
6. Type "cd your hard drive name" and return (you need to enclose the hard drive name in double quotes if more than one word)
7. Type "cd Library" and return
8. Type "cd Preferences" and return
9. Type "rm com.apple.windowserver.plist" and return
10. Type "exit" and return
11. Quit Terminal
12. Select Utilities > Startup Disc...
13. Select the OS on the hard drive and click on Restart button, holding down the Shift key until the progress bar starts.
14. Log in to the account that had the display problem in Safe Boot mode
15. In System Preferences select Display, select a resolution with the appropriate frequency, 60 Hz should be fine, then close System Preferences
16. Restart the computer, log in to the account normally, and the display should be functioning properly.
DO NOT SELECT AN INAPPROPRIATE RESOLUTION/FREQUENCY FOR YOUR DISPLAY IN THE DISPLAY PREFERENCE PANE! BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID!
Mac mini (Early '06)   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display
Mac mini (Early '06)   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display

Just a correction and an elaboration:
It should be Startup Disk... with a k, not a c.
Both the resolution and the frequency must be appropriate for your display to work properly. Check your documentation or the manual information available on your display for the appropriate resolutions/frequencies. Evidently the Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display is considered so old that no allowance was made for it in the Display preference pane of Mac OS X 10.4.10.
Mac mini (Early '06)   Mac OS X (10.4.10)  

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