Rage 128 Pro and HP Monitor= 'Input Not Supported'. Need help.

I recently purchased this monitor for my Mac G4 (Digital audio model with Rage 128 Pro);
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=7246171&Redir=1&description= HP-Smart%20Buy%20w19%2019-inch%20LCD%20Widescreen%20Flat%20Panel%20Monitor-Monit ors
When I power up the Mac I can see the apple logo as OSX starts to boot but soon thereafter I get a black screen with a little floating window that says, 'Input Not Supported'.
What does this mean in technical terms and do I need to return the monitor?
Thanks.

Hi-
The monitor is telling you that the input being received is not supported. This is because the rage 128 is too weak a graphics card to drive the HP Monitor ( or any LCD over 17" for that matter).
You will need a better graphics card to run the display.
As for which graphics card, basically, most any 4x AGP Mac compatible card +other than+ the Rage 128 (or Pro) will work to drive the monitor.
http://hardcoremac.stores.yahoo.net/memory3.html
http://www.welovemacs.com/agpvideocards.html
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/video/hardware/

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