Re: Computer won't boot without video cable
On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 08:09:42PM -0400, Mark Roach wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 16:22, John Hasler wrote:
> > Why not just pull out the video card?
>
> Most systems will not boot if no video card is present. I imagine there
> is some guide on line on how to fool the video card into thinking a
> monitor is present using some sort of loopback adapter, possibly as
> simple as a wire from one pin to another.
Most of my computers say (a to me very familiar):
beeeeeeep beep beep beep
when they boot without video card.
Make sure you configure the bios to:
"HALT on no erorrs".
It's usually on the first screen, below the settings for the
drives. (on AMIBIOS at least....)
Roger.
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