Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-19 Thread Rogier Wolff
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

Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-18 Thread Pigeon
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

Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-17 Thread David Fokkema
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

Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-16 Thread Brian Nelson
John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Why not just pull out the video card? Because I thought for sure it wouldn't work without it. Surprisingly (to me, anyway), it works fine without it. Thanks for the tip. -- I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. pgp0

Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-16 Thread Mark Roach
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 si

Re: Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-16 Thread John Hasler
Why not just pull out the video card? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Computer won't boot without video cable

2003-09-16 Thread Brian Nelson
I have a monstrous roaring beast of a computer that I want to hide away in a closet and admin remotely. However, I've run into a problem I've never seen before: the damn thing won't boot unless a video cable is plugged in to the video card. I think the problem is either with the video bios or the