No Keyboard = No Boot (was: Re: [Gllug] Changing machine's IP address)

[Dylan]

On Friday 02 November 2001 14:12, you wrote:
> On , 2 Nov 2001, David Irvine wrote:
> >Pardon my ignorance, but why can't you just use the monitor and
> >keyboard? I'm assuming this is because its in a rack and you  don't have
> >a monitor in the rack as well.

The machine I've got pressed into service as a server refuses to boot w/out a 
keyboard and monitor attached (The monitor can be powered off, but must be 
attached - it happens with two graphics cards [both ATI] but I want to keet 
the lowest spec one in that box because I'm only ever going to want console 
access.)

My question is this: does anyone know of a dummy keyboard plug [PS/2] (or 
somesuch) and similar for the monitor output. I really don't want to dedicate 
a keyboard and monitor to a machine I rarely need to access directly!

Cheers

Dylan


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