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

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On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 04:33:53PM -0000, Steve Nicholson wrote:
> > > you could plug the monitor/keyboardin for bootup, and once its up,
> > > disconnect them and leave the box to sit in a corner
> 
> Take care that you turn off the power to your monitor before
> plugging/unplugging. I have toasted a monitor this way, plugged it in
> with the power on and it must have loaded or sent a spike to the drivers
> and lost red (permanently).
>
really !

I do this pretty regularly with no problem ...

if I am doing something like setting up a machine as a firewall I will
switch the monitor between this and my workstation ... isn't tis what
KVM switches do - but without the hassle?

-- 

Sean 
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