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Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?)

From "TTman" <pcw1.cad@ntlworld.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia, comp.arch, nl.comp.hardware, sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?)
Date 2011-06-12 16:41 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <it2moh$h2p$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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"Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> wrote in message 
news:42162$4df4a5ce$5419acc3$32011@cache1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Hello,
>
> I switched my monitor from GT 520 graphics card to integrated graphics 
> RADEON 3300 chip/monitor connector.
>
> So there are two hdmi connectors.
>
> I noticed how the computer appeared to refuse to boot when there was no 
> monitor connected ?!?
>
> Is that normal ? Is this a new kind of motherboard feature ?
>
> (Perhaps it's a conspiracy ;) :) People trying to boot "planks" with 
> "beeps" will think it's dead and buy a new one ! ;) :) =))
>
> Bye,
>  Skybuck.

Did you try both connectors? Are they really HDMI ? I thought was was 
exclusively for TVs.....

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Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2011-06-12 13:41 +0200
  Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2011-06-12 13:43 +0200
  Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) "TTman" <pcw1.cad@ntlworld.com> - 2011-06-12 16:41 +0100
    Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2011-06-12 23:36 +0200
  Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) dplatt@radagast.org (Dave Platt) - 2011-06-12 10:39 -0700
    Re: Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) "Skybuck Flying" <Windows7IsOK@DreamPC2006.com> - 2011-06-12 23:39 +0200

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