turn off any post test or bios loading tests so the system just boots.
should get you up and running.
On 4/6/07, William Christensen <wchriste@sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> I have an old pentium box that I want to turn into a server, -- without
> the need for a keyboard and screen. I can not find any BIOS
> setting to turn off the keyboard/screen detection. Hence the box
> wouldn't get past the POST test and the box wouldn't boot.
>
> Is there a dongle that can be used or any other way of using just the
> serial port as the input/output to the server?
>
> Thanks
>
> William
>
>
>
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