[PLUG] Hardware Question ( server video card )

m0gely m0gely at telestream.com
Sun Oct 29 05:38:55 UTC 2006


Russ (YAR) Gilman-Hunt wrote:

> I've tried all the things I can do to change the BIOS settings et
> cetera, and I honestly can't make it come up without a video card.
> Which is strange, because this is a relatively new problem- this system
> booted fine without a card last month.

Look at your COM port settings and see if you can find console redirect, 
or something to that effect.  Enable it to see if that makes a difference.

> vvv===The question===vvv
> If I go to order a video card for this box, what is it called?
> Do I order a "low rise video card" like the video cards on this page ?
> http://www.directron.com/lowprofile.html

This is what I started thinking you needed before I read to much.

> As a side note; if I have other cards I need for similar boxes, am I
> just looking at ordering 'low profile' cards?

What I'm confused about is you saying your AGP card is a little short. 
The physical slot and position of the slot is no different than on a 
normal desktop board.  It's nothing special outside of the low profile 
backplane to fit the chassis.

-- 
- m0gely



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