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  From: Dale Long <dalel@loftuscomp.com.au>
  To  : Adam Dixon <adix@feet.com.au>
  Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:27:45 +0930 (CST)

Re: Baby-AT

On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Adam Dixon wrote:
> I have a baby AT case, and when the power goes out, it powers itself up ok,
> but it doesnt have a monitor and keyboard present (its attached via switch)
> and if the power goes out this place is left without a internet gateway and
> filesystem. When i arrive back, the system is not booted when i switch to
> it, but i press alt+ctrl+del to reboot and it then proceeds with bootup...
> Is there a way i can get it to boot with no keyboard and no video? as in
> tell it to remember the default video settings.?
> adam

The majority of systems I have worked with give a BIOS option to boot
without a keyboard. When you boot your system you can get to the BIOS
(before the operating system starts to boot), by pressing a key such as
DEL, F10 or F1 depending on the make of machine.

The option to boot without a keyboard is usually listed in the screen
displayed by selecting the first menu item. This may be different for
other machines.

You will most likely not need to tell the machine that there is no monitor
connected, the keyboard is the important thing.

If there is no BIOS option, you could consider plugging in a cheap
keyboard to keep it happy.

Dale.

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