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Headless Motherboard Selection

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Ok I need some help. I am looking to run a headless/diskless linux setup for SETI. I am looking for a motherboard that OC's tbred's good and can run without a video card. I don't even want a built in video. Straight up no video. So any suggestions? thanks for the help.
 
NForce2 mini-ATX w/ onboard video. JUST GET VIDEO. The worst you'll do is have it display a prompt to no monitor. Otherwise most any would do, and just tell it not to halt on a video error.
 
Cerb is right - make sure it has on-board video, then tell it to ignore video errors. I havent found a motherboard yet that will boot without a video card - even if you have it set to ignore errors. That is why I have been buying every old cheap, cheap pci video card I can find on fs/t.

onboard is the only way to go!
 
Originally posted by: ReaganCRW
Ok I need some help. I am looking to run a headless/diskless linux setup for SETI. I am looking for a motherboard that OC's tbred's good and can run without a video card. I don't even want a built in video. Straight up no video. So any suggestions? thanks for the help.
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i recommend a Epox 8RGA+ or Abit NF7-M
but i have one question
what is headless/diskless setup?
 
Any mainboard can do that, as long as you set "Primary Video" from "VGA" to "Absent" on the BIOS "Advanced" page.
Oh, erm, any mainboard that has that BIOS setting 🙂
 
Peter: While you are technically correct, it often works much like setting the PC not to turn on after a power failure...some do it and some don't, regardless of the BIOS settings (specifically K7T Pro2s and K7 Masters will come back on--period). Better to just get some el cheapo video. For this thing's use, a cheaper VIA might do (preferably the one w/ onboard video based on the KT266A), or SiS 730/740.

Edit: Biostar M7VIQ $56 at Newegg. Onboard video, cheap, big capacitors, and 5-star rating. For OCing you'd probably have to go w/ NForce2 or AGP/PCI video.
 
OK for those wanting to know what I meant by headless/diskless here is a link to what I am trying to do. I was hoping for a solution like a kt33/kt400/nforce2 without built in video due to cost. I am looking to build around 10 units for SETI purposes. A cheap PCI video card is an option but most don't like OC's systems very much plus with the money to buy 10 vid cards I could buy another CPU/MB/Mem combo 😉
 
Good OC boards tend to be expensive, save the L7S7A2. With the SiS746 or NForce2, you have a PCI/AGP lock, so there is no overclocking of them--just the FSB and memory speeds.
 
I've been thinking of running a similar setup. You might want to think about ASUS A7n266-VM. About $72.00 with on board video, just in case. No OC as stock, but there is a hack that allows adjustable FSB to 180 and adjustable multiplier. It is based on the Nforce1 chip, has lots of features for the money. I would be very interested in your decision and how things come together for you, keep us posted.

Jim
 
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