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how do i get rid of the bios screens on startup
big daddy:
--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on November 14, 2005, 09:32:24 am ---Install an old pci slot graphics card. Make sure you dont plug your monitor into it though. Setup in your bios to boot from the pci. When your machine boots it will send its video signal to the pci, which has nothing plugged into it, thusly(is that a word) giving you a black screen. when your OS boots it should load the drivers for your AGP or onboard graphics card. presto.
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concur with this. I haven't done it yet, but seems the easiest option that people have recommended. You can get an old graphics card super cheap if you don't have one lying around in an old pc anyways.
No special programs needed and cheap.
IG-88:
--- Quote from: RayB on November 14, 2005, 12:49:40 pm ---Is it that bad to have PC boot info? Are you trying to defraud someone and need them to not know it's PC based???
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Nice, RayB...... ::)
RandyT:
I touched on this very briefly in the "Blinky lights" thread.
You could use the GGG LED-Wiz (now in public Beta) to control the power to the monitor or to switch the 3 video signals.
You would just need a 5v relay, or in the case of the 3 video signals, a cheap analog switch chip.
You would then only need to send the right command to the LED-Wiz to turn those outputs on just before your front end loads.
And think of all the cool stuff you could do with the other ~30 outputs ;)
RandyT