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I'm having some requirement to built a computer without Graphic Card (no inboard, no external, nothing).

The OS installation (Linux) and setup will use an external Graphic Card for sure, but after that, the card will be taken off the board, and all administration will be done via SSH.

So the question is, can the computer boots up WITHOUT any Graphic Card attached?

The motherboard is Asus P8P67-MPRO.

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why don't i try it myself? because i don't have the Motherboard yet, if this is possible, i'll buy it. – user777305 Oct 19 '11 at 9:42
Are you sure it can't have a graphics card, or just that the computer has a graphic card, but can't have a monitor connected to it? As Douglas mentions below, most bios chips won't pass POST without a card at least being there... – Mike Pennington Oct 19 '11 at 9:50
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@mike perhaps the question should be, can motherboard ASUS P8P67 boot without Graphic Card? is there any way to disable (something like) "halt on error" on the BIOS ? so the BIOS ignore the presence of Graphic Card. Thanks. – user777305 Oct 19 '11 at 9:57
Many things are possible with coreboot; I don't know whether they support your motherboard, but it's a place to start looking – Mike Pennington Oct 19 '11 at 9:59
can't find ASUS P8P67 on its supported boards list. any experience with this board? – user777305 Oct 19 '11 at 10:04
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AFAIK most PCs won't boot without a graphics card available.

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that's what i'm first thinking, but forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1223912 gives me some hope. – user777305 Oct 19 '11 at 9:57
As said there: "Have a fiddle with the "Halt on Error" setting in the BIOS." – m0skit0 Oct 19 '11 at 10:59
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