Re: ATI Stream - Monitor required?

Thanks for the answer and the added info; it helps a lot.  I was wondering
about a "dummy monitor" and a simple resistor setup would do the trick.

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Subject: Re: [RC5] ATI Stream - Monitor required?


Yes, you have to have a monitor connected for the GPU to be active, or at
least something that makes the card think there's a monitor attached. On my
multi-card rigs, I use a 75-ohm resistor between the red signal and red
ground lines on the VGA connector. This satisfies the card at least enough
to allow me to activate the "display".

And yes, you can use two cards without crossfire support.

Hope this helps,
Alex

> From: nowhererx7-/[email protected]
> To: rc5-Ra3b/QYEcJ3d140v2zMXi0fjHoOT/h/[email protected]
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:09 -0600
> Subject: [RC5] ATI Stream - Monitor required?
> 
> I've searched the net and haven't been able to find an answer to this, so
I
> figured that I'd ask the experts.
> 
> I vaguely recall reading some time ago that ATI cards need a monitor to be
> connected for stream processing to work. Is this true with newer cards (or
> was it even for older ones)?
> 
> The reason I ask is that I'm building a new server and want to know if
it's
> worth sticking a nice ATI card in just for dnet GPU. The server will be in
> a rackmount environment and will not have a monitor attached.
> 
> Also, second to that question...the server will have two PCIe slots. I
> can't use crossfire in it thanks to the wonderful nVidia chipset (ATI
really
> needs to start making server chipsets again), but could I run dual cards
> stand-alone assuming that the first question is answered favorably to my
> cause?
> 
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> -Travis
> 
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