Re: ATI Stream - Monitor required?

I found this manual quite helpful... 
http://soerennielsen.dk/mod/VGAdummy/index_en.php

easy to make and quite cheap.

Cheers,

Thorsten
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> Datum: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:56:57 -0600
> Von: "Travis" <nowhererx7-/[email protected]>
> An: "\'D.net Discussion\'" <rc5-Ra3b/QYEcJ3d140v2zMXi0fjHoOT/h/[email protected]>
> Betreff: Re: [RC5] 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.
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: rc5-bounces+nowhererx7=yahoo.com-Ra3b/QYEcJ3d140v2zMXi0fjHoOT/h/[email protected]
> [mailto:rc5-bounces+nowhererx7=yahoo.com-Ra3b/QYEcJ3d140v2zMXi0fjHoOT/h/[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of
> Alex S.
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:20 PM
> To: rc5-Ra3b/QYEcJ3d140v2zMXi0fjHoOT/h/[email protected]
> 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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