ytddewqf Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hello all, After many long hours browsing the forum and watching Spaceinvaderone's excellent YouTube videos, I decided to jump in, build my own NAS and setup unraid. I currently have a Synology NAS and I'm now migrating everything over and so far I'm very happy. My first real stumbling block is that my unraid NAS will only boot up if a monitor is connected, it dosen't even need to be switched on, just connected?? I've scoured the bios and online but I'm stumped. I want to leave it powered on and connected via ethernet out of sight. For info I am using a J4105B-ITX motherboard and currently utilising the on board integrated graphics. I do have an MSI GTX 760 installed in the one available PCI-e slot, however I'm waiting on the correct power connection leads to arrive before I can power it up and use the Nvidia unRaid process. The bios only shoes the integrated graphics as available. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. If any further information is needed, please let me know. Quote Link to comment
Energen Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Seems to be specific to some of these Asrock boards.. you can try a couple things.. http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=204&title=am1hitx-p150-cant-boot-without-a-monitor 1 Quote Link to comment
ytddewqf Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Energen said: Seems to be specific to some of these Asrock boards.. you can try a couple things.. http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=204&title=am1hitx-p150-cant-boot-without-a-monitor Many thanks for replying so quickly. I'll give this a try. Quote Link to comment
testdasi Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 You probably need a dummy HDMI plug. It's actually not something specific to AsRock mobo. The ability to boot headless cannot be assumed, especially with consumer boards. 3 Quote Link to comment
ytddewqf Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, testdasi said: You probably need a dummy HDMI plug. It's actually not something specific to AsRock mobo. The ability to boot headless cannot be assumed, especially with consumer boards. Many thanks, I didn't even know video display plugs were a thing? I've just ordered one, hopefully that will work. Quote Link to comment
testdasi Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, LoneTraveler said: Many thanks, I didn't even know video display plugs were a thing? I've just ordered one, hopefully that will work. Should work. I have gone through several iterations of my Unraid server with multiple mobo brands and none booted headless without the dummy plug (either display port or HDMI depending on what the mobo had). 1 Quote Link to comment
ytddewqf Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, testdasi said: Should work. I have gone through several iterations of my Unraid server with multiple mobo brands and none booted headless without the dummy plug (either display port or HDMI depending on what the mobo had). I learn something new every day. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment
pokes Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi Was going to build a new server using an i3 9100F (the no graphics CPU) on Gigabyte B365M D3H with a very old ATI HD 3850 for setup I was hoping to remove it afterwards .. would I need it leave it in or could I put a dummy plug in the M/B Quote Link to comment
testdasi Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, pokes said: Hi Was going to build a new server using an i3 9100F (the no graphics CPU) on Gigabyte B365M D3H with a very old ATI HD 3850 for setup I was hoping to remove it afterwards .. would I need it leave it in or could I put a dummy plug in the M/B There's no way to know without owning the same config. The HDMI dummy plug only works if there is a GPU (either iGPU or dedicated). Without an actual GPU then headless boot is totally determined by the motherboard BIOS. Quote Link to comment
ytddewqf Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) @testdasi @pokes For what it's worth, I tried both HDMI and VGA dummy plugs, and it was the VGA variant that worked in my case. £11.59 off ebay, you'll probably find it cheaper if you look.....I'm just impatient so bought the first one I found. 😁 Edited August 27, 2020 by LoneTraveler Quote Link to comment
Mihle Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I have an Asrock ITX mobo that works fine without any display connected or anything, so it's not a thing with all of Asrock ones. Quote Link to comment
pokes Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Might go i3 9100 & leave the 9100F alone 1 hour ago, Mihle said: Asrock ITX mobo Does your CPU have graphic? Quote Link to comment
Mihle Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 5 hours ago, pokes said: Might go i3 9100 & leave the 9100F alone Does your CPU have graphic? Yes. G5400. Quote Link to comment
pokes Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mihle said: Yes. G5400. Your okay then, my issue is that the i3 9100F has no imbedded graphics so I'd need to install a permanent GPU to save my head I've changed to i3 9100 with imbedded GPU Edited August 28, 2020 by pokes Quote Link to comment
Zer0Nin3r Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) I've only needed a HDMI dongle for GPU pass-through for gaming with the Windows 10 VM. Then again, I also had to install a cheap GPU for Unraid; I was never able to get single GPU pass-through. Also, I am not running a HDMI dongle on the GPU allocated for Unraid. Running a Gigabyte Designare X339 board with a TR4 socket. Edited September 15, 2020 by Zer0Nin3r Typo Quote Link to comment
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