KVM is "Keyboard, Video, Mouse".  After reading other posts I have
several more comments.  I do not have a system that will not
boot without a monitor present.  I do get the new hardware wizard
message "new hardware found....installing plug and play monitor"
the next time I boot a system that booted before without a monitor.
My systems must have a mouse attached, so I sometimes do not
share the mouse even though the manual KVM switch has a mouse
port.  If your bios will let you, set the keyboard to "don't detect" or
"not present" so the boot is not interrupted with a "press F1 to continue"
message, or set the value for "pause on errors" to "fatal errors" or
something else other than "all".  Some of my systems do not
have battery backup, and I have had no problems with them re-booting
during storms and other power outages.
tom turak


In a message dated 4/15/99 5:05:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, David G. writes:

<< Monitor connections are not really intended to be plugged and
 unplugged while the PC is on.  A KVM switch includes protective
 circuitry to allow this.  A "data switch" generally does not. >>

What is a KVM switch?

Bryan S. Tyson
Greenville SC

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