Re: FD error on reboot?

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From: Harold Stevens
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:14

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In <874ps7d8hy.fsf@rudin.co.uk> Paul Rudin:

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> Yes - but it's a one-time operation.

In hindsight, and FWIW...

When I ran remote servers, I left a cheap monitor connected but powered off
until/if needed locally. I also disabled checking for keyboard and mouse at
POST, and made sure the BIOS boot order went to the root device first. Also
(as mentioned in another post), after a couple of power surges, I made darn
sure my servers always had (working) UPS, too.

It was better to have a cheap monitor immediately available to walk someone
through a repair reboot by phone, than buying same-day airfare for me to do
it myself in person.

JMO; YMMV...

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