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Post #4 by tooki
Source ForumG3 to new G4 with ethernet crossover cable and ONE monitor — #4
CategoryNetworking
Post DateTue, 1 Oct 2002 - 01:27
Original URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050522191813/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=125771
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Originally posted by climber:
I have never had a problem disconecting the monitor while the computer is on, but that does not mean it is a good idea. Plus you really don't have to.

Just setup the G3 to fileshare each drive, once things are setup turn the computer off. those sharring settings will return as you set them even if the moniter is no longer attatched.


As a star trek captain sometimes tells the first officer: Belay that order!\

A G3 (or any other Mac other than the Xserve) will not boot properly without a monitor. It won't boot at all. (Some adapters will work around this limitation.)

Rest assured that it is perfectly OK to disconnect (and reconnect) a VGA monitor with the computer (and even the monitor) powered on. Just don't do it with a digital flat panel display, they can be damaged by hot-plugging.

tooki

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