PC wont boot without monitor attached

[LittleHoov]

i have an older machine that i want to boot up to back up files too etc.. i set it to "halt on no errors" in the BIOS, so it will boot up without a keyboard or mouse plugged in, but it refuses to do anything unless there is a monitor plugged in, if i hook a monitor up too it it works fine, but thats a hassle, as i dont have a spare, or room for it.

 

[OS Dragon]

Are you sure you saved the settings when you finished changing the BIOS?

 

[CopperHead]

Have you tried another graphiccard? I know that some graphiccards won't initialize if they don't have a monitor. If the graphiccard doesn't initialize the computer will just "hang" during bootinitialization.

 

[Adam Warren]

Are you sure you saved the settings when you finished changing the BIOS?

Yeah, i do that alot, i make changes and then nothing happens, i allways f it up when it comes to saving. go check that man!