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This is a really cool board! But, it's bizarre that it has a VGA connector and no HDMI.
by titzer 3y ago
This is a really cool board! But, it's bizarre that it has a VGA connector and no HDMI.
- bitbckt 3y agoThat's for the IPMI.
- accrual 3y agoSurely VGA is simpler to implement than VGA and doesn't carry the burden of HDMI licensing requirements. It's common to see VGA and PS/2 connectors on server boards. A little bit fuzziness on the console output isn't going to stop a sysadmin from getting work done. :)
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- Clamchop 3y agoIt's just that displays have been omitting vga inputs for a while now.
- parshimers 3y agoAt least on the crash carts I've used, the displays were always VGA. Not sure if that's still the case. I'm not sure why.
- accrual 3y agoIf I was building a crash cart today (without knowing the environment) I'd have at least VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort as options. It wouldn't be too difficult to get a monitor or setup (adapters) to support them all, especially if one just needs to buy a couple for the datacenter or whatever.
- nikau 3y agoIts not like you need 144Hz 4K to troubleshoot a server - its a good enough defacto standard.
- toast0 3y agoFor a crash cart, you can pick up a vga capable display at your local thrift store for $20. The specs barely matter, it just needs to work enough to get the network management back online.
- toast0 3y agoI've yet to see servers with anything other than VGA. PS/2 keyboard connectors are going away (this one doesn't have one), but there'e too many crash carts built around vga to change for the moment.
- walrus01 3y agoThat's absolutely normal for something meant to be in a rackmount server. This is not a desktop workstation board.