need a vga to hdmi adapter that will output bios and boot screens

[john_wayne]

I need a vga to hdmi adapter that will actually output the bios and boot screens to an hdmi monitor.

this will be used for server maintenance and pc bios/boot troubleshooting - when the only monitor available is hdmi.

servers only have vga out, and typically run headless.

PCs: some have only vga out, or the bios/boot is only sent to the vga port (and bios doesnt provide for bios and boot to be shown on hdmi/dvi/DP port.

I have bought so many adapters that do not work for this specific use case.

[john_wayne]

tried another that did not work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K4W62R4 

[CM1]

I have the same requirement/issue...  

Did you ever find a vga to hdmi converter that worked during boot/inside BIOS?

[john_wayne]

35 minutes ago, CM1 said:

I have the same requirement/issue...  

Did you ever find a vga to hdmi converter that worked during boot/inside BIOS?

I found ASIN B00IUJJHAW on amazon, which claims to do so, but I didn't order before it went out of stock.

I ended up buying ASIN B06XQJVXHL , which is a 7" monitor, which has worked with every bios so far.

My original plan was to use the adapter mentioned with a touch enabled screen and battery bank, but i ended up settling for the 7" monitor and a k400 wireless keyboard/touchpad. In the long run - less heft, and reliable. Maybe I'll track down a 12v battery bank for the monitor one day.

[CM1]

Thanks for the info.

I confirm the converter I tried didn't work.

I may wind up following your route.   For today I found an old monitor in the warehouse that will work.