How do I restore a MBA with a broken screen if the display turns off during the restart?

I have a MBA running OSx 10.7.5.  The monitor is broken; can't see anything.  I'm attempting to restore it completely, but every time I go to restart it, the VGA connected secondary display goes black.  Any ideas? Do I need to buy another cable or is there another way?

You can go to Settings>General>Auto-Lock and switch it to "Never"
Of course this will keep your screen active and never lock your phone, but it will be using battery more.
You can still lock the phone yourself in the normal way (Hold the Sleep button)

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