MEGA 865 with Parhelia Triple Head Display.

I have a problem with my MEGA 865, I am running the latest BIOS, however, if I boot with no VGA display connected to the onboard board, when I connect it to my Parhalia display card, I get no display.
In order to get a display showing, I must first connect something to the onboard VGA on boot, then move it to the AGP card afterwards.
If I try to boot normally, ie, with the three displays connected, the screen shows powered on, but I get no display.
Anyone got any suggestions?
T.

I tried that and the subsequent BIOS clearing so I could get a display back shortly afterwards.
It appears that the only way I can get the primary display to work, is to connect something to the VGA out on the mainboard, whether it is enabled or disabled.
Luckily I have a KVM box that I can use to mimic having something connected, but, it's irritating me.
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