void r100_set_common_regs(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+       struct drm_device *dev = rdev->ddev;
+       bool force_dac2 = false;
+
        /* set these so they don't interfere with anything */
        WREG32(RADEON_OV0_SCALE_CNTL, 0);
        WREG32(RADEON_SUBPIC_CNTL, 0);
        WREG32(RADEON_DVI_I2C_CNTL_1, 0);
        WREG32(RADEON_CAP0_TRIG_CNTL, 0);
        WREG32(RADEON_CAP1_TRIG_CNTL, 0);
+
+       /* always set up dac2 on rn50 and some rv100 as lots
+        * of servers seem to wire it up to a VGA port but
+        * don't report it in the bios connector
+        * table.
+        */
+       switch (dev->pdev->device) {
+               /* RN50 */
+       case 0x515e:
+       case 0x5969:
+               force_dac2 = true;
+               break;
+               /* RV100*/
+       case 0x5159:
+       case 0x515a:
+               /* DELL triple head servers */
+               if ((dev->pdev->subsystem_vendor == 0x1028 /* DELL */) &&
+                   ((dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x016c) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x016d) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x016e) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x016f) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x0170) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x017d) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x017e) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x0183) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x018a) ||
+                    (dev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x019a)))
+                       force_dac2 = true;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       if (force_dac2) {
+               u32 disp_hw_debug = RREG32(RADEON_DISP_HW_DEBUG);
+               u32 tv_dac_cntl = RREG32(RADEON_TV_DAC_CNTL);
+               u32 dac2_cntl = RREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL2);
+
+               /* For CRT on DAC2, don't turn it on if BIOS didn't
+                  enable it, even it's detected.
+               */
+
+               /* force it to crtc0 */
+               dac2_cntl &= ~RADEON_DAC2_DAC_CLK_SEL;
+               dac2_cntl |= RADEON_DAC2_DAC2_CLK_SEL;
+               disp_hw_debug |= RADEON_CRT2_DISP1_SEL;
+
+               /* set up the TV DAC */
+               tv_dac_cntl &= ~(RADEON_TV_DAC_PEDESTAL |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_STD_MASK |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_RDACPD |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_GDACPD |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_BDACPD |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_BGADJ_MASK |
+                                RADEON_TV_DAC_DACADJ_MASK);
+               tv_dac_cntl |= (RADEON_TV_DAC_NBLANK |
+                               RADEON_TV_DAC_NHOLD |
+                               RADEON_TV_DAC_STD_PS2 |
+                               (0x58 << 16));
+
+               WREG32(RADEON_TV_DAC_CNTL, tv_dac_cntl);
+               WREG32(RADEON_DISP_HW_DEBUG, disp_hw_debug);
+               WREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL2, dac2_cntl);
+       }
 }
 
 /*
 
                                   ? RADEON_CRTC_V_SYNC_POL
                                   : 0));
 
-       /* TODO -> Dell Server */
-       if (0) {
-               uint32_t disp_hw_debug = RREG32(RADEON_DISP_HW_DEBUG);
-               uint32_t tv_dac_cntl = RREG32(RADEON_TV_DAC_CNTL);
-               uint32_t dac2_cntl = RREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL2);
-               uint32_t crtc2_gen_cntl = RREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_GEN_CNTL);
-
-               dac2_cntl &= ~RADEON_DAC2_DAC_CLK_SEL;
-               dac2_cntl |= RADEON_DAC2_DAC2_CLK_SEL;
-
-               /* For CRT on DAC2, don't turn it on if BIOS didn't
-                  enable it, even it's detected.
-               */
-               disp_hw_debug |= RADEON_CRT2_DISP1_SEL;
-               tv_dac_cntl &= ~((1<<2) | (3<<8) | (7<<24) | (0xff<<16));
-               tv_dac_cntl |= (0x03 | (2<<8) | (0x58<<16));
-
-               WREG32(RADEON_TV_DAC_CNTL, tv_dac_cntl);
-               WREG32(RADEON_DISP_HW_DEBUG, disp_hw_debug);
-               WREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL2, dac2_cntl);
-               WREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_GEN_CNTL, crtc2_gen_cntl);
-       }
-
        if (radeon_crtc->crtc_id) {
                uint32_t crtc2_gen_cntl;
                uint32_t disp2_merge_cntl;