Comment on Laptop as server, how to best manage battery?
TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Don’t risk it, it’s not made for that. It’s not made for running with the lid closed even, so consider removing it.
If the laptop doesn’t turn on without the battery, there are guides for modding.
This is FUD. Dell workstation class laptops are absolutely designed for running at full power with the lid closed (and for use with a docking station, in fact). That’s why it’s called a “workstation”. Business class laptops are a totally different beast than consumer-grade/“gaming” laptops. They are typically quite durable, quite tolerant, and quite repairable. Exceptions, obviously, exist, and we don’t know the exact model OP is talking about, but there’s no reason to assume they will have any issues running it as intended.
I run several old consumer grade laptops as light servers, permanently closed, and they’ve been perfectly fine for years.
i run several mass-market consumer model laptops with the lid closed. as long as the vents aren’t obstructed, not a problem here. mine are all lower-wattage soc with integrated gpu, though; the most demanding one that’s on 24/7 is still only ~ 15w cpu at 100% load, and it never runs at that; it rarely even throttles up from the 800mhz it idles at. i stand them on end so the vents are clear, and use some lego to enforce spacing between ‘em.
bootstrap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Lego, the original 3D printer
Brilliant! You like things straight and even…so do I :) When I read that I said. this is a kindred spirit. I have two door wedges (stops?) up under one of my keyboards because it sits behind yet another keyboard, and the factory height wasn’t sufficient.