i should figure out how to reuse my surface pro 3 as a server or something

the bios has an undescriptive option called “Kiosk Mode (Note that this is a special setting)” which limits the battery to 50% which should prevent it from turning into a spicy pillow from being plugged in all of the time

the surface pro 3 is not particularly energy-efficient though

what was microsoft thinking making a tablet pc which draws almost 30 watts of power while idle

@kemona_halftau does it boot with the battery disconnected?

@noisytoot it isnt possible to remove the battery

@kemona_halftau nothing is impossible (but it does appear to be rather difficult to do without breaking anything)

I have a phone with a dead battery that's like that, it's held together with glue and I haven't been able to open it with a hairdryer (I don't have a heat gun) and suction cups.