I have windows server 2003 box, which i manage and administrate from my laptop using RDP. I have to make some changes to BIOS of server box which is not possible with RDP. Is it passible to use my laptop as desktop monitor. My laptop dont have VGA input. Is there any hardware or software to convert into USB, like we use USB converter for console cable to connect router with laptop.
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If this were possible, you would see far more hacks using discarded desktop LCDs as desktop monitors.
I think G-Man is right. There are all kinds of enterprise solutions that will allow you to remotely control a server, including getting remote control during the POST and BIOS startup routines in order to make hardware level changes remotely - but most of these soltuions require additional hardware on your servers or your KVM switches.
Specifically, it sounds like what you want to achieve is possibly prohibitive for your organization to implement.
We have Avocent KVMs rebranded as Dell that allow the functionality you describe. Avocent KVMs are accesisble through a web-based application. In a typical scenario, you would VPN into your organization, open a connection to the internal web app for the Avocent, log into the KVM, and then you can browse, select, reboot, and manage any machine on that KVM as if you were at console, including doing BIOS level configuration (including, for example, managing a SCSI or RAID controller BIOS, or a Ethernet boot configuration menu, or anything else that happens before the OS loads).
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How to use laptop as desktop monitor
I have windows server 2003 box, which i manage and administrate from my laptop using RDP. I have to make some changes to BIOS of server box which is not possible with RDP. Is it passible to use my laptop as desktop monitor. My laptop dont have VGA input. Is there any hardware or software to convert into USB, like we use USB converter for console cable to connect router with laptop.