- May 29, 2014
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Hi All,
So I've been saving some money for a new pc and i have something a little different in mind. So the general idea is a micro atx build something lite and compact. I will make another post for the details as i get them together but that dose not really belong here.
This is specifically about the battery problem. I cant seem to find any reliable source of information on this. I want something that emulates a laptop. Where the battery level is actually displayed on the task bar. and as it starts to drop it will shut down the pc. Id rather do it without third party software but maybe that is asking abit much. I'm not sure if that is possibly a hardware issue. ie the motherboard would have to support a battery for it to be implemented into windows properly.
One idea i have(if the above isnt possible) would be to use a stripped down ups which has the relevant third party software and replacing the large/inefficient battery with a smaller Li-pol battery. I hope that isn't the best way to achieve this. There would be a lot of lost energy in such a system using, first the power must be converted to dc from the battery to run a psu then back to dc to run the mobo.....talking about ~40% losses in such a system....lots of heat for a micro-atx
Incase anyone was wondering why i want to do this......
1) My power fluctuates alot so it would be advantageous.
2) Want to be able to move pc around without having to shutdown and restart.(just enough time to move it from one room to another and connect power + a hdmi lead).
3) I think it would be pretty cool
So let me know what you think guys and gals
Cheers,
Joel
P.S. Sorry for the spelling its 1am in Australia
So I've been saving some money for a new pc and i have something a little different in mind. So the general idea is a micro atx build something lite and compact. I will make another post for the details as i get them together but that dose not really belong here.
This is specifically about the battery problem. I cant seem to find any reliable source of information on this. I want something that emulates a laptop. Where the battery level is actually displayed on the task bar. and as it starts to drop it will shut down the pc. Id rather do it without third party software but maybe that is asking abit much. I'm not sure if that is possibly a hardware issue. ie the motherboard would have to support a battery for it to be implemented into windows properly.
One idea i have(if the above isnt possible) would be to use a stripped down ups which has the relevant third party software and replacing the large/inefficient battery with a smaller Li-pol battery. I hope that isn't the best way to achieve this. There would be a lot of lost energy in such a system using, first the power must be converted to dc from the battery to run a psu then back to dc to run the mobo.....talking about ~40% losses in such a system....lots of heat for a micro-atx
Incase anyone was wondering why i want to do this......
1) My power fluctuates alot so it would be advantageous.
2) Want to be able to move pc around without having to shutdown and restart.(just enough time to move it from one room to another and connect power + a hdmi lead).
3) I think it would be pretty cool
So let me know what you think guys and gals
Cheers,
Joel
P.S. Sorry for the spelling its 1am in Australia
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