The halftop I used was a Thinkpad and Lenovo has an online BIOS simulator. I followed it to the display output settings and set it to default to HDMI out instead of the internal LCD. Which then let me do everything including BIOS configuration on an external monitor.
Not strictly, that was just a BIOS option. Can’t guarantee every laptop comes with it. The power button was situated on the lid though, so I had to bodge it into the lower chassis.
@monovergent how do you boot a PC without looking into the monitor ?
The halftop I used was a Thinkpad and Lenovo has an online BIOS simulator. I followed it to the display output settings and set it to default to HDMI out instead of the internal LCD. Which then let me do everything including BIOS configuration on an external monitor.
@monovergent you did it by tinkering with the hardware ?
Not strictly, that was just a BIOS option. Can’t guarantee every laptop comes with it. The power button was situated on the lid though, so I had to bodge it into the lower chassis.