---
product_id: 48688920
title: "StarTech.com Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter for Server Management, USB/VGA KVM Console, Windows/Linux/MacOS - TAA"
brand: "startech"
price: "€ 1051.29"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Star Tech"
url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/48688920-startech-com-portable-laptop-crash-cart-adapter-for-server-management
store_origin: HR
region: Croatia
---

# Laptop to server BIOS control Compact, pocket-sized design USB-powered, no AC needed StarTech.com Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter for Server Management, USB/VGA KVM Console, Windows/Linux/MacOS - TAA

**Brand:** startech
**Price:** € 1051.29
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Power up your server management game—anywhere, anytime!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** StarTech.com Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter for Server Management, USB/VGA KVM Console, Windows/Linux/MacOS - TAA by startech
- **How much does it cost?** € 1051.29 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/48688920-startech-com-portable-laptop-crash-cart-adapter-for-server-management)

## Best For

- startech enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted startech brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **USB-Powered Efficiency:** Draws power from the server’s USB port, preserving your laptop’s battery life during critical tasks.
- • **TAA Compliant & Compact:** Pocket-sized and compliant with government standards, perfect for on-the-go IT pros.
- • **Instant BIOS-Level Access:** Seamlessly control headless servers directly from your laptop for rapid troubleshooting.
- • **All-in-One Portable Console:** Transforms your laptop into a full KVM setup—keyboard, video, and mouse—in one sleek adapter.
- • **Cross-Platform Compatibility:** Works flawlessly with Windows, Linux, and MacOS, ensuring versatile server management.

## Overview

The StarTech.com Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter is a compact, USB-powered KVM console adapter that enables IT professionals to connect their laptops to headless servers and PCs for BIOS-level control and troubleshooting. Compatible with Windows, Linux, and MacOS, it eliminates the need for bulky crash carts by providing a portable, all-in-one solution that saves time and enhances efficiency in data centers and remote server environments.

## Description

Connect laptop to headless server/PC with USB/VGA KVM console adapter. Troubleshoot and control systems at BIOS level without draining laptop battery.

Review: Best piece of tech I purchased this year - Amazing piece of tech. Make sure you buy additional adaptors and longer sub leads. You can sit in the warm isle in the data centre then. Makes your laptop so much more useful! Possibly the best piece of kit I purchased this year. Very good as well if you have headless pc's you only want occasional access to in the home or office.
Review: Absolutely invaluable if you work on PC's professionally. Saves ... - Absolutely invaluable if you work on PC's professionally. Saves carrying (or finding) a keyboard, mouse and monitor. Turns your laptop into all three. Very handy for instance for updating BIOS settings PC in one window, settings in another. I'm just waiting for them to come up with a wireless version, although I guess that would be easier to leave at a customer site! This is my second one so a word of caution - don't leave the USB lead plugged in while carrying around in your kit. The socket came of the board in the first one.

## Features

- LAPTOP TO SERVER: USB crash cart adapter connects your laptop to a headless system, turning your laptop into a portable console for rack servers in your server room, PCs, ATMs, kiosks, etc
- EFFICIENT TROUBLESHOOTING: Easily log server activity using the crash cart adapter software; For optimal performance, be sure to install the latest drivers; Note: Please make sure to download the drivers specifically for the NOTECONS01
- BIOS-LEVEL CONTROL: Connect the laptop crash cart adapter to your computer using the included USB cable, then connect the integrated USB and VGA cables to your server for instant BIOS-level control
- SELF-POWERED: The KVM adapter is powered by the server-side USB connection, reducing strain on the laptop's battery and eliminating the need for an AC outlet, allowing you to connect to any PC or device with a VGA output port and USB connection
- COMPACT DESIGN: This TAA Compliant pocket-sized data center crash cart adapter requires no additional accessories, eliminating the need to carry around a traditional crash cart/trolley when troubleshooting and servicing your systems

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B002CLKFTQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | 59,905 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 215 in KVM Switches |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | NOTECONS01 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | StarTech |
| Product Dimensions | 0.03 x 7.37 x 1.52 cm; 167.83 g |

## Product Details

- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Laptop, PC, Server
- **Connector type:** VGA, usb 2.0
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 7.4 x 1.5 centimetres
- **Specific uses for product:** Server Racks, Data Centers, ATMs, Kiosks

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Great product, but is there any instance where a traditional crash cart would be better than this?**
A: I've used this console to install quite a bit of equipment.  It's great, because I never know if there will be a crash cart where I'm going.  I would say that the only advantage to a crash cart would be that you could leave it attached and unattended without leaving your laptop behind.  So, say if you needed a local facilities person to click "finish" for you or something like that, you could leave a crash cart attached.  I've never run into a situation where I wish I had a crash cart instead of this console though.  I suppose the other advantage to a crash cart is that it comes with it's own table.  I've had to sit on the floor a few times with my laptop in a cage where the customer didn't have any furniture.

**Q: Does it have a copy paste feature so I can copy text out of the kvm onto my windows laptop?**
A: The display is a graphical representation so there is no text recognition.  You could theoretically take a screen shot and send to OCR but I'm sure that's more than you'd like to deal with.

**Q: I see this does not work with the current mac os, will it work with parallels or vmware?**
A: The NOTECONS02 supports up to Mac OS 10.13.x. The limitation with later Mac OS versions is for our older NOTECONS01 model.

Nick, StarTech.com Support.

**Q: Is this a kvm over usb (like a kvm over ip) where i would be able to view and control a functioning laptop from a desktop**
A: The host OS (windows) on system you plug this into (laptop/desktop) is Keyboard Video Mouse to any other system you connect this to. The KVM shows up in an application.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best piece of tech I purchased this year
*by M***. on 2 July 2016*

Amazing piece of tech. Make sure you buy additional adaptors and longer sub leads. You can sit in the warm isle in the data centre then. Makes your laptop so much more useful! Possibly the best piece of kit I purchased this year. Very good as well if you have headless pc's you only want occasional access to in the home or office.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely invaluable if you work on PC's professionally. Saves ...
*by S***H on 8 November 2014*

Absolutely invaluable if you work on PC's professionally. Saves carrying (or finding) a keyboard, mouse and monitor. Turns your laptop into all three. Very handy for instance for updating BIOS settings PC in one window, settings in another. I'm just waiting for them to come up with a wireless version, although I guess that would be easier to leave at a customer site! This is my second one so a word of caution - don't leave the USB lead plugged in while carrying around in your kit. The socket came of the board in the first one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
*by R***E on 31 July 2015*

Super piece of kit to have in the bag. Saves trying to look for a crash cart. Can also be used as just a keyboard/mouse when there's already a screen.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-20*