Gaz
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Registered: 24th Aug 03
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how do you power the PC in-car?
and also how would you power the speakers off the PC or would you Amp them as usual and just run the speaker cables from the output of the Screen?
I know Mart V run a PC in his corsa, but he's never online any more to ask 
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mobymaster
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Registered: 12th Sep 04
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Get a 12v power supply for it. Be alot better rather than messing around with inverters, i had big problems with my xbox and inverters with interfearance. Now got a mini PS2 direct on 12v and its perfect.
As for sound, just wire your audio out from the PC to the AUX in on yoru headunit or jus wire direct to the amp.
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50Calibre
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Registered: 13th Dec 04
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12v dc power would be the best as said however they are around 100 quid and need to be matched to the computer you wish to run..
alternativly you could use relays and switches to power an invertor so it will automatically switch on and off with the ignition...
both of these will mean the pc needs to boot from scratch tho.. other options would be to use a pc backup battery in the boot which would allow pc the to hibernate wen not being used and stay on whilst your getting petrol etc
or if you dont have a pc already.. use a laptop instead.. get a docking station rigged up with an incar charger then look on the internet for power sensing programs that can hibernate after a certain time of power off.. then if you need to use the laptop u can easily remove it from the dock.. good for security as well
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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The pc turns off totally when hibernating.
You only need power for standby.
Using hibernate you woudln't have to boot from scratch.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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You can't run a PC off of and invertor. Not powerful enough. You can run a laptop though which is worth a thought.
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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i ran my pc off an invertor but it was only a 75watt pc and a 300watt invertor
then i got a power supply that automatically turned the PC on when you started the car then off 20 minutes after the keys were removed
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Brayshaw !
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Registered: 14th Feb 06
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does the pc not av a switch on the back? i.e...12v...240v ? dnt no out bout pcs in cars but all pcs ive had av had this on ??
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Rob Withey
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Registered: 21st Sep 03
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Never seen a PC power supply with a 12v/240v switch. 120v/240v is more common.
It is perfectly possibly to run a PC from an inverter. It's not elegant, but it works.
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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quote:
Originally posted by John
The pc turns off totally when hibernating.
You only need power for standby.
Using hibernate you woudln't have to boot from scratch.
if you have a decent spec machine hibernate will not be much quicker to load as a standard boot,
i looked into doing this, have a 12v 90w 20pin ATX PSU ready and waiting and a pc pretty much built but have since decided against it because realistically i'd never use it and it would be for show only, as its not really worth the boot time and extra power load on the altenator for mp3's may as well just use cd's in the cd player!
I have tried a couple of alternatives, one being connecting my phone up to the aux in, (k750i with 512mb mem card) which i did twice and decided its a pain when you want to change songs, i also hooked up my psp to the aux in and this was the same as the k750 however changing songs was better it still wasnt as easy as it is on the HU when playing a cd,
but anyway, if you wanna put a pc in a car get a proper 12v power supply, linitx are one of the places that supply them, and most of them will have the function to turn the pc on/off with the ignition
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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for just music i recomend a large HD Ipod and ipod compat headunit
less hassel, more use and you can use it at the gym etc too
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