Hookin' up a PC in a car for audio

j-dogg · 21-January-05, 04:23 PM

I know it's possible, I have this PC Chips mobo I wanna use, but where does the power come from? I can do the speakers and the rest, I was going to learn how to do it on my Probe and when I get my Civic, do it much better on there. So where do you tap into the power for the motherboard, and can you use a conventional computer power supply?

konai_konai666 · 21-January-05, 04:28 PM

You can use an inverter with a conventional computer power supply to avoid problems with wiring your own car-powered molex's..

You'd need an awfully powerful inverter tho..

j-dogg · 21-January-05, 04:32 PM

I've ran my Dell Optiplex GX200 P3 1ghz off a 400w inverter when the hurricanes hit and I needed to empty the pictures in my camera. Ran the monitor too.

Spectrum · 21-January-05, 04:40 PM

There are some DC-DC power supplies. Google 'em up. I am getting one for a Via 1Ghz PC I'm building for my car.

konai_konai666 · 21-January-05, 04:48 PM

As far as cost is concerned, maybe the best option would be to run a few inverters ( rather than one really expensive one) and plug everything into those, or to run only the Mobo/PCI(& or)AGP-slot/proc off an inverter & reg PSU and power everything else separately.

j-dogg · 21-January-05, 06:32 PM

It's going to be soley a really fancy .mp3 / CD player, almost nil 3D. everything is onboard. Will be very simple, a DVD-ROM drive and a 60 or an 80gb drive.

Dimazz · 21-January-05, 11:01 PM

J-Dogg has a car?!?!?!

21-January-05, 04:23 PM		#1 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Hookin' up a PC in a car for audio I know it's possible, I have this PC Chips mobo I wanna use, but where does the power come from? I can do the speakers and the rest, I was going to learn how to do it on my Probe and when I get my Civic, do it much better on there. So where do you tap into the power for the motherboard, and can you use a conventional computer power supply?

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21-January-05, 04:28 PM		#2 (permalink)
konai_konai666 DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe	You can use an inverter with a conventional computer power supply to avoid problems with wiring your own car-powered molex's.. You'd need an awfully powerful inverter tho..

21-January-05, 04:32 PM		#3 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	I've ran my Dell Optiplex GX200 P3 1ghz off a 400w inverter when the hurricanes hit and I needed to empty the pictures in my camera. Ran the monitor too.

21-January-05, 04:40 PM		#4 (permalink)
Spectrum Former GameApex Editor	There are some DC-DC power supplies. Google 'em up. I am getting one for a Via 1Ghz PC I'm building for my car.

21-January-05, 04:48 PM		#5 (permalink)
konai_konai666 DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe	As far as cost is concerned, maybe the best option would be to run a few inverters ( rather than one really expensive one) and plug everything into those, or to run only the Mobo/PCI(& or)AGP-slot/proc off an inverter & reg PSU and power everything else separately.

21-January-05, 06:32 PM		#6 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	It's going to be soley a really fancy .mp3 / CD player, almost nil 3D. everything is onboard. Will be very simple, a DVD-ROM drive and a 60 or an 80gb drive.

21-January-05, 11:01 PM		#7 (permalink)
Dimazz Sk8-Hoe-r	J-Dogg has a car?!?!?!