Carputer 101

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Oh thats neat, so no one would detect your pc I guess?
Well I already know I'm going to need a hub, but I'm confused on how to exactly power it off the psu. Do I just hack the a/c wire up and run it to the 5v and the other to ground?

yeah, i wanted it to look stock as possible, so i didnt like ppl looking in my window to see the screen while no one was in vehicle

i dont remember what i did. i think i used the 12v rail off molex to the lcd. for usb yeah u would use 5v rail...iirc its red.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Yup, its red. So do most people chop off the hd connector and just run stuff to the wires? I've never had to do this before lol.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Yup, its red. So do most people chop off the hd connector and just run stuff to the wires? I've never had to do this before lol.

well i dont chop it off at psu i use a Y-adaptor and chop that end off so i dont ruin psu....if you get what i mean

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

well i dont chop it off at psu i use a Y-adaptor and chop that end off so i dont ruin psu....if you get what i mean

Oh ok that makes perfect sense. Sweet.

 

[CustomCarputers]

Howdy, not to thread jack. Just a newbie to the forums here, into carputers.

Well, I actually sell them (can't say where) but I'm looking at carputer discussions, looking for ideas, suggestions, etc.

Please welcome me

EDIT/ADD: I use my cars' 12V for my monitor, straight from the batt. I prefer not to use anything off the PC PSU that I didn't have to.

Most monitors allow 12-18 Volts, but be careful, make sure that it does allow that.

I've got a Xenarc, it also has "auto on", the monitor won't come on unless the PC is on.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Howdy, not to thread jack. Just a newbie to the forums here, into carputers. Well, I actually sell them (can't say where) but I'm looking at carputer discussions, looking for ideas, suggestions, etc.

Please welcome me

EDIT/ADD: I use my cars' 12V for my monitor, straight from the batt. I prefer not to use anything off the PC PSU that I didn't have to.

Most monitors allow 12-18 Volts, but be careful, make sure that it does allow that.

I've got a Xenarc, it also has "auto on", the monitor won't come on unless the PC is on.

pics of your install //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[CustomCarputers]

Here's some of the front, don't have pics of the PC. It's in a stainless steel case, in the trunk.

I used the in-dash unit first, then decided to do a molded install.

MII12000 MB

Xenarc 700 TSV

LinkSys WiFi card

OBDII

iGuidance Nav w/ USG-BR355 Ant

using RR w DFX skin

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Here's some of the front, don't have pics of the PC. It's in a stainless steel case, in the trunk.I used the in-dash unit first, then decided to do a molded install.

MII12000 MB

Xenarc 700 TSV

LinkSys WiFi card

OBDII

iGuidance Nav w/ USG-BR355 Ant

using RR w DFX skin

Do you have a hub powered off your psu? I'm thinking about using the 5v from the psu to power one.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Hey does anyone know how to get the harness unplugged from the back of a Xenarc MDT-X7000? I got it to plug in, but I can't get it to come out!

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

Hey does anyone know how to get the harness unplugged from the back of a Xenarc MDT-X7000? I got it to plug in, but I can't get it to come out!

looks like there is just 2 screws you loose and then pull

 

[97chameleonbird 10+ year member]

im sure this has been answered already but, i dont know if i can search through 48 pages of posts, lol

im planning on installing that liliput in-dash carputer but im not sure how to install it and was just wondering what i would need to hook it up, and how i would get audio out of it. would i just use a regular rca output? or is it a little bit more difficult because its a computer?

im basically just using this so i can install i-tunes onto it and have my big database of songs on it.

thanks

-Jeff

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

dc-dc psu to power it. and use the speaker out to either go into an aux port or an amp input

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

hey guys might be considering a carpc and just curious whats the easyist way to get a monitor in my dash i have a 03 explorer so its a dd opening not really good with fiberglassing so is they other ways ?? also i see many put the case in thier trunks do you put the cd drive in ur dash somewhere or do u just goto the trunk when u change disks thanks guy!

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

hey guys might be considering a carpc and just curious whats the easyist way to get a monitor in my dash i have a 03 explorer so its a dd opening not really good with fiberglassing so is they other ways ?? also i see many put the case in thier trunks do you put the cd drive in ur dash somewhere or do u just goto the trunk when u change disks thanks guy!

what would you need the rom for? idea is to play everythign off the hard drive. if you still need a drive you can either have it in the trunk or mount an external somewhere

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

how bout the screen mounting??