Carputer Update Part Duex

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

**** good job snova.

Hopefully youll be at some comps this year so I can check it out.

 

[kraziee]

nicely done, i should do that i got a a few computers laying around

the only thing i am worried about is what happens if theres a power flux of some sort?? do you run like a low end battery backup or something??

Because thats what i was thinking of doing but i just dont know were id put it right now...

you can alos set it so when you turn your car off with a battery backup it automatically goes into hibernate and you dont have to touch a thing ^.^

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

you can alos set it so when you turn your car off with a battery backup it automatically goes into hibernate and you dont have to touch a thing ^.^

I believe the ATX power supply spec sends a Sleep if you just press the button once; Could work that out with a relay from the ignition/remote lead. =)

 

[kraziee]

well what about any power issues maybe a dieing alt umm battery explodes or dieing

Anyways Intel Duo=deh suxors

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

^ n00bx.

 

[kraziee]

lol yar me newb...

Anyways... Intel=deh suxors //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif wouldnt recomend it for a carputer with not to much ventilation not enough cooling on those LGA chips and the 478's

So, How does the audio sound i wounder with this.. any issues with that ect...

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Socket 478? The core duo is in macs, and you can bet they're hardwired and runnin' chill.

I wouldn't recommend an hot overclock on a p4 in your carputer, but [^almost] anything running at or below spec should be fine. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

cpu throttle = pwn.

Remember that the carputers aren't running whole instances of Windows, etc. Just a tiny trimmed up OS. I'd run it on a ramdisk, too.

n00bx //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I give you +rep for bustin my balls

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

Im seriously contemplating doing this...are there any programs that allow you to run active crossovers?

I'm running an active crossover with my carputer and digital sound. I have the Alpine PXA-H701 with the Alpine RUX-C701 controller. It has an active crossover, graphical and paramteric eq's, time delay, accepts both optical and rca inputs, and has 4 sets of 4V rca preouts to run to your amps.

I'm running a digital coax cable from my motherboard to a coax to optical converter to an optical audio cable to my alpine. From there, I run two sets of actively filtered RCA's to my 300/4 and one set to my sub amp. It's a crystal clear, noise free set-up.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

nicely done, i should do that i got a a few computers laying around the only thing i am worried about is what happens if theres a power flux of some sort?? do you run like a low end battery backup or something??

Because thats what i was thinking of doing but i just dont know were id put it right now...

you can alos set it so when you turn your car off with a battery backup it automatically goes into hibernate and you dont have to touch a thing ^.^

I'm running a regulator that is designed specifically for powering a computer in an automotive environment. It takes varying input (to survive engine cranks and varying voltages) and give a clean regulated 12V to my carputer at all times. It has a built in start up/shut down control that turns on when i turn my key and turns off when i put my key in the off position.

This works almost like an amp with a regulated power supply (gives u constant voltage no matter what and has a switched remote wire). When i turn my key to the off position, the computer thinks that the power button was pressed and it goes into hibernate. When I go to start it after that, it comes back in less than 10 seconds.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

Remember that the carputers aren't running whole instances of Windows, etc. Just a tiny trimmed up OS. I'd run it on a ramdisk, too.

I am...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif