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Originally Posted by Wombat
Wow, lots of questions. The computer you linked to looks pretty good, but I'd just be concerned about how you're going to power it. I'm using the M2-ATX power supply and so far it has had plenty of juice to power everything. Granted, I'm using a VIA C7 processor which isn't nearly as much as a power whore as the intel P4.
The screen is pretty large and will take a good deal of custom fabricating to get it to fit and look good. So far my 7" screen has been sufficient, but I certainly wouldn't mind a larger one.
I like that AeroCool front panel with the removable 2.5" drive...that's pretty slick. If you could get that entire front panel mounted in where the cruise control is, that would be one sweet looking setup.
The slim DVD drive I'm using is similar to the one you posted, but I just ganked the drive out of an old laptop that I no longer use and bought a universal case. It works, but the USB interface makes it sooooo slow.
Fingerprint reader is a little over the top and I'm not sure how you would use it for keyless entry if it's in the car? This is one of those things I would probably add to my system wayyyy down the road. The stage I'm at right now is figuring out all of the necessary wiring and attaching it all in a clean and professional manner. Unfortunately, I just brought home another VR-4 today and that will probably be stealing some time away from my carPC endeavor.
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I passed on the P4 PC, I was not happy with the integrated graphics card, I would like to play PC games so I need an Nvidia card like the 8600.
The other "complete" setup I posted is on the lines of what you have, is it not? I was worried about whether or not I would be able to use those panels with a system like your.
My BIG issue is the proprietary of these CarPc's. They are so limited in what you can and can not mod.
As for the bio-scan unit with for car security, that will need some looking into. Hell, I even found an affordable retina / Iris scanner that would be sick for entry and start mods
Here is some info on the other setup (the complete setup) :
The items are used but not installed. All items were used when I was building the system and installing the software. All items are used under 5 hours. I have all of the boxes, packaging and manuals. The pc was built by Mobile Computer Solutions. I will try to include all of the specs later in the email. I purchased the screen from a group buy on mp3car.com. It has no branding on the box or screen. I do know though that the LCD is made by Samsung. One of the members in the group buy disassembled their screen to find out what type of LCD it had. That is the reason I purchased it. The screen has great resolution and defaults to 800x600 @ 60Hz. I have had it to 1280x762 @ 75Hz without issue. As far as a DVD, I have a laptop slot load drive I can include but it needs a convertor and usb kit to make it work with the system. You can purchase all of the needed components from mp3car.com store. It also has a Belkin Wireless G usb adapter for LAN. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks, Steve
Detailed Specifications:
Motherboard:
Processor Intel Celeron 215 with 533 MHz FSB *Includes the P4 to Molex CPU power connector
Chipset SiS SiS662 Northbridge
SiS SiS964L Southbridge
Memory/RAM Up to 1GB of DDR2 400/533 MHz RAM
VGA Integrated SiS Mirage 1 graphic engine
Expansion Slots 1x 5v 32 bit PCI
Onboard IDE 1 ATA 100 40-pin
Onboard Serial ATA None
Onboard USB 6 USB 2.0
Onboard Audio ADI AD1888 audio codec
Onboard LAN Broadcom 10/100
BIOS Intel BIOS 4Mb flash memory
System Monitoring & Management Power Management, Wake on USB, Wake on PCI, Wake on keyboard, Wake on mouse, Wake on LAN
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50ºC
Form Factor Mini-ITX (17 cm x 17 cm)
Onboard I/O Connectors 4 USB 2.0 via 2 pin headers
1 P4 connector
Front audio connector
ATX connector
Back Panel I/O 1 Parallel port
2 USB 2.0 ports
1 VGA port
1 LAN port
1 RS-232 COM port
1 PS2 keyboard port
1 PS2 mouse port
3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in, mic-in