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computer in a 300

Hi all,

 

Just a quick question has anyone installed a PC in their 300, picking up a 300 at the weekend and was gonna be one of my first projects for 2005 thats if i dont spend all my money maintaining the car.

 

I just want a simple setup of a touch screen in the front with a itx motherboard, WLAN, GPS.

 

Would the battery be ok with this?? any tips or conclusions anyone has would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Matt

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    I was considering this a while back - no problems at all in doing it. You can get all the bits you need from here http://linitx.com/index.php?cPath=24_58

    (ITX motherboards, in-car PSUs etc.)

     

    Only bit of advice would be to make sure that wherever you're mounting the motherboard is well ventilated.

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    was thinking of just having pc in the boot with a custom made case to keep it ventilated as much as poss. last thing i want is smoke coming out the boot when driving along.

     

    Thanks for the link to the site much appreciated :bow:

     

     

    I was considering this a while back - no problems at all in doing it. You can get all the bits you need from here http://linitx.com/index.php?cPath=24_58

    (ITX motherboards, in-car PSUs etc.)

     

    Only bit of advice would be to make sure that wherever you're mounting the motherboard is well ventilated.

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    No problem mate :)

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    I was considering this a while back - no problems at all in doing it.

     

    Let me guess... you were hoping to hook up the Z's steering wheel & pedals and play racing games whilst stuck in traffic? :p

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    i'M 90% sure I'm gonna be doing this very soon. I have a Dell laptop PIII 933, DVD, 18GB, 256MB, wi a buggered screen & keyboard that's begging to be used for this :dance:

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    Just to add - you could probably get away without using fans if you opt for low power CPU & components.

     

    Also, make sure that everything fits nice and tight. You wouldn't want a RAM chip to pop out on a bad road. :eek:

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    lol

     

    Let me guess... you were hoping to hook up the Z's steering wheel & pedals and play racing games whilst stuck in traffic? :p

     

    Nah wanted an all in multi-functional pc gps, mp3 player, movie player and of course the ablility to play tiger woods whilst navigating the M25 during rush hour :D

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    Let me guess... you were hoping to hook up the Z's steering wheel & pedals and play racing games whilst stuck in traffic? :p

     

    Errr... Maybe... *cough*

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