Minnesota monthly gathering

**PURDooM** · 12-22-2005, 02:17 AM

I made a box of macaroni and cheese today.

And egg nog.

**neon_eddy** · 12-22-2005, 08:48 AM

how about a meet jan 7 or something?

**nitropwd** · 12-22-2005, 02:05 PM

anyone in here willing to let me borrow or 'rent' their garage to work on my project?

**neon_eddy** · 12-22-2005, 02:52 PM

how long? .. I have a single staller .. but I use it from time to time..

**zryder** · 12-22-2005, 03:07 PM

i have a heated underground parking garage that you could use, if you so desire..

**The-ill-man** · 12-24-2005, 12:10 PM

minnesota question: anyone have problems with the cold and their computer? I use an ipod and it has died and i gotta bring it into the apple store now because it froze at night or something

**bosstone74** · 12-24-2005, 12:21 PM

I've ahad a few hard drive issues, but with the small ammount of electricity going throught computer it warms it up just enough for it to work and then I restart and it all good...

ipods....I've used them and fixed them before...the hard drive is always the first to go...they don't like abuse

**TyBong** · 12-24-2005, 06:06 PM

Ive had few issues with the cold in my settup so far, and previous versions in my carPC years ago, but then again I have put seagate drives in my stuff all the time.... ipods, I have allways wondered why they show the ads with the people listening to them while they are practicaly beating the ***** outa the poor hard disk out of them.

**neon_eddy** · 12-25-2005, 12:05 AM

yeah .. I agree with bosstone, mine froze up when it got below -5 or so .. but just let the PC run for about 2 minutes.. then restart it

**PatO** · 12-28-2005, 12:08 AM

Never.
My first carputer ran for 4 years in MN. I usually let the car warm up a couple minutes before starting the computer. Granted, it was a Jeep Cherokee (comp in passenger compartment).
Latest incarnation of carputer lives in a new Cherokee in a heated garage. But spends all day outside at work - and starts up whenever commanded.

On second thought - the PS fan on my Keypower PS is finally going out (I've had it for...6 years now!)!!! Not that I care - it's so damn cold out it shouldn't be needing the fan!
I've never had a PS last that long. And that's saying something considering the abuse these carputers go through!