How to power the Shuttle X200

**JpLelko** · 06-29-2007, 03:17 AM

So i think i found the perfect carputer for my truck. wait, does that make it a truckputer?? at any rate i am planning on purchasing this and using it as the basis of my project. now my major concern is powering this sucker. i would like it to come on automaticaly when i start my car and shut down automatically when i turn off the engine. this pc comes with a external ac-dc power supply (its intended for home/office use). Should i just use a power inverter (only runs on 120 watts total) or should i try to mod it and use an opus dc-dc power supply and start up controller? Please let me know what would work best. i have been searching and searching for a while, and it doesn't seem that this pc is as popular for this as i would think. i haven't found much on it. any info will be very apperciated. thanks.

**2k1Toaster** · 06-29-2007, 03:24 AM

Well since it has a brick, I would use a Carnteix. Just like the mac folk do. Depending on what voltage it needs. The picture of the power brick was too pixelated to get the voltage/amp rating output to that power jack. If you find that, then you can narrow down which will work. An Opus is not the soltution, because it is much more than you need.

**JpLelko** · 07-01-2007, 06:19 AM

Thank you for the info. i checked out the Carnteix site. i am still confused on what to use. should i use the power block that comes with the computer and modify it; or should i use one of the Carnteix power supplys and modify the connection between the psu and the motherboard? hmmm... what am i going to do...