Wiring Diagram Help...

**Enlighter** · 10-20-2008, 01:36 PM

Ok so here is what I have to work with, I understand how to wire the speakers, and in theory (from what I have read on the forums) understand how to power the car pc.

However I am a visual learner, and just reading this stuff over and over is not helping me any.

Below I have made a list of everything I have, would anyone be willing to help me figure out the wiring of it?

-Car PC
-M2-ATX 160w
-Sound Blaster X-fi internal sound card
-Alpine PDX-5 4 channel amp
-Tsunami Lightwave Capacitor
-JL TR series front, rear, and tweeter speakers
-JL enclosed 10" W1
-External USB2.0 Card Reader (would have gone internal, but I plan to mount the pc in the trunk and the reader in the center console, not sure they make internal USB extension cables that long.
-USB GPS Node
-7" Touch Panel LCD (non lilliput, thinking i might regret this. Has yellow and red RCA, VGA, USB, and 12vDC power jack. Did not come with a power supply, so I am dead in the water as to what to do with that.)

I think that about covers it, I am probably missing something.

I thank anyone in advance who has the time and patience to help me with this. I will also me making a step by step picture tutorial later this week when I do the install of everything because this site seems to be lacking an all together tutorial.

Oh also of some importance, I have a 2000 jeep cherokee and I am planning to run this all off the 34/7 series red top optima battery, which is already in the car.

Thanks again, and those who help WILL NOT go unappreciated in some way.

**FusionFanatic** · 10-22-2008, 12:07 PM

do you know how to wire a car amplifier? if you do then your install will be easier because the procedure for powering your carPC is basically the same (the M2-ATX has the same 12v+, ground, and remote connections as a car amplifier).

you can power your monitor from the M2-ATX's regulated +12v rail (you can splice into a yellow wire from a molex connector). the output rail grounds are the same as the input ground, so you can connect the monitor ground to te chassis.

here is a quick M$paint diagram of your setup. hope this helps you 'visualize' it

**Enlighter** · 10-22-2008, 02:10 PM

fusion,

you pretty much just became my hero hands down.

And I have decided to run everything off a separate battery. I am looking into bat isolators now, and thinking of looking into setting up a new fuse box off the second battery, just to keep everything on it's on fuse and make it as safe and efficient as it can be.