Thread: Isuzu Rodeo 2001 with Asus Eee Box

I see that the eee is ssd your previous ones were normal hdd's?

Originally Posted by captcol

I see that the eee is ssd your previous ones were normal hdd's?

The Eee is just the "small/compact" line of Asus's machines.

There's the Eee PC's, Netbook laptops that are very small, work great, some versions had an SSD and not a HDD.

The Eee Box is a very small desktop, basically the Eee PC without the keyboard, mouse, webcam, etc.. just the desktop standalone computer, the newest version has native HD video decoding thanks to ATI and an HDMI output. All Eee Box versions also have SP/dif audio optical output also.


I am not running an SSD, maybe when prices get lower, which I know they will; I'll consider switching over. Right now running a hard drive in an a vehicle I occasionally take off road, I have never had a problem at all. No skips or pauses, no corruptions and sometimes I do take that rodeo in pretty rough areas. Working great !

Originally Posted by stevey500

Most of the universal laptop power supplies have a built in 5V usb port at 2 amps. This will rid your reason of needing an inverter at all. I would find a different VGA splitter, heh. I'm unsure if I could handle that. I'd check out the board on the VGA splitter and see if you can bypass whatever is regulating the voltage/amperage coming into the device.

I mean, you do what you want, I'm just letting you know my suggestions

I have tried to find different units and all are either way to big, or they run at some crazy voltage. I did notice though that this one runs on AC power. The Adapter says AC/AC, I have never seen that before. Maybe thats why it isnt working with DC adapters. Wonder if I can change something to make it DC.

You will have to find something that does the opposite of what a rectifier does. The rectifier is commonly found in an alternator because alternators GENERATE AC voltage, the rectifier converts it to DC voltage and then is regulated.

I'm wondering if this will work in REVERSE.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Adapter-10...3%3A4|294%3A50

Originally Posted by stevey500

You will have to find something that does the opposite of what a rectifier does. The rectifier is commonly found in an alternator because alternators GENERATE AC voltage, the rectifier converts it to DC voltage and then is regulated.

I'm wondering if this will work in REVERSE.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Adapter-10...3%3A4|294%3A50

I actually have one of those on the way, but from OPUS ( I really trust their stuff). I dont think it will work in reverse though. Id there something I can do to the splitter to make it take DC? I may have to change the unit to a AC/DC unit, so I can connect to my setup.

Originally Posted by stevey500

Most of the universal laptop power supplies have a built in 5V usb port at 2 amps. This will rid your reason of needing an inverter at all.

Links? Examples? I couldn't find one like yours since you didn't give me much to go on. Any hints or ebay links you could supply to help me track one of these down.

Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

I actually have one of those on the way, but from OPUS ( I really trust their stuff). I dont think it will work in reverse though. Id there something I can do to the splitter to make it take DC? I may have to change the unit to a AC/DC unit, so I can connect to my setup.

I went ahead and ordered a new splitter, one that uses DC power, infact it has the option of using 9V or 5V. Wish I would have seen this splitter before.

what are you using to convert the dvi output to rgb? ive never had good luck with converters

Originally Posted by shrinkydinx

what are you using to convert the dvi output to rgb? ive never had good luck with converters

You mean DVI-D to VGA? If yes, I use a HDFury, which is made to do that conversion. It doesnt convert the MoBo though, but instead it converts the screen. All my screens in my setup are VGA.