Quote: Originally Posted by
johnk 
One of the promoted features of the G4 with StreetDeck is that it after being in standby for a certain amount of time (depending on your car battery; for me it's about 16 hours), the G4 should automatically go to hibernate.
Hmm, that would require the G4 to be hardwired to the battery - bypassing the ignition. Then, given that application code doesn't run in Standby, this would have to be an OS thing - XP or Vista. So, SD or CF themselves don't have any bearing here.
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So maybe I can find some expensive car battery that will last for the weekend.
So... you're talking about wanting to run your system for 48 hours without the car ever having been started? That kinda' leads me to ask "why"? Camping?
If you really wanna do this, then you should look at rigging a pair of batteries in parallel and dedicate them to the G4 (and the amps since you'll need those as well). I'd recommend the Optima Yellow or Blue tops - NOT the Red Top. The Red Top can be damaged if it drains to 0.