can i rig a dc-dc powersupply to my laptop?

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:12 PM

i have a dell notebook i was thinking about mounting in the trunk instead of building an itx system. would i be able to connect a dc-dc power supply to it so i would be able to direct wire it to my vehicle?

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:15 PM

i found this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/M2-ATX-DC-DC-ATX...QQcmdZViewItem

seams ideal to me, if itd work. would i also be able to run my monitor through this as well?

2k1Toaster · 02-04-2007, 05:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by baggd2daxtreeme

i have a dell notebook i was thinking about mounting in the trunk instead of building an itx system. would i be able to connect a dc-dc power supply to it so i would be able to direct wire it to my vehicle?

As Red has said in your other thread, use the search function. You can't escape it. You can start all the threads you want, but we are anti-spoonfeeder around here.

Short answer: yes.

2k1Toaster · 02-04-2007, 05:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by baggd2daxtreeme

i found this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/M2-ATX-DC-DC-ATX...QQcmdZViewItem

seams ideal to me, if itd work. would i also be able to run my monitor through this as well?

You definately need to read the FAQ's. That is a DC-DC PSU, but is an ATX standard. Sort of retarded for a laptop that wasn't built in the 1980's with a crt tube in it.

And yes it can power your monitor...

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:19 PM

jesus.. god forbid someone comes on here trying to get some goddamn help without having to read through 12,000 pages of stickies and faq

matter of fact, why dont you guys just take down the forums and just leave all the FAQs since every question has already been answered, and while youre at it, come to my house and pry the ? key off my keyboard. thanks for nothing.

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:20 PM

well thats why i ASKED a question.. i wasnt sure, and im not an idiot. i came on here to get help.

Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

You definately need to read the FAQ's. That is a DC-DC PSU, but is an ATX standard. Sort of retarded for a laptop that wasn't built in the 1980's with a crt tube in it.

And yes it can power your monitor...

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:25 PM

okay, i did 5 searches so far, and read through 20 pages of thread titles and couldnt find a single thing about what im trying to do here.. do i need to read through EVERY THREAD untill i find what i want to know, or would someone like to help me out? i know you guys are against answering questions and all, but id like to do this and do it right and need some info.

XC-C30 · 02-04-2007, 05:27 PM

nope, you just have to be more specific

And we aren't against answering questions. We are against questions that have been asked a gazillion times

HUGE diff!!!

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:29 PM

or you guys can just help me out here.. im an administrator of another site.. i love it when people come on and ask questions. i encourage it. but i guess everyones different.

XC-C30 · 02-04-2007, 05:31 PM

that's you, to most of us that just seems lazy and the easiest way....

2k1Toaster · 02-04-2007, 05:34 PM

I advise this link: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66940

And as for using the M2-ATX to power your laptop. Alright lets fantasize this for a moment. How will you be connecting the M2 to the laptop? I say go for it if your laptop has an ATX connector that you can plug into.

Look in the mp3car store for laptop power units such as the carnetix unit. Search for a laptop shutdown controller.

You will discover that powering a laptop does not require a M2 or any other full PSU. Just a voltage regulator and a good input.

baggd2daxtreeme · 02-04-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

I advise this link: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66940

And as for using the M2-ATX to power your laptop. Alright lets fantasize this for a moment. How will you be connecting the M2 to the laptop? I say go for it if your laptop has an ATX connector that you can plug into.

Look in the mp3car store for laptop power units such as the carnetix unit. Search for a laptop shutdown controller.

You will discover that powering a laptop does not require a M2 or any other full PSU. Just a voltage regulator and a good input.

well, i read through that link, and dont see what i did wrong. show me where it says not to ask any questions. i did a search and couldnt find anything. so i asked a question. and got some rude responses.

anyway, forget the m2-atx. what about a car-puter type itx dc-dc power supply, like the ones you guys sell here. woul i be able to rig that up to my dell notebook? thats what i want to know. yes, or no. and if yes, how do i do so? im sorry, but there isnt a single thread on here to answer that question. ive been on for over and hour and cant seem to find ****. thanks.

XC-C30 · 02-04-2007, 05:52 PM

hell..... you know.... I'm getting tired of your lazyness.... so here it goes: An M2-ATX IS an (itx) DC-DC....

DAMN.... 2K1Toster gave you the ONLY option you have and still you don't get it..... If you don't understand how it all works, or don't want to da any effort yourself, just stay away from this hebby!!!

See, I'm pretty much a n00b when it comes to car-pc's and car-audio and still, I have a maximum bitrate, which means the info I provide is correct. Now.... How do I know what I know? 3 freakin' years of reading, reading and more reding!!!! Not being scared when a certain topic counts 50 pages, I've read it all. And if I felt like I couldn't find the info I was searching for, I searched more specific and in other places.....

2k1Toaster · 02-04-2007, 06:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by IC-C30

I have a maximum bitrate, which means the info I provide is correct.

I like that!

XC-C30 · 02-04-2007, 06:17 PM

well, it's sort of true

I came from variable bitrate to maximum bitrate at once

How many of the regulars here knew I was a n00b? I'm guessing none.... 3years of constntly reading really helped me out, you know!