hi, i'm new to this in car pc stuff

haribo862003 · 05-02-2008, 12:46 PM

Hi guy/girls.
I've just start buying all the bit for making my carpc. I would like to no if i should of bought sumthing different.
Here what i got planned for buying and bought:
1. First off not bought this yet but a via epia mii 12000 mini-itx motherboard, but finding it hard to find, so think the 10000.
2. Got, 512mb ddr ram
3. Got, Seagate barracuda 160gb 7200rpm hdd
4. Got, bu303 gps mouse reciever
5. Got, bluetooth usb dongle
6. Got, LINKSYS WUSB54G WIRELESS-G USB NETWORK WIFI LAN ADAPTER
7. Got opus 150w psu.

got the list from a website called stevieg.org

HiJackZX1 · 05-03-2008, 07:13 AM

You have to give us more information. What do you want the PC to do.... will it play video? Will it connect to the internet? Is there a budget? In the past I had a M10000 which i think is the model before the m2 models, and it was cr@ppy with video. Maybe the m2s' are better?

Anyways, give us more details on what you expect the PC to do.

haribo862003 · 05-05-2008, 11:27 AM

The main thing i want the pc to do is hold my music, navigation, handsfree. not bothered about video's. Internet would be good not to bothered at mow. The 1st three thing are the main ones. Budget not very big but am good at saving if i really need sumthin.

whats a good, not to expensive motherboard i could use with the stuff i got.

-zip- · 05-05-2008, 11:36 AM

check out the Intel Little Valley boards, D...GLY

DodgeCummins · 05-05-2008, 06:29 PM

Sounds about like the one I had.

I ran a laptop size drive for the power/heat/room to put it. I also added a PCI video card to get a better output.

haribo862003 · 05-08-2008, 07:11 AM

so which is the best:
Intel D201GLY Little Valley with 1.33 GHz Celeron Processor
or
VIA EPIA MII 12000
or
Also been told these are good
Jetway J7F2 1.5GHz C7D CN700 Mainboard and Commell LV-677D Intel Core Duo Mainboard.

Also what other items do i need to get my carpc up and running

DarquePervert · 05-08-2008, 07:16 AM

From the boards you listed, the little Valley board is superior in terms of computing ability and minimal power draw.

As far as what else you need, I suggest thoroughly reading the FAQs.
Here are some resources to helpkick-start your research:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/advfaq.php
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=106
http://www.mp3car.com/wiki/

haribo862003 · 05-08-2008, 07:58 AM

do you no where i can get a cheap Intel D201GLY2 little valley from, found one on internet for $67.24 in P+P

labenedict · 05-08-2008, 08:50 AM

I got my D201GLY2 at pcsuperstore.com and was satisfied.

haribo862003 · 05-15-2008, 07:52 AM

My D201gly2 arrived today. Think i've got most things to get it up and running. So i now need to put it to gether. I also need to buy some power cables, shielded signal cables for installing into my car and a screen. But will get tht sorted out in a bit, will get it up a running in my house and get things installed.

Kimota · 05-15-2008, 08:58 AM

Hello,

You mentioned handsfree I believe your referring to using your cell phone via bluetooth with CarPC? I've been able to get handsfree to function with two different front-ends Road Runner and StreetDeck but found the audio quality (how my voice sounds to caller) to be okay at best.

For handsfree you may want to consider an after market unit like the ones made by Parrot, I've found the sound quality with them to be FAR superior to what you can achieve with a CarPC.

haribo862003 · 05-15-2008, 12:44 PM

was wondering how i connected the seagate barracude to my d201gly2?

FusionFanatic · 05-15-2008, 01:55 PM

I have the D201GLY2A (same board as your's, but with different heatsinks and a CPU fan). next to the RAM stick there should be 2 SATA port and 1 PATA (IDE) port. your HDD plugs in the one of those ports.

then connect power from the opus. (you may need a PATA>SATA molex adapter if your HDD is SATA).

haribo862003 · 05-15-2008, 02:46 PM

hi is this what i need? Probably guess by now that i don't no much about computers but i learn as i go along