noobie here need help got a few???

tracker92 · 03-29-2004, 10:16 AM

hay all gonna put a puter in the car here is waht i have to start with

got a 800mhz gateway computer from my uncle a while back it was one of those really small computers it has all usb inputs a total of 5 usb it has a floppy conn hd conn and cd/dvd conn reg atx power conn onboard audio and onboard modem and 2 pci slots and reg video output(for computer mon)

?1 whats a good video out (rca) that is pci that i can hookup a lcd monitor

?2 cheep 5.6 to 7 inch monitor to go in the dash

?3 how can i lengthen the cable to put the dvd player in the dash

?4 good cheep power supply for 12v

?5 wtb pci riser and multi pci expation cards to add more pci cards

?6 i have a few laptop network cards (smaller that a pci card and maby not take up a pci slot) id like to use one of them (pcicmia card (sp)) for networking either wifi or wired to transfer data or surf at some local places

?7 need to add a com port for my gps is there a pci card ( i think i say one the other day) this goes back to ?5 need mor pci inputs

all of this will be put into a 92 geo tracker

thanks for any help i know its a lot of ?'s but not too many people do anything here !!!!

thanks

chad

Hcomplyr · 03-30-2004, 09:48 PM

whoa there buddy slow down, lets asses the basic first!

1st Welcome, now that, thats out of the way.....

Just get a lilliput Screen, for the mere price of about $270 it solves your video card and screen problems, you can run th onboard video right to it with no problem, and they come as touch screens
for power an inverter is the quick and dirty way out
And for any external devices try to use USB as much as possible it will save you the headaches of riser cards
good luck

god_of_cpu · 03-30-2004, 09:53 PM

A GEO, SWEET! Be careful on those sharp turns!

tracker92 · 03-31-2004, 09:08 AM

the sharp corner thing is nothing all that talk about flipping a geo is with the driver and how they drive --- the car itself is very stable --- the width is the same as the over all height i love it but in fixing to get a scion xb -- now thats extream box but i want to try out this comp in the geo first i have found info on the ps1 lcd mod i do have one of those but i dont think the comp i have is the greatest for that mod i guess ill either have to get a pci video card that i can do all the adjustments with or get the lilliput --- one other question i have is where can i get another bezel for the lilliput cause if i do get a new car i will mold it inot the dash as with the geo

thanks

chad

tracker92 · 03-31-2004, 09:12 AM

anybody got any info on the length of the dvd cable the comp will be put on the rightrear side panel --- mad room behind it and want to put plexi infront of it to hilight it and the dvd player i want to mold into the dash area how can i lenghten the cable either usb or cut and solder??

thnaks

chad