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Starting the CarPC Project

by Daniel Baratu - Saturday, 8th of December 2007 at 10:52 GMT

For a while now I was planning a CarPC install...Today having received an important part of the install it's time to start the project.

A CarPC, a.k.a. Carputer, is small factor PC that runs inside the Car. More on Wikipedia.

Components

For the PC, I used an old computer, the first computer I ever had actually - caching dust in the attic anyway. Not the whole computer mind you, just the mainboard and the hard disk drive. It's not a very powerfull PC, just a Pentim III, 600MHz but it will be enough to test the install and very inexpensive if things go wrong.

- 7 inch touch screen

- DC Power supply

- Mainboard & HDD

- Audio Adapter for the Car Amp

- A lot of cables

Software

Windows XP was perfect for this as it loads up quickly enough plus it's compatible with all the other components.

- Windows XP

- RoadRunner

Car

My new E46 BMW 325Ci, just bought a few months ago will have to go through a lot of modifications.

 

Will follow up with an update...

Category: BMW CarPC

 

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