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Unread 05-29-2003, 06:46 PM   #1
Talik
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Default Miata computer cooling

Well, my desktop oc cooling project has been put on hold for a little while cause I just bought a Mazda Miata and have decided to add a computer to the car to run mp3's and divx off of. I was thinking of putting the computer with a 10" lcd display in the glove box. My three biggest problems are: will it fit? will it overheat? and will the vibrations kill the hdd?
I came to this forum for hopefull answers and suggestions on what kind of mobo/proc to use to keep it from overheating. I don't imagine that the glove box gets very good air circulation, and I know that the miatas can get very hot in the summer. I don't need extreem speeds, as I don't intend to do any gaming with this, just enough to run win2k or linux/bsd (havn't decided) and play music and movies. I'd prefer onboard video sound and nic so as to keep the computer thin without any pci cards.
Other places I was thinking of putting the computer were in the center console(not sure if it would fit) or in the door(again not sure if it'd fit)

If I can find time tonight, I think I'm gonna try to take apart my console and dash and see how much room I have to work with.
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