not sure if anyone is running a carputer or not, but im in the middle of building mine, and ive heard a few times people saying not to do it, because the HD will skip and never work in the car, or at least while driving...... is this tru? i could see how this could be tru since the reader arm in the HD could easily skip off the disk when you hit a bump or whatnot. but is it even worth my time to finish building it? will i get no use out of it except when im not moving? or will it only be an issue on big bumps??

also, is there a certain way to mount the HD to try and prevent this? flat on its back? or on its side maybe?

any help/info is appreciated






RIP Saint ........ JBO

i know nothing about carputers but ive built 3 totally custom PCs including my water cooled beast anyway

for the hard drive, id say skipping is a legit problem, but if done correctly im sure big bumps would be the only issue. your best bet to avoid skipping is to mount it flat with rubber washers anywhere you can put them. i dont know exactly how ur planning to do it but giving it just a little bit of travel space, with some rubber to stop vibrations should stop most problems

i just thought of this......im not exactly sure how its done, but in our car stereos...the cd's dont skip unless you hit a big bump. check out a head unit and see how they do it. good luck joe



2002 Cavalier 2200----- Buffalo, NY

thanks buddy! i was trying to come up with a way to have it on some kind of "pillow" type setup. almost like a free travel, but thats gonna be tough. ill just have to get some kind of cushion under there and hope for the best i guess.

are there any hard drives that are built for this kind of thing? to withstand alot of movement?





RIP Saint ........ JBO

^^ also remember you have air ride ( correct? ) so your ride is better already. I believe flatter you can mount it the better you are. I am mounting mine under the seat with small box around it to protect it.

Laptop hard drives are made to resist vibrations. And you can convert them to regular IDE with common adapters like this one.

And they do make 2.5" laptop hard drives that are 7200 rpm since you won't be worried about draining a battery, so you will still get good performance out of it.

Skyler Prahl wrote:Laptop hard drives are made to resist vibrations. And you can convert them to regular IDE with common adapters like this one.

And they do make 2.5" laptop hard drives that are 7200 rpm since you won't be worried about draining a battery, so you will still get good performance out of it.

^what he said^ lol they have those adapters at compusa. just another idea....i dunno if they even make them small enough(or maybe you can make your own) bolts that have a rubber piece in between. ie..the bolt doesnt go all the way through the rubber part. you prolly know what im talking about. that would work really well if you could figure out how to get/make them.

on a side note....i have yet to meet you/see your car and youre freaking local lol



2002 Cavalier 2200----- Buffalo, NY

You can get hard drives that resist vibration as much as possible.
Check out mp3car.com for some other ideas
As far as mounting them, most people just do it regularly like a home computer but you could prolly use some rubber "mounts" and rig it so the drive/whole case could ride on a cushion.

-Seth

thanks for the reply's guys!! very much appreciated. i was almost about to abandon the project, but now i have some fuel for the fire.

junior - i know man. me and the rest of Team Wicked are at duffs every monday, summit park every wednesday, and every possible show that comes up around here. even the cruises. not sure if u know but theres a big show this sunday at Lancaster speedway that we'll be at. you should come out!!





RIP Saint ........ JBO