Alright, tested the ups theory and read around a bit more. My ups will not allow me to turn it on without ac power applied, so I would have to get another that would allow such a thing and then I would have to be hitting an extra button each time I turn the computer on. What's funny too is that the 250VA UPS couldn't handle the computer, it would shut down when going to battery power. If I took the video card out and unplugged the hard drive it would work ok. lol
I think I will just go buy an inverter. If I don't use it in the end it will be a nice tool to have around for road trips or something. cfg83, explain to me what you mean by being able to turn on and off gizmo's. Can I actually control the ECU/PCM through the OBDII port? I am doing all of this but realizing that I am diving headfirst into stuff I know almost nothing about :0. |
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PS - Thanks Red for pointing out the elmscan! CarloSW2 |
Ahh, now I see what you are saying. Yes, that would certainly be neat. This coming from the person who complained about cars being all "computer controlled". I think understanding what those computers are doing makes me more appreciative of their existence.
Now to get that port to give me data! I had it working at some point on my brothers linux laptop. So I know it is possible. Thanks for the support, this will be more fun with you helping out. |
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https://www.thenerds.net/ADDONICS.Add...0798-2&affid=3 Startech CompactFlash Card Reader to IDE Adapter https://www.thenerds.net/STARTECHCOM....0911-2&affid=3 The first one is my favorite. For 22 bucks I can use flash memory to setup a master and/or slave hard drive setup. I actually have a circa 1995 486 notebook PC that is still working, so I could have DOS installed on (CF flash based) hard drive(s). Therefore, NO issue with hard drive failure. CarloSW2 |
I actually bought one of those and installed it in a laptop I previously had (was stolen). Worked nicely and quiet :), which was my main purpose. Linux didn't have any trouble installing on it, and I didn't notice any speed difference. The card was a "slow" 50x version so going with something faster would boost that. Of course for our application speed isn't a big deal for storage.
Looks like the guy I bought it from is not selling them anymore. I managed one for 10 dollars shipped from Hong Kong off of ebay from user mobilesupply. That was the one cf version though, not for two different disks. |
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