i'm not sure, but i think they have some skinnable apps for mac too.

don't use an inverter unless you absolutely have to. i'm assuming you're using a 12vdc --> 120vAC inverter --> standard atx supply. the inverter probably isn't filtered well and is putting a nice 60hz ac noise on your dc lines. either you've got your speaker lines near the power lines, the amps are being affected by ac component in the dc signal they expect, or you're getting some ac/noise onto the motherboard itself. inverters and supplies are very succeptable to electrical noise, and a car is very noisy.

i'd rather use a dc - dc supply designed for use in the car environment, like m1-atx or an opus supply. they are designed to filter out the car noise, stabilize the voltage, monitor the battery status of the car, control pc turn on/off from ignition input, provide power during an engine crank, provide a delayed aux turn on signal (no more amp thump), and a bunch of other things. best of all they are usually cheaper, smaller and easier to set up than a good inverter/ac supply/shutdown controller solution.

 

Where are you planning to put the 7 inch screen??

 

food for thought....

http://www.accentsounds.com/s2000project.htm

 

be good to use a pda/bluetooth instead of a harwore screen for control.

 

let me try to explain first.please sorry if my english are not good enough....
i have already put a 7' lilliput tft touch sreen just above the aircondition grills above the radio panel.i had to custom cut it and i believe it is really nice.
i have a pioneer radio cd-mp3+the aux adapter for the line in.i have put in the trunk 2 cadence amplifiers (q2150).those amplifiers are (driving)2 sets of peerless 2 way speakers system +their crossovers.i have put the rear speakers behind the seats in the panels with the grills.the sound of the system is really very nice and crystal clear,it products a total of 250 watt rms power.i have also put a obd2 card behind the lilliput screen and a gps receiver near the right tweeter location.now for a really nice project....i have put in the trunk a custom made and lasercutted 2mm inox plate that has the 'start engine' symbol plus the s2000 logo. It has also four 80mm fan positions. I have finished the making of a custom illumination for the panel and i had put four 80mm illuminated fans with red leds. I have also put three cathod tubes that they provide a red light for the 'start engine' symbol and five tubes that they provide a blue light for the s2000 logo. I will post photos of the project so far and i will need some help because the fans and the tubes are made for PC's and they are operating with a 12V current, as you know the car's 12V power supply is not stable enough to trust and i am afraid that the tubes will burn off. I will appreciate any suggestions because this project is all personal work of me and some of my friends like Jim (aegean67).

 

what exact parts are required for these 2 setups (bluetooth and gauges on screen) and where can I buy them?

 

Could someone please post the link to "Rick's, Garmin, Suncreen" install. Thanks

 

pc based OBD reader and software. this soft will do realtime gauge readouts. I've seen others that look like actual round gauges, this may do that, but I can't tell.
http://www.autoenginuity.com/products-scantoolpc.html

bluetooth dongles. pick one
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

floats mobile agent. nice phone control program. I havent' gotten it working quite yet cause of a service pack problem on xp. will allow for caller id and comp as headset i think.
http://fma.sourceforge.net/index2.htm

 

link to ricks thread

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...9&hl=garmin+gps