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Alright, well it seems that I'm the one that posts strange requests around here 
Alright, I'm tryin to run a computer in my car, so I need it to run with very little power (not as obscene as a labtop, but close). How can I get it running with the least power? Right now I only have the bare components, 1 hard drive, motherboard + athlon CPU, fan, power supply, graphics/sound (i'm thinking of removing these two and using the built-in MB sound). What's the watts rating on these components, and is there any way I can get it to run w/ less power? I am looking to use a max of 200 watts, hopefully a lot less.
What are you using to supply power to it?
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You could hook up a ups to your inverter and charge it up before you stick it in there and that should last you.
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I have also wanted to try this on my truck. I thought about using a dc to ac that plugs in your cig lighter and then you can plug your computer or TV in it. I have not try this and have not done allot research on this yet. What are you doing about vibration and display?
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the wires going to your cig lighter aren't a heavy enough gauge to handle that many watts.
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