The M2-ATX is an intelligent, high power, vehicle (car/boat/electric cart) 12V DC-DC ATX PC power supply designed for car PC and battery powered applications. Designed to provide power and to control the ON/OFF switch of a mainboard (car PC) based on ignition status. The M2-ATX is a wide input (6 to 24V) vehicle/car/battery operated ATX power supply capable of surviving tough car engine cranks (down to 6V) as well as transient over-voltage situations. Just connect it to your car/boat/RV/solar battery and power up your PC.

The M2-ATX comes with complete cable harness consisting of:

• ATX cable extender plus HDD and Floppy power (9")
• SATA power cable
• Power input cable harness terminated in 0.25' fastons (12")
• 2-pin M/B on/off power ON control wire harness (9inch)

M2-ATX has 8 user-selectable microcontroller driven timing modes, allowing you to choose up to 8 ignition/shutdown car PC timing schemes via a built-in shutdown controller. By removing all user-selectable jumpers, the M2-ATX becomes a traditional PC PSU with no ignition control (shutdown controller bypassed) and it can be used in non-vehicle computer applications.

Even if your computer is off, a PC will still consume a few hundred milliwatts, needed to monitor PC ON/OFF status. When the computer (car pc) is in the suspend/sleep mode, it will consume even more power, because the RAM needs to be powered at all times. The power consumption in the suspend mode is few watts. No matter how big your car battery is, it will eventually drain your vehicle/car battery in a matter of days.

While in deep sleep mode, the M2-ATX constantly monitors your car battery voltage levels, preventing deep discharge situations by automatically shutting down (using a built-in shutdown controller) until the battery reaches safe levels again.

Compatibility with other Mini-ITX components: The M2-ATX is form factor compatible with the VoomPC enclosure and with most Casetronic and Morex enclosures. It is footprint compatible with the M1-ATX. This power supply is not compatible with our line of Serener fanless cases.

The M2-ATX provides up to 8A on the 12V rail, making it ideal for operating most P4, PM, Celeron, and AMD systems. Low power Geode and VIA processors (C3, C7) will work as well, leaving ample power for 12V or 5V peripherals (multiple 3.5" hard drives, CDROMs, etc).

The M2-ATX has an extended availability for the next 5 years as of June 2008.

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