Need some general assistance

Greetings, I've read the information made available here, but am still having a problem getting started in a general direction. I'm trying to install an old IBM Thinkpad into my 1995 Supra and run a carpc to a dash mounted Xenarc touchscreen. The issue I'm having is with the startup/shutdown wiring. I plan to set the laptop to shutdown after on battery power (lack of 12v input) for 10 minutes. THe problem I'm having is how do I turn it back on when the 12v input is reapplied?   Do I need to physically disassemble the laptop and wire to the power button?    Last question, are there any pre-manufactured products that I could use in place of any custom-made solutions you all might recommend.   These are preferred to keep build time to a minimum. Thanks in advance, Aldebaran

Hey your not gona find to much info on that here. But check out this site  www.mp3car.com  its a pretty good forum when it comes to carputers. Hope that helps you out.It Can always be Done, The question is do you have the MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! I'll check that out instead.