ayooo I was planning on bumping this thread as I had just got my second one today!
nah the DC to DC is going to require some kind of constant signaling from the computer it was hooked up to.
I have some ideas for the box they are in however, I just need to crack this one open successfully this time (other one I snapped the tabs under the bolts off trying to pry on them)
@Passedyouby did you manage to get the box on top open? I was thinking of trying to heat it up with a hair dryer before prying