Power for mini

This may be the wrong place to ask this, but here goes.
My mini and I live on a boat, so the power needed to run it is neither abundant nor constant. We have a 12V system running an inverter for 110VAC loads and it gets turned off when not in use, because it draws power even at "idle". Leaving it "on" all night would eat up many amp-hours of precious electricity.
But, if the mini is put to "sleep", I imagine it still needs power, abeit a small amount, and if it's asleep and the power is switched off...??? Probable disaster!!??
I think computers run on DC current, so I would be taking 12VDC, inverting it to 110VAC, then the mini would take that AC and transform it into whatever DC voltage it needs to run itself.
Couldn't I get a transformer to bring the 12VDC directly to whatever DC voltage the mini likes?
If so, how would I find out what that voltage is?
Thanks

Hi Daddy....
I haven't seen or purchased one yet, but this seems to be the answer:
http://www.carnetix.com/CNXP1900.htm
It deals with a lot of automotive issues, like Starter Surge and Speaker Pop, so it seems to be well thought out. Retail is about $100.
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