The M10000 we were sent is
part of VIA’s M series of Mini-ITX boards. It sports a 1 GHz C3 Nehemiah
processor (7.5x 133 FSB). The processor has 64KB of data cache and 64KB of
instruction cache. Physically, the board is a mere 17cm by 17 cm in size and
abides to the Mini-ITX standard. Mini-ITX boards are fully compatible with
MicroATX, FlexATX, and regular ATX cases, though Mini-ITX cases are available
that take advantage of a Mini-ITX board’s incredibly small size.
The EPIA M10000 has tightly packed circuits,
leaving very little space on the board’s surface for slots and headers. There is
one 184 pin DDR slot, one 32bit PCI slot, 2 UDMA 33/66/100/133 connectors, and 1
floppy drive connector. The standard assortment of pin headers is present,
including connectors for USB 2.0, Firewire, auxiliary front stereo out and
microphone. The only way to fit all
the standard features of a computer system into such a small form factor is
integration. This is not something gaming enthusiasts like to hear, as gaming
requires constant upgrading of components over the life of the motherboard. All
of the functionality is achieved by VIA manufactured chipsets and companion
chips. The VGA output is provided by an AGP 4x
S3 chip, which is integrated into the CLE266 north bridge, also called “Castle
Rock”. VIA calls the graphics chipset “Unichrome” but it is produced by S3, a
subsidiary of VIA Technologies. It has 32MB of video memory built in and an
MPEG-2 decoder for hardware DVD acceleration. Various other companion chips
controlled by the VT8235 south bridge provide 10/100 Ethernet, 5.1 AC’97 audio,
Firewire, and TV out.
Specifications:
Processor
- VIA
C3/EDEN EBGA Processor
Chipset
- VIA
CLE266 North Bridge - VT8235 South Bridge
System
Memory
- 1
DDR266 DIMM socket - Up to 1GB memory size
VGA
-
Integrated VIA Unichrome AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder
Expansion
Slots
- 1
PCI
Onboard
IDE
- 2 X
UltraDMA 133/100/66 Connector
Onboard
Floppy
- 1 x
FDD Connector
Onboard
LAN
- VIA
VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard
Audio
- VIA
VT1616 6 channel AC'97 Codec
Onboard TV
Out
- VIA
VT1622 TV out
Onboard
1394
- VIA
VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire
Onboard I/O
Connectors
- 1
USB connectors for 2 additional USB 2.0 ports - 2 1394 connectors for 2 1394
ports - Front-panel audio connectors (Mic and Line Out) - CD Audio-in
connector - SIR connector - CIR connector - Wake-on-LAN,
Wake-on-Ring - CPU/Sys FAN/Fan 3 - System intrusion connector - 1 I2C
connector - 1 LVDS connector (Optional) - Serial port connector for second
com port
Back Panel
I/O
- 1
PS2 mouse port - 1 PS2 keyboard port - 1 Parallel - 1 RJ-45 LAN
port - 1 Serial port - 2 USB 2.0 ports - 1 VGA port - 1 RCA port
(SPDIF or TV out) - 1 S-Video port - 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and
mic-in; can be switched to 6 channel output
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