Chipset |
VIA CX700M2 Unified Digital Media IGP Chipset |
System Memory |
1 x DDR2 533 SODIMM socket Up to 1GB memory size |
VGA |
Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro II 3D/2D AGP graphics with MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 decoding acceleration |
Onboard IDE |
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 connector (40-pin pin header) |
Onboard LAN |
1 VIA VT6107 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller Or manufacturing option for VIA VT 6122 Gigabit Ethernet controller |
Onboard Audio |
VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec |
Onboard I/O Connectors |
1 x USB pin connector for 6 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x LPC connector 1 x LVDS pin connector, for 18/24-bit dual channel LVDS panel 1 x Module connector to support 2nd 18/24-bit dual channel LVDS panel (an add-on card is required) 1 x TV Out pin connector for Composite, S-Video and Component (YPbPr) 1 x Video connector for VGA output, CCIR656/601 video input and SMBus 1 x Audio pin connector for Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in and S/PDIF out 1 x PS2 mouse/keyboard pin connector 2 x Fan pin connectors: CPU/Sys FAN 1 x Nano-ITX power connector |
BIOS |
Award BIOS 4/8Mbit flash memory |
Operating System |
Windows XP, Linux, Win CE, XPe |
System Monitoring & Management |
Wake-on LAN, Keyboard Power-on, Timer Power-on System power management AC power failure recovery |
Operating Humidity |
0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; non-condensing) |
Form Factor |
Nano-ITX (8-layer) 12 cm x 12 cm |
Special Features |
2 Dual-Channel LVDS Panel support. (with one daughter card needed for the additional LVDS Panel) |
This nanoITX mobo seems to be appropriate for a lot of embedded uses, however it's not clear how well it'd handle an OS like Windows 7.
Moreover, there are Atom COMs (computer on module) which
seem to be cheaper than this motherboard (smaller, too).
There seems to be some issue with VIA's motherboards: they're more expensive than anything similar from Intel. Even the regular mini-ITX motherboards are more expensive than the Atom motherboards.
Perhaps VIA should update their prices to reflect the current market's prices?