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VIA Epia-CL 10000
Author: Matt Jason H
Published on: 28-12-2003
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Page Index
1. VIA Epia-CL 10000
2. Features
3. Features Continued
4. BIOS / Installation
5. Performance
6. Performance / Conclusion

Introduction

An introduction to the EPIA-CL and Mini-ITX standard

The VIA EPIA-CL 10000 motherboard is VIA's latest Mini-ITX offering, boasting an on-board 1Ghz processor, Dual-LAN and a whole host of other features all packed onto one tiny 17cm x 17cm board.

The VIA Epia CL 10000

Up-until recently the Mini-ITX standard of motherboard was aimed at industry and the more advanced user, running everything from cash-points to cars. However, more and more these boards are becoming the choice for the home user due to their compact size, minimum fuss, low-noise and power consumption advantages. These features make the board ideal for use as a dedicated network device (such as a firewall, file server, etc), an office PC or a specialist application (such as a 'Home-Theatre PC' or MP3 player).

Specifications

Specifications of the EPIA-CL 10000

  • On-board 1GHz VIA C3 CPU
  • Supports up to 1GB of DDR266 RAM (1 Slot)
  • Florm Factor: 170mm x 170mm Mini-ITX
  • On-Board VIA CastleRock AGP Graphics
  • 2 UltraDMA 66/100/133 IDE Connectors
  • 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
  • On-board Dual LAN (10/100)
  • 4 USB 2.0 ports (up to 6 supported)
  • 1 COM Port (up to 4 supported)
  • 1 Parallel Port
  • VT1612A, Two-Channel AC'97 Codec Audio
  • I 2 C Connector
  • FIR Connector
  • Optional LVDS connector
  • 1 PCI slot

As you can see, there are a lot of features crammed into such as small board, although the lack of an AGP connector may well annoy those not satisfied with the integrated graphics.

Included Items

What you'll get in the box

VIA EPIA-CL 10000 Motherboard

  • User's Manual
  • 1 x ATA133 Cable
  • 1 x Floppy Cable
  • Custom I/O Bracket
  • Driver/Utility CD

Included Items

The board comes with the basic bits you need to get it working and a well written user manual, although we were slightly disappointed that extra's, such as a USB/COM port back plate to take advantage of the on-board headers, were not included as standard in the package.




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