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Introduction to MightyBoard

Introduction to MightyBoard. January, 2005. Why MightyBoard. Via market penetration with EPIA boards Mini-ITX form factor Via processors and chipsets Extremely cost competitive (~$100 at low end) Broad base of PCI I/O expansion cards Many more offerings than PC/104-Plus

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Introduction to MightyBoard

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  1. Introduction to MightyBoard January, 2005

  2. Why MightyBoard • Via market penetration with EPIA boards • Mini-ITX form factor • Via processors and chipsets • Extremely cost competitive (~$100 at low end) • Broad base of PCI I/O expansion cards • Many more offerings than PC/104-Plus • Frequently very cost effective • Availability of ATX-style enclosures • Desktop, rack mount available • Lippert and others also offering Mini-ITX • Pentium M How to join the party without going head on head against VIA?

  3. What They Say About Mini-ITX “We expect Mini-ITX to become increasingly important as suppliers adapt this form factor to use a variety of CPUs” Venture Development Corp

  4. Ampro MightyBoard • Pentium M solutions in the Mini-ITX form factor • Pick up the higher performance CPU business that Via cannot satisfy with Via-only CPUs • All fanless, embedded quality boards • Longhorn Platform • MB1-800 • 600MHz ULV Celeron M • 1.0GHz ULV Celeron M 373 • 1.4GHz LV Pentium M 738

  5. Mini ITX 6 x 6 Full ATX 9 x 12 Micro ATX 6 x 9 Mini ATX 9 x 9 What’s Mini-ITX?

  6. MightyBoard Features • Mini-ITX Standard Form Factor • Identical mechanical design, mounting holes, PCI slot positioning • PCI IO expansion • PC-style connectors for COM1, Ethernet1, Ethernet2, USB1, USB2, USB3, USB4, Parallel Port, Keyboard, Mouse, VGA, Audio • Pin headers for COM2, COM3, COM4, floppy, IDE, flat panel interface and utility (external battery, power and HDD LEDs and reset) • DDR 2700 DIMM memory (128MB to 2GB) with ECC support • 400MHz FSB • Single PCI bus slot with riser card support • (2) RS-232 ports, (2) RS-232/422/485 ports • Dual Ethernet • (1) 10/100BaseT • (1) 10/100/1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet)

  7. MightyBoard Features • CRT and flat panel video support • Dual floppy • Dual controller (4) drive Ultra DMA 33/66/100 IDE support • Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA (serial 2) • 8-pins GPIO • AC ‘97 Audio (Unamplified) • Line in, Line out, Mic in • General Software BIOS with Ampro extensions • Watchdog timer, battery-free boot, serial console, OOPS jumper, USB Boot • Operating temperature 0 to 60°C • ETT Not Available • Fanless

  8. MightyBoard vs. ReadyBoard • Form factor • MB is 170mm x 170mm (6” x 6”) • RB is 165mm x 115mm (6” x 4”) • Connectorization • RB meets EPIC “zone” layout specifications • MB meets ATX connector block specifications • Mounting holes • RB meets EPIC specification • MB meets ATX specification • Expansion • RB is PC/104-Plus • MB is PCI (single slot with riser support)

  9. Why MightyBoard? • PCI slot expansion • Hundreds of I/O cards available • ATX Enclosures • Dozens of enclosure options available • “Embedded Quality” contribution • Lifecycle management • Embedded BIOS • American vendor support • Lowest system cost solution from Ampro • Gateway to PCI-X and PCIexpress offerings without PC/104 evolution baggage

  10. Availability • MightyBoard 800 • MB1-800-Q-01 600MHz Celeron M (February) • MB1-800-Q-10 1.0GHz Celeron M 373 (Q2) • MB1-800-Q-21 1.4GHz Pentium M 738 (February) • QuickStart Kits for each model

  11. MightyBoard Accessories • Cable Kit • Utility (reset, power, power LED, HDD LED) • COM2 (10-pin to DB9) • COM3 / COM4 (20-pin to dual DB9) (same as ReadyBoard) • IDE • Floppy • 30-pin LVDS (same as ReadyBoard 800) • 3-slot PCI bus riser card with PCI bridge • Model number and price TBD • MightyBox enclosure in Q2 / Q3 • MightySystem in Q2 / Q3

  12. MightyBoard Memory • Memory - Same as LittleBoard 800 • RAM-DD2-Q-04 128MB DDR 2700 DIMM • RAM-DD2-Q-05 256MB DDR 2700 DIMM • RAM-DD2-Q-06 512MB DDR 2700 DIMM • RAM-DD2-Q-07 1GB DDR 2700 DIMM • RAM-DD2-Q-24 128MB DDR 2700 DIMM with ECC • RAM-DD2-Q-25 256MB DDR 2700 DIMM with ECC • RAM-DD2-Q-26 512MB DDR 2700 DIMM With ECC • RAM-DD2-Q-27 1GB DDR 2700 DIMM with ECC

  13. MightyBoard - What’s Next • MightyBoard 820 • FIRST AMPRO PCIexpress solution • Same CPUs as MB800 • Intel 915GM chipset with ICH6 Southbridge (Alviso) • DDR2 3200 DIMM memory to 2GB (no ECC support) • 533MHz FSB • Intel Extreme Graphics 3 Video • S-ATA support • One x16 PCIexpress slot • Video upgrade opportunity to kill for • Additional PCI / PCIexpress slots through active riser card • Available Q2 2005

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