Availability of the LV-676, said to be the world's first Mini-ITX
motherboard to support Intel's leading-edge Quad Core processors, has been
announced by BVM, putting the hardware ahead of the curve in
processor-intensive applications such as high-definition video and graphics
based gaming, says the company.
Based on the Intel Q965 Express chipset, the board also supports the Intel
Core 2 Duo Processor with Intel Virtualization Technology, Intel Pentium D
900 sequence and Pentium 4 processors in the LGA775 socket. Overall system
performance is optimised through Intel's Fast Memory Access technology,
which optimises available bandwidth and reduces memory access latency.
The feature rich board includes wider internal data buses that support
dual-channel DDR2 memory technology at 800MHz for greater platform
performance and memory flexibility. The on-board graphics controller is
based on the Intel GMA 3000 architecture, which delivers richer visual
colour and picture clarity without the need for an additional card.
The comprehensive portfolio of on-board capabilities includes 1 PCI
expansion slot and 1 mini-PCI socket, enabling a direct interface for both
standard and specialist I/O cards; a watchdog timer provides system reset
capability in the vent of software lock-up. On-board HD audio capability, 2
on-board Gigabit Ethernet controllers, a floppy drive interface, PS/2
keyboard and mouse ports, 2 x IEEE-1394a, 1 x RS232C and 1 x RS232/422/485
ports are provided. 3GB/s SATA interface and support for RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
enables high data security or maximum storage performance for intensive
applications, says the company.
