Configuration Table

07:00 - Wednesday 4 August 2004 by Siggy Moersch
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: 13, barebones, reviewed, are, anything, but, square

Table of content:
40 – Configuration Table
  1. 1 – Searching For The Quiet Barebone
  2. 2 – The Way It Should Be
  3. 3 – The Way It Should Be, Continued
  4. 4 – Test Candidates With AGP Graphics Slot
  5. 5 – AOpen XC Cube AV (EA65): The Multi-talent
  6. 6 – Under The Hood
  7. 7 – Pros And Cons
  8. 8 – AOpen XC Cube EX65: Design Is A Matter Of Taste
  9. 9 – Under The Hood
  10. 10 – AOpen XC Cube EY65: A Lot Of Intel Platforms
  11. 11 – Under The Hood
  12. 12 – ASUS Terminator 2 T2 Offers An Arnold Double Team
  13. 13 – Under The Hood
  14. 14 – Pros And Cons
  15. 15 – MSI MEGA Barebones: Two Unequal Brothers
  16. 16 – PC Alert 4: Monitoring of the temperature and fan speed
  17. 17 – MSI MEGA180: The AMD Version
  18. 18 – Pros And Cons
  19. 19 – MSI MEGA865: Suitable For Intel Pentium 4 CPUs
  20. 20 – Pros And Cons
  21. 21 – Jetway MiniQ Twin: Two Users Simultaneously
  22. 22 – Under The Hood
  23. 23 – Pros And Cons
  24. 24 – Soltek QBic EQ3801A: AMD64 Power Barebone
  25. 25 – Under The Hood
  26. 26 – Pros And Cons
  27. 27 – Test Candidates Without An AGP Graphics Slot
  28. 28 – Under The Hood
  29. 29 – Pros And Cons
  30. 30 – Shuttle XPC ZEN: Smallest Barebone With External Power Supply
  31. 31 – Under The Hood
  32. 32 – Pros And Cons
  33. 33 – Test Candidates With A PCI Express Slot
  34. 34 – Under The Hood
  35. 35 – Pros And Cons
  36. 36 – Shuttle XPC SB83G5: VW Meets Barebone
  37. 37 – Under The Hood
  38. 38 – Pros And Cons
  39. 39 – Noise Measurements: All Candidates At A Glance
  40. 40 – Configuration Table
  41. 41 – Configuration Table, Continued
  42. 42 – Configuration Table, Continued
  43. 43 – Test Equipment, Continued
  44. 44 – Accessories: Useful, Useless And Comical
  45. 45 – Shuttles TFT In An XPC Design
  46. 46 – Shuttle XP17, Specifications
  47. 47 – Shuttle PC40: Upgrade To Quiet Power Supply.
  48. 48 – Lights Go On In The Peripheral Connectors
  49. 49 – Molex Connector: Let There Be Color
  50. 50 – RAM Freezer From Revoltec
  51. 51 – Area 51 Is Everywhere: The Aliens Have Landed.
  52. 52 – Conclusion

Configuration Table

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Manufacturer / Model Aopen XC Cube AV (EA65) Jetway MiniQ 860Twin Aopen XC Cube EX65 Aopen XC Cube EY65
Dimensions 300 x 200 x 155mm 340 x 210 x 195mm 300 x 200 x 155mm 300 x 200 x 155mm
Connectivity & Operation
Front
USB 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394 1x 4-pin, 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin 1x 4-pin, 1x 6-pin 1x 4-pin, 1x 6-pin
Audio 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF
Card reader SD, MMC, SM, CF, MS no no no
PC-Card (PCMCIA) no no no no
Function buttons Play, Pause, Stop, Eject, Previous, Next, Volume up/down, Power On Power On, Reset, 2 Power On Power On
Drive bays 1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 " 1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 " 1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 " 1x 5.25 " & 1x 3.5 "
Display
Display included yes yes no no
Info shown in display Status, time, TV & Radio frequencies Status, time n/a n/a
Back
PS/2 2x for mouse & keyboard 4x 2x 2x
Monitor-out 1xVGA, (no DVI) 1xVGA, (no DVI) 1xVGA, (no DVI) 1xVGA, (no DVI)
USB 2x USB 2.0 Type A 3x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394a 1x 6-pin no 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Serial/ Parallel ports 1x / 1x 1x / 1x 1x / 1x 1x / 1x
Audio 3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF, Coaxial RCA 3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF 3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF, Coaxial RCA 3x (can be used for 5.1), SP-DIF, Coaxial RCA
LAN 1x (10/100/1000) 1x (10/100/1000) 1x (10/100/1000) 1x (10/100/1000)
S-Video / Composite (Cinch) via ADD-Card / no no / no no / no no / no
Modem no no no no
Motherboard
Chipset
Northbridge/ Southbridge Intel 865G (Springdale) / ICH5 Intel 865G (Springdale) / ICH5 Intel 865G (Springdale) / ICH5 Intel 865G (Springdale) / ICH5
CPU Socket PGA 478 PGA 478 PGA 478 PGA 478
CPU Support Intel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott) Intel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott) Intel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott) Intel Pentium 4, (incl. Prescott)
FSB Clock 400, 533, 800 MHz 400, 533, 800 MHz 400, 533, 800 MHz 400, 533, 800 MHz
Memory
Type DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM
Classification DDR266 - DDR400 DDR266 - DDR400 DDR266 - DDR400 DDR266 - DDR400
Mode Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel
Slots 2 2 2 2
Max. memory 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
On-board Graphics
Manufacturer/ chipset Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (i865G) Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (i865G) Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (i865G) Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (i865G)
Graphics memory used Framebuffer 1, 8, 16 Framebuffer 1, 8, 16 Framebuffer 1, 8, 16 Framebuffer 1, 8, 16
Internal I/O Components
Hard disk controller ICH5 ICH5 ICH5 ICH5
IDE Channels 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100
S-ATA Channels 2x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150 2x S-ATA 150
RAID Support no no no no
Floppy Controller no yes no no
Network Controller Broadcom Gigabit Realtek Gigabit Broadcom Gigabit Broadcom Gigabit
Expansion Slots
PCI slots 1x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 1x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 1x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 1x 32 Bit PCI 2.3
PCI Express no no no no
AGP 1x AGP 3.0 (8X) 1x AGP 3.0 (8X) 1x AGP 3.0 (8X) 1x AGP 3.0 (8X)
On-Board Audio
Type AC97 2.2 AC97 2.2 AC97 2.2 AC97 2.2
Surround Support 5.1 Channel 5.1 Channel 5.1 Channel 5.1 Channel
Power Supply
Manufacturer AOpen Seventeam AOpen AOpen
Model FSP220-60CU(PF) ST-232MZ FSP220-60CU(PF) FSP220-60CU(PF)
Watt max. 205 Watt max. 230 Watt max. 205 Watt max. 205 Watt
Fans
CPU 1x 70mm 1x 70mm 1x 70mm 1x 70mm
System n/a n/a n/a n/a
Chipset n/a n/a n/a n/a
Power supply 1x 80mm 1x 85mm 1x 80mm 1x 80mm
Accessories
User Manual English English English English
Cables S-ATA, IDE, Floppy, S-Video, audio cable, S-ATA power cable S-ATA, IDE, Floppy S-ATA, IDE, Floppy, S-Video, audio cable, S-ATA power cable S-ATA, IDE, Floppy, S-Video, audio cable, S-ATA power cable
Remote control yes yes yes yes
Software drivers, InterVideo Home Theater drivers drivers, bundled software drivers, bundled software
Other cable ties, thermal paste, screws cable ties, thermal paste, screws cable ties, thermal paste, screws cable ties, thermal paste, screws

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