Italia64 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I'm considering building a mini home server in this case: Challenging project, as there aren't many mini ITX boards with compatible parts for the project. Several Intel boards, but most only have 2 SATA connectors and I need 4, as there's not room for a PCI-E raid card, and I just want to use OSX86 RAID1 . Found this one, wondering if anyone can give a quick thumbs up or down regarding do-ability based on specs. I did a lot of (painful search engine) searching here, and it seems like it is doable, but may present some challenges. iBase MI900 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mini-ITX Motherboard with Intel® Q965 Chipset (click to zoom) MI900 SPECIFICATIONS CPU Socket LGA775 CPU Supports Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors CPU Front Side Bus ( FSB ) 533MHz / 800MHz / 1066MHz Chipset Intel® Q965 chipset ICH8 BIOS Award BIOS, ACPI supported System Memory Two DDR2 sockets support up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM PC533/667/800 DDR2 SDRAM Integrated VGA Intel® Q965 integrated graphic sybsystem (GMA3000) Supports dual independent display through on board VGA and PCI-e x16 expansion adapter (DVI or LVDS) or VGA card LAN MI900 supports Intel 82562V 10/100 BaseT Ethernet MI900F supports Intel 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet and Marvell 88E8053 PCI-e Gigabit Ethernet Audio ICH8 integrated audio with Realtek ALC888 codec LPC I/O Winbond W83627HF chipset Supports COM1 (RS-232), COM2 (RS-232/422/485), hardware monitoring IDE JMicron JM368 (PCI-e to PATA) supports 1 PATA channel MI900F - LGA775 Intel® Q965 Mini-ITX motherboard with VGA, dual Gigabit LAN FEATURES Supports Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors Two DDR2 SDRAM DIMM, Max. 4GB memory Onboard 10/100 BaseT or two Gigabit Ethernet Intel® Q965 VGA with PCI-e (x16) expansion slot to support additional DVI/LVDS/VGA interface for dual independent display 4x SATA, 6x USB 2.0, 2x COM, Watchdog timer, Digital I/O Serial Ports One RS-232 and one RS-232/422/485 COM ports Serial ATA Supports 4 SATA II ports USB (2.0) Supports 6 USB ports (4 ports + 2 ports via pin header) Keyboard and Mouse Connector PS/2 type Watchdog Timer Generates system reset; 256 levels Hardware Monitoring Built in W83627HF; monitors system/CPU temperature and voltage status Digital I/O 4 in / 4 out Expansion Slot 1 PCI-e (x16) slot 8x2 pin header for adaptor card: - ID394 (2 or 4 serial ports) - ID395 (TPM 1.2 function) Edge Connectors PS/2 KB/Mouse Mini DIN, VGA CRT, COM1, 2x RJ-45, 4x USB, Triple jack for audio Onboard Connectors/Headers 4x SATA, USB5/6, COM2, Digital I/O, 7.1 channel audio, IDE (40-pin), CPU fan, system fan, ATX power (24-pin + 4-pin) Form Factor Mini-ITX Motherboard Dimensions 170mm x 170mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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