Pico-ITXe
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Pico-ITXe is a PC Pico-ITX
motherboard
specification created by VIA Technologies
and SFF-SIG
. It was announced by VIA Technologies on October 29, 2008 and released in December 2008. The Pico-ITXe specifications call for the board to be 10 × 7.2 cm (3.9 in × 2.8 in), which is half the area of Nano-ITX
, and 12 layers deep. The processor can be a VIA C7
that uses VIA's NanoBGA2 technology. It uses DDR2
667/533 SO-DIMM
memory, with support for up to 2GB
. Video is supplied by VIA's Chrome9 HC3 GPU with built-in MPEG-2
, 4
, WMV9, and VC1
decoding acceleration. The BIOS
is a 4 or 8 Mbit Award BIOS.
-P710. It was released in December 2008. It is 10 × 7.2 cm and 12 layers deep. The operating temperature
range is from 0°C to about 50°C. The operating humidity level (relative and non-condensing) can be from 0% to about 95%. It uses a 1 GHz VIA C7-M processor, a VIA VX800 chip set, and is RoHS compliant. It has onboard VGA
video-out. Gigabit Ethernet
is supplied by VIA's VT6122, but requires a connector board. HD 5.1 channel audio is provided by a VIA VT1708B chip.
The following are the standard I/O
connections:
Up to four I/O expansion boards can be stacked upon each other using the SUMIT
interface.
Pico-ITX
Pico-ITX is a PC motherboard form factor announced by VIA Technologies in January 2007 and demonstrated later the same year at CeBIT. The formfactor was transferred over to SFF-SIG in 2008. The Pico-ITX form factor specifications call for the board to be 10 × 7.2 cm , which is half the area...
motherboard
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
specification created by VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets...
and SFF-SIG
SFF-SIG
In the computer hardware world, the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group or SFF-SIG is an international non-profit standards body focused on the advancement of modular technologies used in embedded and small form factor computers and controllers...
. It was announced by VIA Technologies on October 29, 2008 and released in December 2008. The Pico-ITXe specifications call for the board to be 10 × 7.2 cm (3.9 in × 2.8 in), which is half the area of Nano-ITX
Nano-ITX
Nano-ITX is a computer motherboard form factor first proposed by VIA Technologies at CeBIT in March 2003 , and implemented in late 2005. Nano-ITX boards measure 120 × 120 mm , and are fully integrated, very low power consumption motherboards with many uses, but targeted at smart digital...
, and 12 layers deep. The processor can be a VIA C7
VIA C7
The VIA C7 is an x86 central processing unit designed by Centaur Technology and sold by VIA Technologies.- Product history :The C7 delivers a number of improvements to the older VIA C3 cores but is nearly identical to the latest VIA C3 Nehemiah core. The C7 was officially launched in May 2005,...
that uses VIA's NanoBGA2 technology. It uses DDR2
DDR2 SDRAM
DDR2 SDRAM is a double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory interface. It supersedes the original DDR SDRAM specification and has itself been superseded by DDR3 SDRAM...
667/533 SO-DIMM
SO-DIMM
A SO-DIMM, or small outline dual in-line memory module, is a type of computer memory built using integrated circuits.SO-DIMMs are a smaller alternative to a DIMM, being roughly half the size of regular DIMMs...
memory, with support for up to 2GB
Gigabyte
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
. Video is supplied by VIA's Chrome9 HC3 GPU with built-in MPEG-2
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
, 4
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC...
, WMV9, and VC1
VC1
VC1 may refer to:* VC-1, a Microsoft SMPTE 421M video codec* Videocipher 1* First Vatican Council* Virtua Cop 1* VC-1A, the Brazilian Air Force One...
decoding acceleration. The BIOS
BIOS
In IBM PC compatible computers, the basic input/output system , also known as the System BIOS or ROM BIOS , is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface....
is a 4 or 8 Mbit Award BIOS.
EPIA-P710
The first motherboard that was produced under this specification is called EPIAEPIA
VIA EPIA is a series of mini-ITX, nano-ITX and pico-ITX motherboards with integrated VIA processors...
-P710. It was released in December 2008. It is 10 × 7.2 cm and 12 layers deep. The operating temperature
Operating temperature
An operating temperature is the temperature at which an electrical or mechanical device operates. The device will operate effectively within a specified temperature range which varies based on the device function and application context, and ranges from the minimum operating temperature to the...
range is from 0°C to about 50°C. The operating humidity level (relative and non-condensing) can be from 0% to about 95%. It uses a 1 GHz VIA C7-M processor, a VIA VX800 chip set, and is RoHS compliant. It has onboard VGA
Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread adoption has also come to mean either an analog computer display standard, the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector or the 640×480 resolution...
video-out. Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second , as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard. It came into use beginning in 1999, gradually supplanting Fast Ethernet in wired local networks where it performed...
is supplied by VIA's VT6122, but requires a connector board. HD 5.1 channel audio is provided by a VIA VT1708B chip.
The following are the standard I/O
I/O
I/O may refer to:* Input/output, a system of communication for information processing systems* Input-output model, an economic model of flow prediction between sectors...
connections:
- 2x SUMITSUMITSUMIT is an acronym, pronounced "Sum it", which stands for Stackable Unified Module Interconnect Technology, and refers to a specification of the connector used to enable communication between expansion buses independent of motherboard form factor...
QMS/QFS series connectors by Samtec - 1x GigaLANGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second , as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard. It came into use beginning in 1999, gradually supplanting Fast Ethernet in wired local networks where it performed...
Pin Header - 1x Audio Pin Connector for Line-out, Line-in, MIC-in
- 1x Front Panel Pin Header
- 1x CRT Pin Header
- 1x UDMAUDMAFor the main article about the controller, see Parallel ATAThe Ultra DMA interface was the fastest method used to transfer data between the computer and an ATA device until Serial ATA....
100/133 44-pin PATAAT AttachmentParallel ATA , originally ATA, is an interface standard for the connection of storage devices such as hard disks, solid-state drives, floppy drives, and optical disc drives in computers. The standard is maintained by X3/INCITS committee... - 1x 3 Gbit/s SATA
- DVIDigital Visual InterfaceThe Digital Visual Interface is a video interface standard covering the transmission of video between a source device and a display device. The DVI standard has achieved widespread acceptance in the PC industry, both in desktop PCs and monitors...
and LVDS video-out - USB 2.0
- COM
- PS/2PS/2 connectorThe PS/2 connector is a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector used for connecting some keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system. Its name comes from the IBM Personal System/2 series of personal computers, with which it was introduced in 1987...
Mouse & Keyboard
Up to four I/O expansion boards can be stacked upon each other using the SUMIT
SUMIT
SUMIT is an acronym, pronounced "Sum it", which stands for Stackable Unified Module Interconnect Technology, and refers to a specification of the connector used to enable communication between expansion buses independent of motherboard form factor...
interface.