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AMD's Project Quantum August 13, 2015
The Redstone PC is the ultimate Mini-ITX Minecraft Machine October 09, 2014
The "Restomod TV" April 09, 2013
Installing NAS4Free February 28, 2013
Building an XBMC 12 Home Theatre PC January 25, 2011
XBMC Guide updated to version 10.0 August 06, 2010
Building a Green PC February 15, 2010
Building an ION powered HTPC with XBMC October 10, 2008
The "Cambridge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle 2008" |
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"Florian", the DVD burning robot September 05, 2008
The "i-EPIA" May 22, 2008
The "GTA-PC" April 14, 2007
The "Digg" Case January 19, 2007
The "ITX-Laptop" December 07, 2006
The "Tortoise Beetle" October 02, 2006
The "DOS Head Unit" August 31, 2006
The "Janus Project" August 05, 2006
The "Leela PC" June 26, 2006
Nano-ITX in a Football May 17, 2006
The "EPIA Alloy Mod" April 11, 2006
Neatorama's Collection of Case Mods February 18, 2006
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The "Supra-Server" July 18, 2005
The "Mega-ITX" July 07, 2005
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The "Gumball PC" December 15, 2004
The "Deco Box" December 03, 2004
The "TERA-ITX" October 06, 2004
The "Coealacanth-PC" September 17, 2004
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The "Quiet Cubid" August 06, 2004
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VIA EPIA PX10000 Pico-ITX Review
The PX-O I/O board
| Update (25th July 07, and again 1st Feb 08): The PX-O board was not included in any final retail packages. Instead, a 4x USB 2.0 cable was introduced. This page remains for posterity. Our similar replacement board is available exclusively from the online store |
Let's take a look at the PX-O I/O board that came with our motherboard. It fits onto the row of pin connectors we saw earlier. The PS/2 and Front Panel connectors are passed straight through.
We also get a buzzer, RCA connector, 4x USB 2.0 connectors, 3x Audio connectors, a bunch more tiny surface mounted components and two mysterious "CN9" and "CN10" connectors. The PX-O is only mentioned on the packing list page of our version 1.0 manual so we currently have no idea what these are.
PX-O again, this time in 3/4 view.
Let's power this puppy up. But first - we'll connect the PX-O I/O board to the Pico-ITX. This also has the added benefit of not making us hunt for a PS/2 mouse.
The PX-O fits fairly sturdily into the PX10000, connecting across 3 different connectors. The two mounting holes are raised in height above the level of the motherboard holes by about 7mm, meaning standoffs or some kind of mounting bracket will be required.
With the PX-O removed and with the power adapter cable, Serial cable, 44-pin IDE cable, PS/2 cable and DVI cable all plugged in.
A close up of all the connected cables. The DVI cable is an extremely welcome addition but the wiring into the board connector is far too flimsy, the cable itself is too stiff and there is no strain relief. We broke ours before we even powered up. Resoldering that little yellow wire wasn't fun. If the cables are mounted inside a chassis before connection to the board then these problems should be reduced, but its still a slightly hairy process. We had a similar issue with the very stiff original Nano-ITX power cable - but not so with this one. It's nice and floppy.
This time with the PX-O I/O board connected. The new hybrid of both boards measures 128 x 100mm in total and adds 10mm to the 30mm height of the PX10000 on its own.
| Update (25th July 07, and again 1st Feb 08): The PX-O board was not included in any final retail packages. Instead, a 4x USB 2.0 cable was introduced. This page remains for posterity. Our similar replacement board is available exclusively from the online store |
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