[mythtv-users] Syntax AMD S740MP All-In-One Mainboard and linux

[Harondel J. Sibble]

Anyone have any experience with this board and Linux?  Seems like they'd make 
a nice front end machine.

Syntax AMD S740MP All-In-One Mainboard with Integrated Processor
Bonus   6-In-1 Card Reader with each Board!

Special Features 

  o  CPU On Board AMD Duron 1600+ (1.1GHz) 
  o  High Efficiency CPU Cooling Fan 
  o  Hardware Monitoring 
  o  USB 2.0

Chipset

  o  SiS740/962L chipset with 
     integrated advanced 128-bit 2D/3D graphic engine
  o  LPC I/O V ITE IT8705F 
  o  System Hardware Monitor: Integrated in ITE IT8705F 
  o  LAN 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet 
  o  Audio AC'97 Codec CMI9738A 

Main Memory

  o  Two 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM (DDR200/266) 
  o  Max. 1GB 

BIOS

  o  AMI 2Mb Flash EEPROM 
  o  Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI 
  o  Support ACPI revision 1.0 specification 

Expansion Slots

  o  2 PCI slots 
  o  1 CNR slot 

I/O Interface

  o  PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors 
  o  Four USB Ports 
  o  LAN Connector 
  o  One VGA connector 
  o  Audio ports (Mic, Audio-in, Audio-out port) 
  o  Dual PCI IDE interfaces - support four IDE devices 
     (PIO mode 4, DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA 66/100/133) 
  o  ATX Power Supply Connector
  o  IrDA header 
  o  Internal PC speaker header 
  o  Extra Mic./ Speaker header 
  o  CD ROM/DVD Audio Input header 
  o  2 Extra USB Ports 
  o  HDD LED, Reset Switch, Suspend LED, Power Switch headers 
  o  CPU headers 
  o  I/O Free Design (No FDD, Parallel, COM Port)

RTC & Battery 

  o  Integrate CMOS SRAM in SiS962L 
  o  With CMOS hardware clear jumper 

Form Factor & Layers 

  o  microATX (244mm*190mm), 4 Layers


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