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New Pentium M desktop board from AOpen
AOpen have announced another Pentium M desktop motherboard to partner the i855GMEm-LFS board released recently. Unlike its sibling that uses Intel’s notebook i855 chipset, the i915GMm is based on Intel’s 915GM chipset and supports Socket 479 Pentium M processors, dual-channel DDR/DDR2, PCI-E graphics and dual Gigabit Ethernet.
Retail versions of the board should be available from early March.
As an artist I already have tried and tested hardware that is far too expensive and effective to replace. My Epson GT12000 scanner does a wonderful job; but my concern is that all of the new motherboard technology will not allow for the necessary compatibility. I do understand the need and joy of using the new hardware but if quality products, such as my scanner which runs SCSII is ignored then I for one will carry on and use past technology and become a disinterested computer buyer. The irony is, that I would dearly love to build an arty and original plexiglass built desktop SSF to my specifications it is already designed with a pentium M as CPU choice but will I be able to use the new motherboards? Can you tell me if the new AOpen board does in fact carry a PCI card slot to assemble my SCSII card for the scanner.
Posted by John Cowley | April 19, 2005 10:56 AM
It has a standard PCI slot so you should be OK, however in a tiny case you'd need a half height adaptor; fitting will be a lot easier if the SCSI card has a separate (cable connected) port plate.
The PCI slot is normal PCI, your concern might arise from the term PCI-e but this is an alternative to AGP graphics cards.
If your kit is really old, ensure you can get the scanner drivers for the Operating System you want to run on the new box.
good luck ;)
Posted by Caspar | April 16, 2006 1:41 AM