Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard has dual- or quad-core processors.
October 13, 2010 -
Model AIMB-280 Mini-ITX motherboard supports IntelŪ Core(TM) i7/i5/i3/Pentium processors with LGA 1156 sockets. Unit includes PCIe x16 expansion slot, 2 serial ports, 8 USB 2.0 ports, and 4 Serial ATA II 300 MB/sec connectors. Dual PCI Express based Intel 82578DM and 82583V GbE ports, delivering up to 1,000 Mbps of bandwidth, are also integrated. Supporting SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, board works with Windows Vista with Service Pack 2, and Windows 7, 32- and 64-bit editions.
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Advantech Co. Ltd
15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A106
Irvine, CA, 92618 USA

AIMB-280 Mini-ITX Motherboard with New IntelŪ Core(TM) i7/i5/i3/PentiumŪ Processors
Irvine, California - Advantech, the embedded platform and integration services provider, announces the introduction of a new industrial-grade, Mini-ITX motherboard supporting the latest IntelŪ Core(TM) i7/i5/i3/Pentium processors with LGA 1156 sockets. The Intel 45nm Core i7 and Core i5 700 series processors are quad core CPUs with integrated memory controller. The 32nm IntelŪ Core i5 600 and Core i3 series processors are dual core with integrated graphics and memory controller, and Intel HD Graphics with DX10 support. AIMB-280 is capable of SATA RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 to ensure reliable storage and system protection for network-intensive applications.
Intel Core(TM) i7/i5 processors with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
The Intel Turbo Boost Monitor application is a Microsoft Windows sidebar gadget which provides a simple display of processor frequency when Intel Turbo Boost technology is active. This further improves performance by allowing processor cores to run at higher frequencies within the available thermal envelope. Supported operating systems are Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit editions with Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
Maximum Connectivity for Minimum Resources
The AIMB-280 comes with high connectivity and expansion options including: one PCIe x16 expansion slot, two serial ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, and four Serial ATA II 300 MB/s connectors. AIMB-280 also comes with software RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 support, offering abundant data storage and reliable data protection, and dual PCI Express based Intel 82578DM and 82583V Gigabit Ethernet ports delivering up to 1000 Mbps of bandwidth for network-intensive applications. All this connectivity is packed into a space-saving, power-efficient, and cost-effective Mini-ITX form factor.
Dual Display and Excellent Graphics Performance
With the graphics engine integrated into the processor, these two-chip solutions provide enhanced graphics performance compared with previous Intel platforms. The integrated graphics controller includes: Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology and Intel Clear Video Technology featuring:
MPEG2 Hardware Acceleration
WMV9/VC1 Hardware Acceleration
AVC Hardware Acceleration
ProcAmp
Advanced Pixel Adaptive De-interlacing
Sharpness Enhancement
De-noise Filter
High Quality Scaling
Film Mode Detection (3:2 pull-down) and Correction
IntelŪ TV Wizard
Integrated Intelligent Software API
Advantech provides drivers and APIs for different operating systems including GPIO, SMBus, watchdog timer, hardware monitor, panel backlight on/off, and brightness control. Supported operating systems include Windows 7, Windows XP, XP Embedded, Windows CE, and Linux-hardware drivers for these are readily available.
About Embedded Core Services -Advantech Embedded Core Services offers design-in oriented services. These streamlined solutions broadly integrate embedded boards, peripheral modules and software. This dedicated focus on Embedded Design-in services fulfills electronic engineering demands at their design-in phase, and brings benefits that shorten the design and integration cycle, minimizing uncertainty and risk. advantech.com/EmbCore
Advantech Corporation - Founded in 1983, Advantech delivers trustworthy industrial computing solutions that enable intelligent applications. Our operation is divided into two segments: Branded & Solution Business and Embedded Design-In Business.
Advantech is a Premier Member of the IntelŪ Embedded Alliance. We cooperate closely with solution partners to provide products and customized solutions in a wide array of applications. Advantech operates an extensive support, sales and marketing network in 18 countries and 39 major cities to deliver fast time-to-market services to our worldwide customers. (Corporate Website: www.advantech.com)
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