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    Dual LAN motherboard, AMD fusion, mITX or mATX?

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      thermo
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      Jetway have a dual NIC AMD fusion mITX:
      http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=822&proname=NF81-T56N-LF
      and has a Mini PciE where you can probably add another NIC or wlan.

      I got mine from linitx, and there is someone selling them on ebay. You can find them if you look hard enough.
      Can't really comment on it as I ordered one a week ago to build a NAS, but still waiting for it to be delivered to Middle East.

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        JaY_III
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        @thermo:

        Jetway have a dual NIC AMD fusion mITX:
        http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=822&proname=NF81-T56N-LF
        and has a Mini PciE where you can probably add another NIC or wlan.

        I got mine from linitx, and there is someone selling them on ebay. You can find them if you look hard enough.
        Can't really comment on it as I ordered one a week ago to build a NAS, but still waiting for it to be delivered to Middle East.

        That is interesting
        The actual model number for the CPU is :G-T56N
        So we have AMD E-350's and AMD G-T56N
        Both appear to be identical products, the only difference i see is for market they are aimed at.
        The E-350 is amid at mobile devices
        the G-T56N is amid at Embedded devices.

        I also can't seem to find any power usage info for the G-T56N
        I wonder if it will have a higher TDP than the E-350 (18Watts)
        Atom 525 (1.8 GHz) is listed at 13 Watts
        -> edit:  looks like they are both the same @ 18 watts

        Either way, nice find and will be keeping an eye on this.
        My Via C3 (Nehemiah) is getting a little light for my 25/2.5 connection i now have.

        Also for you guys that want to see what atom option was talked about by the OP:
        http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPA-H-D525.cfm

        Lastly we also should keep our eyes out for the Via Nano X2.
        This chip should be showing up any time now and I believe be the fastest of the bunch.

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          thermo
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          Just in case anyone else is looking for these motherboards, there are a few -though not all- listed on AMD's product catalog page:

          http://wwwd.amd.com/catalog/salescat.nsf/shopsearchview?SearchView&Query=[processor=AMD+Embedded%20G-Series%20Platform]%20and%20[form_factor=Mini-ITX]&SearchOrder=4

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            lifespeed
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            I'm going to go for the Supermicro X7SPE-HF-D525.  Won't need the IPMI interface at the moment as a monitor (HDTV) with multiple inputs is nearby, but it could prove useful when I rearrange all the equipment into a closet.

            Basically, I decided the 2x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN ports, together with the length of experience with this Atom board in pfSense use are likely to result in a more trouble-free implementation.  I really need a good altQ driver implementation for stellar traffic shaping that will allow my Asterisk PBX to operate stutter-free with other traffic on the network.

            This will go in a Norco RPC-170 1U rack mount chassis.  Will the non-standard flexATX form factor present any issues?

            http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/ICH9/X7SPE-HF-D525.cfm
            http://www.norcotek.com/RPC-170.php

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              JaY_III
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              They do make the board in Mini-ITX
              More case options as mini-ITX has much more support than FlexATX

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                lifespeed
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                The larger size is only an issue for mini-ITX cases, correct?  I will be using a 19" rackmount 1U case.

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                  JaY_III
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                  Yes and no
                  Your case also has to have the mounting option for that standard.
                  Does the case have mounts for the bottom of the board?  I cant see any docs for it in the link you supplied

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                    lifespeed
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                    My assumption was the mounts were miniITX, it would be hard to sell an mboard that was not compatible with standard cases.

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                      JaY_III
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                      FlexATX has slightly different mount spots.  you have a few lower ones by the expansion slot that worry me.
                      I dont see the lower row (3rd row) from the pic
                      http://www.norcotek.com/product_images/flyer/rpc170_5.jpg

                      And What is a standard case?
                      Many form factors around
                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_form_factor
                      With the most common being ATX and Micro ATX

                      And based on what i have found here:
                      http://www.norcotek.com/item_detail.php?categoryid=1&modelno=RPC-170
                      Its does look in fact to be a ATX / Mirco ATX only case (EEB too, but good luck finding a board like that)

                      I think if you keep looking at 1U server cases you are going to have a hard time getting FlexATX support.
                      Server cases tend to not favor Flex ATX

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                        lifespeed
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                        OK, I already have the RPC170 case housing a blu-ray drive for my Norco 4220 RAID storage server. I want to use the otherwise wasted space in the 1U for the router.

                        Guess I need to look at mATX boards.  Any suggestions that are low power consumption with dual Intel NICs?

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                          dreamslacker
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                          The FlexATX board will fit into any case that would fit a MicroATX board.  It's like a slightly longer version of the MiniATX standard (or shorter M-ATX for that matter).

                          If your case would support a Full ATX board, you can fit the FlexATX board in it.

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