Fanless Nano-ITX Motherboard Reviewed

TheEagleCD writes "The first look at the fanless EPIA-N8000E Nano-ITX motherboard has just hit the internet. While some skeptics commented that this board is only 'for those who like VIA or want an even smaller footprint than a nano-notebook,' others say that 'the size, heat output and noise levels alone will recommend it to many projects.' It will be interesting to see how the market really receives this first Nano-ITX motherboard which is the de-facto successor of the Mini-ITX form-factor which made a strong statement by being seen on many company booths at this year's CeBIT."

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[Anonymous Coward]

Windows requires the use of a floppy for RAID drivers; this board has no connector for a floppy drive. Thus, if you want to use Windows and RAID:

There are three solutions to installing Windows on this board: 1) Use a USB floppy drive; 2) Set the SATA mode to IDE in the BIOS (change it from RAID); 3) Install Linux instead.

Heh.