ASUS EeeBox

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ASUS EeeBox

A very slim unit built around Intels new low power platform named Atom. This unit uses the new chipset(945GSE) that use even less power than the first available generation. If you intention is to use your EeeBox only for lmce then you can remove the 2.5" HDD and the internal mini-pci 802.1n card to further lower power consumption.

The Intel Atom processor, and the hardware backing it, is powerful enough to reproduce HD-Ready movies at 720p. Full HD is not possible with an acceptable picture quality.

Features

  • CPU: Intel ATOM (1.6GHz/533MHz FSB/512K Cache)
  • Chipset: Intel 945GSE + ICH7M
  • Memory: 1GB (can be upgraded to 2GB)
  • Graphics on board: GMA950
  • WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g/n
  • Storage: 160GB, SATA 5400rpm
  • Communication: 10/100/1000 Mbps (Realtek)

IO ports:

Front:

  • Memory card slot(MMC/SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro)
  • 2x USB ports
  • Headphone/ Audio Out jack
  • Microphone jack

Rear:

  • Wireless antenna jack
  • Power input(DC 19V)
  • 2x USB ports
  • DVI port
  • LAN port
  • Audio Out(S/PDIF Out) jack

Weight: 1.3Kg Dimension: 223 x 178 x 16 mm (without stand), 223 x 178 x 27.4 mm (with stand) AC Power: 65W (rated max power for PSU) Power usage: <20W


Supported user interfaces: UI1 and UI2 masked (UI2 + alpha do not work)


How to make it work in LMCE0710

Walkthrough

Links

Anandtech review: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3321&p=1

Solving boot problems: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/R8168 (http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6149.0)

Working xorg.conf: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6847.0

Trick for booting without attached TV: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6843.0