ASUS P2-M2A690G
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ASUS P2-M2A690G is the first booksize PC with HDMI function in the world! P2-M2A690G supports HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) function. It provides the high video quality of Blue-ray and HD DVD. Enjoy the high definition digital life easily.
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Advantages
- Nice slim design
- Support UI2 with overlay and 1080p video playback
- Two sound cards: one for analog and S/PDIF output and another - for HDMI
- Noiseless
- Low energy consumption(?)
- Price about €100
Known Issues
- NIC (Attansic L1) is not supported from the box. Just follow by instructions on that page Unrecognized NIC to solve that.
- Correct drivers should be installed manually according to that wiki page - Display Drivers. After that box supports 1080p nicely.
- Some problem with display rose control under UI2 with overlay and HD resolution. Instead of yellow triangles it shows black areas.
Specification
| CPU | AMD CPU (Sempron, Althon 64/X2) Socket AM2 1000/800 MHz |
| Chipset | North Bridge: AMD 690G South Bridge: ATI SB600 |
| Memory | 2 x DIMM Dual DDR2 800/667/533 Support max. 4GB |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI 1 x PCI-e x1 |
| Graphics | Integrated ATI RadeonTM 1250 |
| IDE | 1 x ATA 100 S-ATA 2 x SATA II |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Audio | Realtek ALC883 Azalia 8 Channel |
| Dimension (mm) W x H x D | 91 x 275 x 357 |
| Drive Bays | 1 x 3.5" (Internal) 1 x 5.25" |
| Front Panel | 1 x 4-in-1 Card Reader (MS, MS Pro, MMC, SD) 1 x CF card reader 1 x Headphone 1 x Microphone 1 x IEEE 1394 (4pin) 2 x USB 2.0 |
| Rear Panel | 1 x D-sub 1 x HDMI 1 x Line-In/Line-Out(Front L/R)/Mic-in 1 x Back Surround LR/Side Surround LR/Center LFE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x RJ45 LAN 1 x S/PDIF-out (Optical) 1 x Serial Port 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Power Supply | 200 W (PFC) |
| O/S Support | Windows Vista/XP Ubuntu Linux |
| Key Features | ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS Ez Flash ASUS My Logo2 ASUS My Logo3 ASUS Q-Fan AMD Cool & Quiet AntiVirus Solution Recover Pro |
| Accessories | CPU Cooler |
Display Drivers
- open source drivers allow to use UI2 with overlay and playback 1080p. Just follow by this instruction to install them.
- ATI proprietary drivers offer sound over HDMI (according to change log).
Photos
A few photos can be found here.
