Date: June 28th, 2004
Article by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner, Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: VIA
<-- SHOP FOR A VIA EPIA BASED MINI-ITX MOTHERBOARD HERE

PRODUCT COMPOSITION

For around US$200, you will receive the following.

As with most motherboards, you will receive a driver and software CD along with an installation/product manual. Driver installation is pretty straight forward. Pop the CD into your optical drive and it will bring up the disc menu where you can install the motherboard and onboard feature drivers. Missing from the MII10000 is VIA's inhouse hardware monitoring software suite (FlightDeck) which was included with previous EPIA versions.

Also included is a ATA-133 PATA cable, a floppy drive cable, a case badge and a rear I/O backplate for your Micro, Mini or Flex-ITX case.

Last out of the box is your new MII10000 motherboard. The above photo does a great job of showing you just how small this motherboard is. With 17cm x 17cm dimensions, the length and width of this motherboard is just a fraction longer than a standard stick of DDR memory. And yes, I am an ogre with large hands. ;)