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January 5, 2012 – Axiomtek introduces MANO860, an industrial-grade Mini ITX motherboard based on the Intel QM67 Express chipset and designed for the 2nd generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors in Socket G2. The high performing MANO860 comes with two DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SO-DIMM slots with up to 16GB memory and five SATA ports with RAID 0, 1, 10, 5. The Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000 graphics engine is built into the chipset to provide fast graphics performance, high visual quality, and flexible display options without the need for a separate graphics card. The supported display interfaces include DisplayPort, VGA, LVDS and HDMI. With a small footprint of only 170 x 170 mm and advanced performance in both computing and graphics, this board meets the requirement of system developers in the gaming, POS, digital signage, and server market segment.

MANO860 is equipped with the latest Intel QM67 chipset and Socket G supporting the 2nd generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors. This industrial grade motherboard supports multiple display outputs: DisplayPort, 24-bit LVDS, HDMI, and VGA and has a wide range of storage, I/O, expansion connectivity. The MANO860 also supports Intel AMT 7.0, Intel TPM, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.0”, said David Chiu, PM of Product Planning Division at Axiomtek.

Similar to typical Mini ITX motherboards, the I/O is varied and rich. I/O features include twelve USB 2.0 ports, five RAID-capable SATA ports (2 x SATA-600 & 3 x SATA-300), two Gigabit LANs, VGA, LVDS, LPT, digital I/O, HD audio, and PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports. Expansion capabilities include a socket for PCI Express Mini Card and one PCI 2.0 x16 slot. Additionally, the MANO860 Mini ITX motherboard also provides reliable operation and non-stop capability with watchdog timer, as well as SMART FAN function controlling the fan speed to keep temperature within a specified range.

Main Features:

• Powerful industrial grade Mini ITX motherboard
• Socket G2 Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3 processor
• 2 DDR3 1066/1333 MHz slots, max. up to 16 GB
• PCIe x16 Gen. 2 supported
• SATA-600 with RAID 0/1/5/10 supported
• CFast supported
• iAMT and TPM supported