Jetway J7F4K1G2E Mini ITX Motherboard review - VIA C7 processor

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Jetway J7F4K1G2E Mini ITX Motherboard - VIA C7 1.2GHz (9w) Fanless Processor

Jetway J7F4K1G2E is a Mini-ITX motherboard with fanless processor. The power consumption is very low, 9w only. The operation of this board is almost silent, except you want to use the case fan. The CPU runs at 1200 MHz, if you are using linux, you can even throttled down to 400 MHz with some linux CPU utility. This make the whole system even more energy saving.

Jetway J7F4K1G2E Review

Jetway J7F4K1G2E is perfect for people who are looking for a quiet and low power consumption pc. With the fanless cpu, you can hardly hear the fan noice anymore. This moethboard is best use for home server, print server or personal web server. It's even better if you are running Linux without any GUI. But if you want to use this motherboard as a multi media pc or a gaming playing pc, I think there are some other choices on the market which can surve your needs better.

Pros:
Fanless cpu, so the operation is almost silent
low power consumption
Dual gigabit lans
Work great under Linux

Cons:
RAM limitted to 1 GB only
No DVI out
System might be a bit hot sometimes, but in an acceptable range
For some power supply, it mgiht be too far from the power connector.

Jetway J7F4K1G2E Specification

Form factor : Mini-ITX (170mm x 170mm)
Processor : VIA Eden @ 1.2GHz Processor
Memory : 1 x 240 -pin DIMM Sockets for unbuffered DDR2 533 SDRAM up to 1 GB
Chipset : VIA CN700 + 8237RP chipset
Audio : Realtek ALC655 6-Channel AC 97, Audio CODEC
Video : VIA Unichrome Pro Processor, Share Memory up ot 128MB
LAN : Dual Realtek RTL8101SC 10 / 100 / 1000 PCI LAN
Peripheral interfaces :
2 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE Devices Support
2 x Serial ATA HDDs with RAID 0.1 Function Support
Internal I/O Connectors
2 x High Speed USB Connectors @ 480 Mbit / s for 4 USB 2.0 Ports
CPU / Chassis Fan Connectors / 1 x 26-pin Parallel Connector
1 x 9-Pin COM2 Connector
1 x CD / AUX AUDIO IN & SPEAK Out
Externall I / O Port
4 x High Speed USB Connectors @ 480 Mbit / s
1 x COM Port / 1 * D-Sub 15-pin VGA Connector
1 x PS / 2 Mouse & 1 * PS/2 Keyboard
2 x RJ45 Connector
1 x Audio I / O
PCI slots:
1 x 32-bit PCI Slot
Power Requirement : Standard 24 -Pin ATX Power supply