Engineered for a Digital Lifestyle
Taipei, Taiwan, September 15th, 2003-The mini
PC market has been exploding recently,
and with the entry of the ABIT Engineered DigiDice, it’s about to go thermo-nuclear.
ABIT’s DigiDice mini barebone goes where other mini PCs don’t even dare.
While other manufacturers have added all
kinds of colorful looking but useless features, ABIT gives power users
a high performance mini PC with more features and expansion capabilities
than the competition: room for 2 hard disks, 2 ATAPI devices (CD/DVD(RW)
drives) and an AGP and PCI slot as well as the most advanced and silent
cooling solution available for any mini PC. ABIT’s DigiDice also is the
most stylish and tasteful package ever designed to house PC hardware,
and we’ve even included a cool DigiDice backpack for LAN partiers on the
go.
One Touch Multimedia
Located
right above the OC knob are 4 programmable hot keys that make using DigiDice’s
various multimedia functions a breeze. The keys are easily programmed
inside Windows to run your favorite application. With one touch, users
can play DVDs or VCDs, listen to CDs, audio DVDs or MP3s, browse photos
or copy a DVD/CD.
One click overclocking
The
ABIT DigiDice follows in the ABIT tradition by putting overclocking abilities
in the hands of those who dare practice the Black E-Art. DigiDice offers
two ways to overclock your system. Users can still tweak the DigiDice
for customized performance through ABIT Softmenu™, the original overclockers
BIOS interface. We’ve also included an easy overclocking front controller
knob, which offers 5 different settings for a quick hit when power is
needed during intense applications. The ABIT DigiDice is available using
the Intel 865G chipset. Onboard graphics can be easily upgraded to a high
end Doom3-worthy gaming beast thanks to the AGP slot.
LCD Hardware Monitoring
With DigiDice, we wanted to make a useful LCD panel that would appeal
to casual users as well as the most hardcore PC enthusiast. The LCD panel
on the DigiDice displays useful information such as CPU and fan speed
for the overclockers, as well as a temperature warning when things get
out of hand.
Multimedia Connectivity
The
front panel is loaded with features including a Firewire port, 2 USB ports
and a card reader for Memory
Stick and CF cards, plus a headphone jack. 2 DIMMS means up to 2 GB of
DDR 400 memory, making DigiDice a powerful unit for just about any application
you can throw at it. Serial ATA is offered for true data-enthusiasts.
And of course, in true mini PC tradition both units also offer 6-channel
audio and onboard LAN.
OTES: The Rise of Cooling
With the demands that ABIT users put on their systems, we felt it was
absolutely necessary to have only a high performance, tried and tested
cooling solution that could cope with extreme temperatures while adhering
to the Silent
PC Standard of 25 decibels. Of course we chose our own patented OTES (Outside
Thermal Exhaust System), as no other cooling solution on the market exhausts
heat out of the back of the PC case, reducing overall ambient case temperature.
OTES is ABIT’s own thermal solution: no other cooling solution cools like
OTES. That’s why it’s patented.
Limitless Expansion Possibilities
What
truly sets the ABIT DigiDice apart is the expansion possibilities with
room for two ATAPI devices, two hard disks plus a PCI slot for a TV tuner
card and an AGP slot for a full range of VGA Cards, including the ABIT
Siluro FX5900 OTES. The ABIT DigiDice has all the features users crave
in a mini PC, without the inherent limitations of the form factor.
Hardware Specs:
ABIT Motherboard: IS-50
Chipset: Intel 865G+ICH5
CPU support: Intel P4 up to 3.06GHz
Memory support: 2DIMM (DDR400)
ABIT Game Accelerator
VGA: Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Expansion slots: PCI x 1AGP x 1
Expansion trays: 2 x ATA/SATA HDD, 2 x trays for CD-ROM, DVD/VCD-ROM or
CDRW
Serial ATA: 2 ports
Audio: 6 channel AC97 CODEC on board
Front I/O: 6-in-1 Card Reader/ MIC In/ Headphones/ USB x 2/ IEEE 1394
X 1
Back panel I/O: PS2 Mouse/ PS2 Keyboard/ VGA/ Surround Out/ Center Subwoofer/
S/PDIF Out/ Mic In/ Line Out/ LAN/ USB x 2
PSU: 200W with PFC
PC Power Off Features: OC Function/ Remote Controller
TV out : Optional for DVI&TV-out card or TV Tuner Card )
Cooling: OTES Cooling System with FanEQ control
ABIT Engineered Features
Chassis: 307(W) x 255 (D) x 215 (H)
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