Intel Desktop Board D510MO with integrated Intel Atom processor D510 Review

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As I was reading the other reviews I saw that someone had done what I planned for this motherboard, i.e. put together a small energy saving NAS device using FreeNas OS. Specifically to be used as a uPnP video streaming server. Since FreeNas does not need much memory I only installed 2 GB total. One thing that was of interest was that this board has a connection and space for a solid state drive (Intel Z-U130). Not sure Intel makes these any more but I found a substitute from [...] the ATP Z-U130 eUSB SSD. I purchased the smallest drive they had 1GB since FreeNas needs little more then 70 MB of space to store the OS and about 35KB for the configuration file.
As set up I used a 1.5 TB HDD and placed the OS on the SSD. No CD or Flash drive is needed. All is working well and the total power is 27 watts in standby with the drive spun down and 34 watts with the drive spinning. You can't get much better then this. With the on-board Gigabit ethernet it comes out to be a big winner.
The MO also has room for a mini PCI slot. A wireless card can be placed into this. Perhaps when I get tired of the NAS drive I will use it for a kick ass wireless router.
One last thought, since as a NAS device no video is really needed the free PCI slot can be used for more SATA drives.

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Product Description

Intel BOXD510MO Atom Dual-Core D510/Intel NM10/DDR2/A&V&GbE/Mini-ITX Motherboard, Retail

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33897 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Intel
• Model: BOXD510MO
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.79" h x 7.40" w x 8.10" l, 1.39 pounds

Features

• CPU: Intel Dual-Core Atom D510 processor(1.66 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache) Chipset: Intel NM10 Chipset
• Memory: 2x 240pin DDR2-800/667 DIMM, Max Capacity 4GB Slots: 1x PCI Slot; 1x Mini PCI-Express x1 Slot
• SATA: 2x SATA2 Ports Audio: Intel 6-Channel High Definition Audio; Front panel mic/headphone header (2x5)
• Video: Intel GMA3150 Graphics Controller LAN: Realtek 8111DL 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
• Ports: 7x USB 2.0 Ports(4 rear, 2 by header, 1 for SSD); 2x PS/2 Ports; 1x RJ-45 Port; 1x VGA Port; Audio I/O Jacks Desktop Board Power Requirements: 24-Pin ATX

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