Jetway NC85-E350-LF Fusion Motherboard Review

AMD Fusion has been something that a lot of the staff at eTeknix have been raving on about, as it shows what the future is to hold in a very small form factor. We’ve already looked at two Fusion boards in the past which gave fantastic results and fit the market they are suited for very well.

Today sees us look at another Fusion based board that seems simple yet effective design from Jetway. We’ve looked at server boards from Jetway in the past, mainly based around the Atom platform, and whilst the features don’t generally scream out, they usually offer a no frills option to consumers who simply want the main features that the chipset offers with a quiet and low-powered operation.

Does the NC85-E350-LF live up to this and how does it rival against the other Fusion boards that we’ve seen in the past?

Let’s get down to it and take a look!

Specifications

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[TD] CPU[/TD]
[TD] Support AMD Zacate E350 Dual core 1.6GHz APU[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Chipset[/TD]
[TD] AMD Brazos Zacate + Hudson D1 Chipset[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Memory[/TD]
[TD] 2 * SODIMM Sockets for un-buffered Single Channel 64-bit DDR3 800-1066 SDRAM up to 8 GB[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Expansion Slots[/TD]
[TD] 1 * 32-bit PCI slot
1 * Mini PCI-E[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Storage[/TD]
[TD] 4 * Serial ATA2 3Gb/s connectors[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Audio[/TD]
[TD] VIA VT1705 6-Channel HD Audio CODEC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ethernet LAN[/TD]
[TD] 1 * Realtek RTL8111E PCI-E LAN chip for Gigabit LAN[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] USB[/TD]
[TD] Embedded 10 * USB 2.0/1.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Rear Panel I / O[/TD]
[TD] 6 * USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 * PS2 KB/MS port
2 * RJ-45 ports
1 * Audio I / O port
1 * VGA port
1 * DVI-D port
1 * HDMI port[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Internal I / O[/TD]
[TD] 2 * USB 2.0/1.1 headers for 4 USB 2.0 ports
CPU / Chassis Fan connectors;
1 * 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 * 18 bit Single Channel LVDS header
1 * COM Port & 1 * GPIO header
1 * CIR header[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] BIOS[/TD]
[TD] AMI 16MB SPI Flash ROM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Certificate[/TD]
[TD] CE,FCC,RoHS,Eup[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Functional[/TD]
[TD] ATM, Automation, medical Equipment, Security, Networking, POS, General Application, Gaming Machine, Transportation[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Temperature[/TD]
[TD] Operating within 0~50 centigrade
Storage within -20-85 centigrade[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Form Factor[/TD]
[TD] Mini ITX Form Factor(170mmx170mm)[/TD]
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