N701 Operating Guide
January 7, 2009
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Version 1.00
VIA N701 Overview
The VIA N701 is a custom Nano-ITX mainboard specifically designed for the VIA ARTiGO A2000.
Its use of high quality solid capacitors enables the system to require little maintenance. Solid
capacitors are known to extend the life of an electronic device up to six times.
The VIA N701 mainboard is based on the VIA VX800 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset featuring the
VIA Chrome9™ HC3 with 2D/3D graphics and video accelerators for rich digital media performance.
The VIA N701 includes a VIA C7
®
-D 1.5 GHz processor with 400 MHz front side bus. Powerful,
secure, and efficient, the VIA processor includes the VIA Padlock Security Engine, VIA
CoolStream™ Architecture, VIA StepAhead™ Technology Suite, and VIA TwinTurbo™ technology.
The VIA N701 supports up to 2 GB of 667/533 MHz DDR2 SODIMM memory. The VIA N701 also
provides support for high fidelity audio with its included VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio codec.
In addition it supports two SATA 3Gb/s storage devices. Other supported storage includes
CompactFlash Type I.
The VIA N701 is fully compatible with most Microsoft
®
and Linux operating systems.
