ZOTAC GF6100-E-E Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

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- Wonderful value - prices fluctuate, but can be ridiculously low- Lets one use surplus DDR2 (& it's not picky about RAM)- Combined with a cheap Regor (or even Sempron) outperforms comparably priced Atom-primarily based boards- 4 SATA ports - Sufficient USB ports- I've had no challenges booting from USB flash drives.- gigabit NIC (see beneath for comments)- PCI-E- very steady when you got it to perform - Affordable components & inexpensive feel- No DVI/HDMI, so it's no great for an HTPC- No jumbo frame assistance, so not that excellent for NAS- An challenge with S3 sleep with Win 7 x64 & 4GB+ of RAM (see under for a solution).- Terrible on-board audio (the usual annoying noises when you move your mouse) - Higher DPC latency in Win 7 x64 with a selection of drivers (unusable for a lot of audio applications) I bought it for a friend who necessary a spending budget DJ rig, but it hardly worked due to latency difficulties. I tried to use it for a FreeNAS box - it sort of worked, but the NIC has no jumbo frames support (still, it performed fairly properly - just Allow the on-board audio or FreeNAS won't install). I ended up using the MB to set up a FreeBSD primarily based router (with a surplus NIC) and it operates effectively in this role.I can believe of 2 viable makes use of for the MBɅ. Some sort of a network "appliance" (basic NAS, router and so on.Ɯ. Actually low end (but still usable) general objective Computer (if it only had DVI, it would be excellent).Answer for the properly documented S3 sleep difficulty in Windows.1. Enable S3 sleep in BIOS2. Move jumper labeled JPUSB (between VGA and system fan header) to the OTHER position, or your USB devices won't get energy in S3 (still, no luck waking it up with a mouse - keyboard functions fine).three. DISABLE memory hole remapping in BIOS if you have 4GB or much more of RAM. Now it will really wake up fro

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Cheap, modest, and XP seems to perform fine. No IDE interface. I thought it had IDE interface, but only SATA(I have no SATA CDROM Drive). No PCI E16. It would not boot with some memory module I had. So I believed the board was bad. Then when I place in distinct memory module, it posted. No IDE and all the CD Drive I have is IDE. It was challenging to install XP since it would not boot from USB flash drive(Just USB CDRom). I had to use one more laptop to put XP installation files to SATA drive, then install from it. The Video driver appears to require XP Service Pack3, so I had to install Service Pack3 prior to I was able to set up video driver. Fortunately the network card installed with no service pack3. The audio seemed to have some noise when I moved the mouse about, the it appears to be gone now. This will be fine as lengthy as I don't need to access any CD or DVD. The power usage posted between 50W-65W when I measured it with Kill-A-Watt. (My power provide unit is very old 1. Sempron 140. 1 SATA desktop tough drive. No CDROM.)

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Low total expense of ownership: low cost AMD + low-cost DDR2 + cheap HDD = a (cheap) standard system; video is excellent enough and gigabit ethernet is amazing at this price tag point Boot from USB essential doesn't operate (works with USB DVD even though); runs at about 40C in my case with push-pull fan setup Employing for a property server and overall performance has been great. Even ran Windows Vail on it with no concerns. If you're seeking for smaller and simple, this is it. If you will need anything to handle many file transfers at a time, go with a greater socket mobo.

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-Small-placement of elements worked well for me-cost [was on a shell shocker deal] - only two SATA ports [but I knew this prior to buying]-No BIOS alternative to boot from a USB HDD.[I built about 40 systems in the previous year. Each 1 I built, except this zotac, had a boot for USB HDD ]There are a couple of USB boot possibilities like:-usb fdd-usb zip-usb LANBut the one particular most essential, the USB-HDD is not available!?Built-in video:Could not boot up from any "LIVE" linux CD's or DVD'sand get the onboard video to function.[I tried knoppix 6.2, Backtrack 4, and a single or two others]I had to Install A PCI-E VIDEO CARD ahead of I would get video inside knoppix and backtrack. I believe I'll be in a position to perform with the USB boot limitations, but for diagnostics and live boot discs, this mobo ought to have been far more compatible.

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Uncomplicated to configure As well numerous DOAs We've ordered about 7 of these. Had to return 3 as DOA. Got three back and only two perform. Each and every one powers up but get no video signal. Monitor detects the cable is connected but no video at all. Even tried Zotac assistance and they said to RMA it. I just hope the last one we RMA comes back with a functioning board. This is receiving old. Manufacturer Response:I'm sorry to see you are experiencing problems. We have 24ǝ tech help tototally assist you if you are getting functionality problems with your motherboard. Please contact our assistance at 龭ဿZOTAC or Reside Chat and we will be satisfied to assist you with diagnosis and achievable replacement if required.External Hyperlink(s): ZOTAC USA Assistance Live Chat|

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Tiny size of course, I can operate with two dimm slots. the 65w help is great as an X2 250 runs a television tuner and htpc nicely. Had a USB in center of board in case the psi-e x1 slot blocks your other ones. Looks and functions excellent, nice overclocking functions even. Had to go the by way of the rigamarole with the rebate program. I take meticulous care and read all fine print, if Zotac plays with me on it, small business will go bye bye, we'll see. No regrets, hope it has the longevity I will need.

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Price tag, Newegg and UPS fast shipping.Really simple to place together, almost everything functions virtually perfectly except, read the cons section. This is the fourth 1 that I have ordered. The first two had boot-up difficulties when any brand of card reader is installed to any one particular of the 3 USB headers. It causes the boot-up to hang for about five-8 minutes. On the third one all three USB headers worked correctly, and I was capable to make the system. (It wasn't on SALE) This is the fourth 1 and because it was on sale here at Newegg I thought I give it a second likelihood. This 1 is providing me the exact same issue as the initial two MB w/the USB not functioning correctly when I connect any brand of card reader. All the setting are correctly set on the BIOS.A single of the response that I got from Zotac was that they believe the BIOS were not set correctly. I believe what is happening is that Zotac produced a poor batch of this specific MB and they dump it at a discounted value. (Always a rebate involved) This is the second time that I have bought this unique MB on sale and the USB headers won't function properly. Hangs the boot method.The Third 1 that I got worked appropriately, and that is simply because it wasn't on sale. When I got the third 1, it was selling at its standard value. Consider about that!!!

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For this cost you can't go wrong. Absolutely none I built a sff computer for my dad as a replacement for his old pc.It was a Glorious build!Thermaltake element QZOTAC GF6100-E-EAsus sata dvd drive160 gb hd from earlier pc1 gb of Kingston value ramZalman heatsink had to chop it to fit in the case :)Athlon X2 5000+Windows 7 32-bit

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Smaller, low-priced AM2 board. In spite of what the manual and net internet site say, this item does NOT assistance SATA AHCI. All SATA ports seem to be running in IDE mode, which means 133Mbps tops for transfer speeds, and no help for hot-swap or NCQ. I confirmed this with a help ticket from Zotac. The guy who addressed my ticket didn't apologize for the confusion or promise a BIOS revision to enable the AHCI function, just flat-out stated tough luck, we advertised the function but it isn't there. Don't bother connecting your fancy SSD to this motherboard and you won't be also disappointed.

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Great Mini-itx board for residence server.CPU: Athlon x2 260RAM: two x 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800HDD: 160 GB Boot drive 2 x 1TB WD Green information drivesPSU: OCZ 500W Modular Modxstream ProCase: Lian-Li Q08-BInstalled Ubuntu 10.ten 64-bit. Got it running LAMP stack, Proftp, Fuppes, Transmission, Samba, Rsync, SVN and Webmin. No hardware troubles whatsoever, running like a champ.CPU temp: 40C, HDD temp: 30CCould be utilised as HTPC if you slap an ION add-in card to the PCIe x1 slothttp://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164(Havent tried it but could be an interesting combo) None. Appear at the photos, read the specs and program the rest of your construct accordingly.

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For The Cost And so forth.And You Know What Youre Buying It's Excellent.Low Energy Only D-Sub,The Sensor For Thermal Is Strange.In Ubuntu ten.4 Lucid PNP.Only The Sensor So Far.Video Is Weak But,As A Client It Performs Good For Myth Tv. Inexpensive PVR Setup.It Functions Pretty Goood.

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Great for a media Computer. It runs both the LE1300 and the AthlonIi X2 i put in it. the onboard plays 1080P bluray with no difficulty, just dont do something else although your playing, slap in a 1x PCIE card and you are gold. Lack of selections in bios for OC and mem timings, but for ITX at this price what do you count on, it does precisely what it is made for and does a fine job. I hate to have to say this but some gamer may consider it is cool to run an ITX machine and do it cheaply, DO NOT get this board for gaming, get a single of the 贬 boards with PCIEx16 or be a genuine gamer and get a complete ATX mobo and develop it appropriate.

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is remarkable how small it is and boots up on a new method build ..no problemo could use a sensible fan solution ..a pcie 16 slot rather of the pcei 1 slot download the newest nvidia driver for the 6 seriesit increases the win 7 scores from 3.three aero and 2. graphics ...to 3.4 aero and three.three graphics

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Zotac forum would respond to my posts in their forum about every single other week or so for about a month DOA I narrowed my selections of mini itx down to an Asus and this Zotac. Should have listened to my gut feeling. I just threw the Zotac board in the trash after trying to get it to perform for more than a month.

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Fired ideal up, no troubles, excellent for what I bought it for. Produced a small laptop or computer for my grandson to play pre kindergartener games, operating XP pro. sempron 140 cpu. 2g ddr2. GF6100 video is a small weak but does a wonderful job for what I wanted. My second ITX create and it is a lot of fun to create. Both had been ZOTAC boards, I'm quite impressed by them

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It's low cost and tiny I went by way of two of these boards attempting to get rid of annoying line noise/ground loop noise to no avail. I could hear the cpu whining by the rear audio output on this board, anytime I moved my mouse I heard buzzing/humming. The speakers had been fine ahead of hand and fine with my new mobo (not Zotac!). I attempted to isolate the line, switch outlets for laptop or computer and external speakers/amp. I went crazy with this board. Zotac help was tiny help... I didn't want to invest alot of money as this construct was for an office computer system only. Considering that the next closet mini itx mobo is a lot more than double I switched to mATX. The new board Asrock 785gMH quickly relieved the annoying ground loop noise. My cpu is running about 5C's cooler also (don't know if Zotac board was reading incorrect). It did seem odd that my Phenom x4 was operating at 39C's regularly and my Athlon 240 Regor was running in the high 40C's under light loads.. CPU runs significantly quicker now on my new mobo. I seriously wanted to like this board but noise was an problem. Ended up RMA my Lian LI Q07 case which I like as nicely due to double the cost of mini itx board. Anyhow if you have to go mini itx go with a greater board bring about this ฽ mobo is not worth the aggravation. Manufacturer Response:For issues with your board please contact our Technical Assistance. Nevertheless, if the situation can\'t be resolve, you can opt for to RMA the board straight to ZOTAC and we will be able to replace it for you via our Extended Warranty*. *Please verify our web page for facts regarding warranty policy.External Link(s): ZOTAC USA Help| ZOTAC USA RMA Request| ZOTAC USA Warranty Data|

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Affordable, decent performance and expandability. VGA only, no Pcix16 slot...would have to go with a PCIx1 discrete solution to get HDMI or DVI. General this is a great value for basic computing. Don't get it with the expectation it will preserve up with the Jonses. The memory card reader concern the reviewer ahead of me pointed out seems to be universal or at least batch related.

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Low-cost. Got a good combo deal.Every thing operates wonderful except, read beneath. There are 3 USB connectors on the MB, when a card reader is attached, it doesn't matter what brand, it hangs the boot process. When you disconnect the card reader it boot-up instantly. I will rma this and hope that the subsequent one particular will work fine.

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I got this and a mini-itx situation on an low-cost combo deal. Should have read the critiques and the Zotac forum. These boards arrive DOA. They just won't post. I tried to function with Zotac customer service on their forum. They take forever to respond to every post. It took eight days on one particular of their responses. Not worth the hassle and delay that Zotac makes you go by way of to get a RMA. I ended up throwing it in the trash can. Don't do it!devote just a small much more and go with a larger brand like Gigabyte. Don't say I didn't warn you when you throw your pc case across the floor in frustration.

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Affordable. Got an exceptional combo deal from who else, Newegg. No HDMI, DVI. Wished it worked the initially time like most of my other builds, but not this 1.See beneath. Regrettably, I had to RMA this MB, the USB header ş & 2, when a card reader is plugged-in ( Rosewill and other card readers ), it hangs the boot-up approach, it take more than five-8 min to boot-up. When NO card reader is plugged-in it boots-ups virtually instantly.I hope that this is an isolated difficulty w/this MB only. I will uncover out when I get the replacement.My set-up Apex MI-008 situation w뢒 watt PS, AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU, 4 GB ADATA PC6400, Rosewill card reader. All bought from Newegg.