VIA EPIA SP 1300

[brit_sage]

Is anyone else running Sage on a VIA EPIA SP 1300 board?
If so do you have any trouble running sage on?
Is the video rendering a bit iffy?
When in video playback and you press 'ESCAPE' for the menu, does is scroll slowly?

I'm asking as I have a few issues where I’m curious if its hardware or software issues with the likes of java etc.

[HairBear]

Specifications of the VIA EPIA SP 1300

CPU:
VIA C3 Nehemiah core @ 1.3GHz

Chipset:
VIA CN400 Northbridge
VIA VT8237R Southbridge
VIA V-Link Ultra interconnect @ 533MB/s

Memory:
1x 186 Pin DDR SDRAM module. Supports up to 1GB DDR-266/333/400

VGA:
VIA UniChrome Pro IGP with Hardware MPEG-2/4 Decoders
Up to 64MB UMA Frame Buffer
Supports TV Out
Supports LVDS Module

Expansion Slots:
1 PCI Slot 33MHz (133MB/s)

Disk Connectivity:
2 UDMA133 IDE Busmaster Slots (4 IDE Drives)
2 Serial ATA-150 Ports (2 SATA-I Drives)
Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD on SATA ports

Audio:
VIA VT1617A 6 Channel AC’97 Audio with SPDIF support

Ethernet
VIA Rhine II 10/100 Fast MAC

Firewire:
VIA VT6307S 2 Port IEEE 1394a

Rear I/O Panel:
1 PS2 mouse port
1 PS2 keyboard port
1 RJ-45 LAN port
1 Serial port
2 USB 2.0 ports
1 VGA port
1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)
1 S-video port
3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Smart 5.1 Support)


Onboard I/O Connectors:
3 USB connector for 6additional USB 2.0 ports
1 1394 connector for 1 1394 port
1 Serial port connector for a second com port
1 VIP connector
1 Front-panel audio connector (Mic-in and Line-out)
1 CD audio-in connector
1 FIR connector
1 CIR connector (Switchable for KB/MS)
1 LPT port connector
1 Wake-on-LAN connector
2 Fan connectors: CPU/Sys FAN
1 I2C connector
1 LVDS/TTL module connector
1 +12V power connector
ATX power connector

form Factor:
Mini-ITX
6 Layers PCB
17 x 17cm

This board should do fine. What kind of tv tuner card are you using? How much ram do you have installed? How fast are/is the HDD/'s? What type of remote do you use? VIA's can be picky with hardware. I have owned three VIA based PC's and have had few problems when configured properly.

Quote:
"One of the biggest hits of the EPIA series is the ability to use them flawlessly as HTPC’s and the EPIA SP continues to support this function. The VIA VT1623 Digital TV encoder chip is added to support TV output from the onboard graphics. The VT1623 chip allows for RGB, SCART, S-Video, Composite as well as YCrCb outputs. The VIA EPIA SP only has an RCA and S-Video output so no HDTV outputs by default, however, with the LVDS module available you can add HDTV to this setup."
End Quote:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/767...r_pc_paradise/

[brit_sage]

1 Gig of RAM.
I expect it just needs a format and be re-installed.