Single Board Computer Based Systems:

Single Board Computer (SBC) based servers are easier to maintain, more compact and more rugged. These systems have a motherboard that plugs into a usually passive backplane that allows you to expand the SBC's functionality via an extended PCI and ISA bus.

Some of the Advantages of an SBC based system are:

• More Rugged Than A Motherboard Based System
• Extended Temperature Range (Usually to 50°C)
• Higher Density (Up to 4 systems per 4U enclosure)
• Higher Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Lower Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)

Standard functions available today on an SBC include:

• AMD Athlon or XP Processor
• Intel Single or Dual P3 Processors
• Intel P4 Processor
• Intel Xeon Processor
• Up To 2 GB Dram Memory
• Dual ATA-100 or UltraSCSI-160 Disk I/O
• Single or Dual 10/100 BT LAN Ports
• SVGA Graphics
• Keyboard and Mouse Ports
• Serial and Parallel Ports
• PICMG Interface
• PCI Bus
• ISA Bus
• Disk On A Chip to 288 MB

Couple the above features with most of the standard I/O available today on the PCI or ISA bus and you end up with a very versatile Single, Dual or Quad system in a single easily maintained enclosure. By the very nature of the SBC being a plug-in board this type of system is also easily upgraded as newer technology becomes available.

Please call or email us and we will help you configure an SBC based server that precisely meets you needs.