Identify this Form Factor

[ishamy]

Hi all, got this cube from work, was going to be binned but I managed to get it, going to turn it into an HTPC. However I'm not sure what board I can fit in it, there are only 6 screwholes to secure it, 3 are shown in the Picture, and then the board itself in the second.

The serial is P4VBM 800, and it is an Ideq 200m.


IMG_9559 by M+M Morrison, on Flickr


IMG_9556 by M+M Morrison, on Flickr

 

[stulid]

My poor Google skills just come up with,
http://www.biostar-usa.com/ideqdetails.asp?model=ideq+210m
http://www.biostar-usa.com/ideqdetails.asp?model=ideq+200n

Cant see 200M,

Scroll down this - http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicati...tailsinactive.asp?EdpNo=1559993&Tab=0&NoMapp=

Just says its Small Form Factor.

 

[ishamy]

Oops sorry, it is a 210m! And I have searched the model website etc and can't find a definative answer. Just really want to know would a M-ITX fit?

 

[stulid]

Well my top link is the 210M, but it dont say much

I think this thread will do better in the SFF section where people will/may have a better idea.

 

[Skeeter]

Ah! Good old iDEQs. I had one of these, they were amazing.

However, I tried to turn mine into a HTPC and failed misserably. Mainly on the fact its an AGP graphics card slot and was at the time a very old AMD CPU slot too.

I did search, but it appeared that the mobo is a custom built spec for iDEQ's only, so there is very little you can do with them I'm afraid.

Made a very good server for a few years though.

 

[ishamy]

Aww balls yea tried the normal spec and it wasn't enough so thought could get another mobo and squeeze it in. I guess not then. I quite like the look of the case though. I might try and badge an it'd in... Maybe lol

 

[Skeeter]

Its a very clever case. The raised parts in the base mean it contacts the back of the mobo at key points and the base actually becomes a secondary heatsink for the CPU and chipset.