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Manufacturer Warranty
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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- Restocking Fee: Yes
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Nice little kit
- Pros: A nice, solid machine with a slim form factor and sleek looks. Capable of supporting Athlon X2 5400+ (at least) despite what the documentation claims. Mini jack, S/PDIF, gigabit ethernet, S-Video, DVI, VGA, firewire, card reader all on board - there are very few small form factor bare bones with all of these integrated. Fairly quiet during normal operation. The case is straightforward to work with. No problems whatsoever after a month of operation.
- Cons: There's nothing really "wrong" with the Pundit, but it does have several limitations (mainly due to form factor). Some full-height PCI cards will not fit without modification. Lying flat, the left side of the case ("bottom" if oriented vertically) is bare, grey metal instead of painted black. The CPU fan can be a little loud under high load (HD playback, compiling kernel, etc). Only one hard drive bay (unless you're willing to sacrifice the optical drive). 2 GB RAM limit.
For some reason, the S/PDIF jack is in the front of the case instead of the back, which requires the front "door" to be open - or removed - when using optical audio. I have no idea why they placed this here.
- Other Thoughts: I bought this to replace a full-sized box as my MythTV system. I have 2 PCI tuners, so I needed a system with onboard S-Video, DVI, gigabit ethernet, and S/PDIF audio. This little box is the only one I could find on newegg that met all of these requirements.
To echo other reviewers, some PCI cards WILL NOT fit in the case. The lower PCI slot will accept larger cards, but the PCB cannot exceed the height of the metal mounting bracket by more than a few mm. I had to shave off several mm of my hauppauge tuner card to get it to fit. The top slot will only accept ~3/4 height cards.
The LEDs are blinding, especially at night. I covered mine with electrical tape, and they're still visible - sharpie or black nail polish might be even better.
The hardware all functions under Linux - if building your own kernel, you'll need CONFIG_SATA_NV (SATA), CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX (IDE), CONFIG_FORCEDETH (ethernet), and CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL (sound).
**Answer to some people who are puzzled!
- Pros: Small, simple setup, and perfect for a media center
- Cons: Can't seem to get the right sound driver?
- Other Thoughts: ******People have been posting problems that the fan would go to 100% and led's would come on but nothing else... I had the same problem, puzzled. SWITCH THE VOLTAGE SWITCH!!! lol It comes out of box at 230... That's not US :)
The Customer Loves It
- Pros: * Compact, efficient use of space
* PSU and MB are nicely integrated into chassis
* Numerous features on MB eliminate need for expansion cards
- Cons: * Retention clips for front bezel are of very thin/delicate plastic & are easily broken (particularly the clips on the RH side.
* Given the nature of the case (you aren't going to have your fingers in it every day), the drive cage should have been attached via spring clips or friction or even a hinge.
- Other Thoughts: The customer loves the size & form of the chassis. The customer hasn't had it long enough to appreciate the rest of the features, yet -- but that will be soon to come.
It's a nice kit for this price.
| General |
| Brand |
ASUS |
| Model |
P1-AH2 |
| Color |
Black |
| CPU Supported |
| CPU Type |
AMD Althon 64/FX/X2 up to 4600+ GHz |
| CPU Socket |
AMD Socket AM2 |
| FSB |
1000MHz HyperTransport |
| Chipset |
| North Bridge |
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 |
| Memory Supported |
| Memory slot |
2 x 240Pin |
| Memory Type Supported |
DDR2 800/667 |
| Max Memory Supported |
2GB |
| Dual Channel Memory Supported |
Yes |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI |
2 |
| Storage |
| IDE ATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| Serial ATA |
2 x SATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Graphics |
| Onboard Video |
GeForce 6150 |
| Audio |
| Onboard Audio |
Azalia ALC86-DTS |
| Channel |
6 Channel |
| Communications |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Extension Bays |
| 3.5" Internal Bays |
1 |
| 5.25" External Bays |
1 |
| Front Panel Ports |
| Front USB |
2 |
| Front IEEE 1394 |
2 |
| Front Audio Ports |
2 jacks |
| Front S/PDIF Out |
Yes |
| Card Reader |
3 in 1 |
| Back Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| LPT |
1 |
| VGA |
1 x DVI & 1 x D-sub |
| TV-Out |
S-Video + RCA |
| Rear USB |
2 |
| Rear Audio Ports |
3 jacks |
| Power Supply |
| Power Supply |
250W (PFC) |
| Packaging |
| Packaging |
P1-AH2
Driver Disk
User Manual
Software Disk
Power Cord
SATA Cable
Power Cable |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
3 years limited |
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Reviewed By: on 7/7/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
