Technology & IT | Tuesday 23 June, 2015 2:21 am |

Giada Technology, an industry leader in mini PCs, embedded computing and servers for small and medium enterprises, has announced the MG-5200SL, a thin mini-ITX form factor motherboard (170x170mm) for the Middle East’s PC market as it continues to shift towards innovative new form factors like All-in-Ones in the desktop category.

The MG-5200SL motherboard is targeted at high-end digital signage market such as: 4K Video Presentations, Multi-display with LVDS support in environments like financial institutions, shopping malls, hotels, train stations, airports, restaurants and institutes of education. The compact layout and low power consumption, numerous I/O interfaces and powerful 3D performance ensured with high security and easy management functions, make MG-5200SL a compelling digital signage solution.

Giada’s new mini-ITX motherboard is ready to build systems to support digital signage systems that require bigger displays and higher resolutions. The Giada MG-5200SL supports up to 3840×2160 4K Ultra HD multi-displays and LVDS, providing an ideal all-round platform for digital signage applications.

Based on the Intel® Broadwell CoreTM i5-5200U CPU, pair with NVIDIA’s GT730 discrete GPU with 2G DDR3 high speed memory, it features enhanced computing performance and better visual experience for ultra HD display especially for demanding digital market application. It supports 2 X SO-DIMM DDR3L slots with up to 16GB RAM. It also provides a full array of connectivity for video output, data transmission and compatible access with peripheral devices, including HDMI, DVI, VGA and LVDS connections, 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 SATAIII connectors, mSATA, Mini PCIe and 2 COM ports.

The MG-5200SL motherboard is designed for long uptime and comes with a brass heat pipe for optimum heat dissipation as well as a server-class cooling fan. The Intel® Core® i5-5200U processor requires very little power consumption of only 15W TDP and the MG-5200SL motherboard also comes with the unparalleled automation feature of Giada’s patented JAHC hardware automation functions. Remote operations are taken care of because JAHC provides built-in capabilities for unattended operations such as auto power on when connected to power, RTC wake up or a scheduled power on/off. This delivers ease of use and efficient manageability.

The MG-5200SL is compatible with the major operating systems on the market including Microsoft Windows® 7, Windows® 8.1 and Linux.