<s>
Asus	B-Protocol
EeeBox	I-Protocol
PC	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Asus	B-Protocol
Eee	I-Protocol
Box	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
nettop	B-Protocol
computer	O
line	O
from	O
ASUSTeK	O
Computer	O
Incorporated	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
product	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Asus	B-Protocol
EeeBox	I-Protocol
PC	I-Protocol
series	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
light	O
,	O
inexpensive	O
and	O
energy-efficient	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
netbook	B-Device
/	O
subnotebook	B-Device
laptop	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
motherboard	B-Device
employs	O
Splashtop	B-Protocol
technology	O
called	O
Express	B-Device
Gate	I-Device
by	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	B-Device
motherboard	I-Device
features	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
manual	O
as	O
Express	B-Device
Gate	I-Device
,	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
ASUS	O
SplashTop	B-Protocol
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
implementation	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
customised	O
Linux	B-Application
desktop	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
after	O
powering	O
up	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
launching	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
chat	O
application	O
,	O
a	O
file	O
manager	O
,	O
a	O
photo	O
browser	O
or	O
a	O
Skype	B-Application
application	O
,	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
main	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
user	O
does	O
not	O
select	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
options	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
operating	O
system	O
(	O
typically	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
)	O
loads	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
uses	O
an	O
external	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
power	O
requirements	O
,	O
this	O
unit	O
is	O
physically	O
smaller	O
than	O
most	O
external	O
computer	O
laptop	O
power	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
comes	O
with	O
two	O
mounting	O
options	O
,	O
a	O
desktop	O
stand	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
monitor	O
mounting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
monitor	O
,	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
desk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
compatible	O
USB	O
"	O
TV	O
tuner	O
"	O
dongle	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
television	I-Device
adapter	I-Device
,	O
and	O
add	O
both	O
TV	O
reception	O
and	O
recording	O
facilities	O
to	O
a	O
flat	O
computer	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
hard	O
drive	O
has	O
a	O
hidden	O
recovery	O
partition	O
containing	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
factory	O
OS	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
EeeBox	B-Protocol
PC	O
's	O
operating	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
reset	O
to	O
its	O
initial	O
factory	O
state	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
any	O
external	O
media	O
or	O
optical	O
disc	O
hardware	O
(	O
although	O
conventional	O
recovery	O
discs	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
permanently	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
system	O
also	O
guarantees	O
a	O
working	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
certain	O
degree	O
of	O
functionality	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
web	O
browsing	O
)	O
even	O
without	O
a	O
separate	O
functioning	O
operating	O
system	O
;	O
on	O
most	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
embedded	O
functionality	O
in	O
this	O
situation	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
menu-driven	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
commands	O
.	O
</s>
