ASRock A330ION nVidia MCP7A-ION Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
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Author: Frank Stroupe
Pages:
- Introduction
- Specifications
- A Closer Look
- Installation
- The BIOS
- Operation / Initial Testing
- Testing - Benchmarks
- Conclusions
Specifications
Product: ASRock A330ION
CPU: Intel® Dual-Core Atom™ Processor 330 1.6 GHz (Included)
- FSB533 MHz
- Hyper-Threading Technology
- Untied Overclocking Technology
- EM64T
Chipset: - NVIDIA® MCP7A-ION
Memory:
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 4GB
BIOS: 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports “Plug and Play”
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- VCCM Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports Smart BIOS
Graphics:
- Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 9 Series
- DX10 VGA, Pixel Shader 4.0
- Max. shared memory 512MB
- Three VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 (1080P)
- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560×1600 @ 75Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1440 @ 75Hz
- Supports HDCP function
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
Audio: – 7.1 CH HD Audio (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec)
LAN:
– Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY RTL8211CL
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
PCI Expansion: – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
Internal Connectors:
- 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- CPU/Chassis FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
I/O Panel:
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port
- 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
ASRock Unique Features:
- ASRock OC Tuner
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock OC DNA
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Good Night LED
Accessories:
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 1 x Bundled Intel® Dual-Core Atom™ Processor 330
- 2 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
- 1 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cable (optional)
Hardware Monitoring:
- CPU Temperature Sensing
- Chassis Temperature Sensing
- CPU Fan Tachometer
- Chassis Fan Tachometer
- Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
Form Factor: – Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
- All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors)
Certifications: – FCC, CE, WHQL
- EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required)














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