ASRock A330ION nVidia MCP7A-ION Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

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)