ASRock announces new A330ION based on NVIDIA MCP7A-ION chipset with PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
A330ION
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This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.
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Product Specifications
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| CPU | – Intel® Dual-Core Atom™ Processor 330 (1.6 GHz) – Supports FSB533 MHz – Supports Hyper-Threading Technology – Supports Untied Overclocking Technology – Supports 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* *Due to the chipset limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® OS.
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| 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 |
| Audio, Video and Networking | |
| 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 |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Slots | – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot |
| Connector | – 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) *Please noted that AHCI/RAID mode is not supported under Windows® XP/XP 64bit OS.
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| Rear Panel I/O | 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 |
| Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
| Unique Feature | – 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 |
| Support CD | – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB) (OEM and Trial Version) |
| 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 Monitor | – 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) |
| OS | – Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant |
| Certifications | – FCC, CE, WHQL – EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) |
Does it support Linux OS.?
what are your thoughts regarding this board vs the ASUS AT3IONT-I ..? I am trying to decide, based on these facts..
A) the ASUS board is about $25 more
B) the ASRock board supports PCI-E 2.0
C) the ASRock board has an 8-channel VIA soundchip vs ASUS 6-chanel Realtek
D) I have never owned an ASRock product
..they seem nice enough, but I’m concerned about the dinky heatsinks and crappy fan being a problem. I like the AT3IONT-I because it has one giant heatsink across both processor and bridge.. I would like to save money and choose the ASRock, but I just don’t know if the 2-extra channels of audio + the possibility of pci-e 2.0 over 1.1 .. seems kinda silly to stress about such matters for an HTPC built for my mother.