ITOX BL330-BR and BL330-B microATX Embedded Boards
ITOX recently introduced the BL330-BR and BL330-B high-performance microATX form factor motherboards. The boards support the Intel® Core(tm)2 Duo and Quad processors and are designed for embedded applications requiring a stable revision-controlled platform, with long-term availability. Utilizing the Intel® Q35 Express chipset, each product offers guaranteed availability through December 2014. In addition, the LGA775 socket on both motherboards is compatible with a wide range of Embedded Intel® Architecture processors, including the Intel® Core(tm)2 Quad processors, Intel® Core(tm)2 Duo processors and Intel® Celeron® 400 series processors with 800, 1067, and 1333 MHz front-side bus speeds. List price is $380 for the BL330-BR and $360 for the BL330-B.
The ITOX model BL330-BR motherboard utilizes an Intel® ICH9R Southbridge providing RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 disk configuration using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology. Setup controls incorporated into the system BIOS allow pre-OS RAID creation, naming and deletion of disk arrays. Full management and status reporting of the RAID array storage devices is performed using Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility software. An auxiliary powered hardware and firmware solution incorporates Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT), enabling remote monitoring and control of system resources. These features make the ITOX BL330-BR ideal for applications such as ATM/POS, gaming, medical imaging, security & surveillance, interactive Kiosks, and additional applications requiring higher data security. The ITOX BL330-B model utilizes the Intel® ICH9 Southbridge, and is available for applications not requiring RAID and Intel® AMT support.
Both the BL330-BR and BL330-B motherboards benefit from a 50% reduction in power required by the new Intel® Q35 Express chipset, compared to the Intel® Q965 Express chipset. At the same time, additional performance increases are realized through incorporation of Intel® Fast Memory Access, and Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d). Both boards are fully Windows Vista Aero compliant, providing graphics display resolution up to QXGA (2048 x 1536) via the onboard VGA connector. Expansion is provided through 1-PCI Express x 16 slot, 1-PCI Express x4 slot and 2-PCI slots.
Optimized for the Intel® Core(tm)2 Quad processor, the BL330-BR and BL330-B motherboards retain full compatibility with Intel® Core(tm)2 Duo processors and Intel® Celeron® 4xx sequence processors. Maximum performance is leveraged with up to 8GB DDR2 dual-channel memory, PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet controller and onboard Intel® GMA 300 graphics accelerator.
BL330-BR and BL330-B Features
- RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 Disk Configuration (BL330-BR Only)
- Up to 8GB 800, 1067, and 1333 MHz Dual-Channel Memory
- PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet LAN Controller
- 6 Serial ATA Ports on BL330-BR (3Gb/s)
- 4 Serial ATA Ports on BL330-B (3Gb/s)
- 1 UltraDMA 100 IDE interface
- 1 Floppy Disk Interface
- 8 USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 Serial Ports
- 8-Line Digital I/O
- 1 PCI Express x16 Slot
- 1 PCI Express x4 Slot
- 4 PCI Slots
- 1 VGA Graphics Port (2048×1536 x24 @ 75Hz max.)
- Onboard 5.1 Channel Audio (24bit @ 96 KHz max.)
- S/PDIF Audio Output
More info: ITOX
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