NetTop ION 330 Series User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Safety instructions Your system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for information technology equipment. However, to ensure your safety, it is important that you read the following safety instructions. Setting up your system • • • • • • Read and follow all instructions in the documentation before you operate your system. Do not use this product near water or a heated source such as a radiator. Set up the system on a stable surface. Openings on the chassis are for ventilation.
Safety cautions and warnings Optical Drive Safety Information Optical drives sold with this system contains a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam or view directly with optical instruments. WARNING: Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in the user’s manual may result in hazardous laser exposure. Do not attempt to disassemble the optical drive.
Contents 1 Introduction ................................................... 7 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2 3 4 5 6 Package Contents .......................................................... Specifications ................................................................ System Motherboard Components ............................... Rear Panel Connections ................................................ System Chassis .............................................................
7.7 Security Screen ............................................................ 46 7.8 Exit Screen .................................................................... 47 8 Software Support ........................................... 48 8.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 8.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 8.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 8.2.2 Drivers Menu ..............................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock NetTop ION 330 Series, a reliable product produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the hardware and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
1.2 * Specifications For barebone system, it may not contain memory, HDD or ODD. Processor Intel® AtomTM 330 (Dual-Core CPU) Chipset NVIDIA® IONTM graphics processor Memory Support DDR2 800MHz, 2 x SO-DIMMs, maximun up to 4GB * VGA NVIDIA® IONTM Graphics, support DX10 / Full HD 1080p ** (Blu-ray / HD-DVD) playback HDD 2.5” HDD up to 500GB, support second 2.5” HDD (total up to 1TB) DVD DVD Super Multi (ION 330Pro / ION 330HT) BD Combo *** (ION 330HT-BD) I/O 1xHDMI, 1xD-Sub VGA, 6xUSB 2.
1.3 System Motherboard Components 16 15 14 13 RoHS 12 PCIE1 11 1 10 2 9 3 AMCP7AION-HT 8 EuP Ready DDRII_2 FSB800 7 DDRII_1 4 5 6 1. Clear CMOS jumper 2. Northbridge heatsink 3. Fan connector 4. SATA connector: For second HDD SATA data cable 5. J1 jumper: For second HDD SATA power cable 6. Memory socket 7. Infrared module header 8. Fan connector 9. CPU heatsink 10. CPU fan 11. Mini-PCI Express expansion slot: For WiFi module 12. CMOS Battery 13. LPC header 14.
NOTE. 1. SATA and Power Connections Connect to ODD SATA & Power Connections HDD ODD Connect to SATA Connector (14) Connect to HDD Connect to ATX5V Power Connector (15) Connect to SATA Connector (16) 2. System Memory Socket Connection Assembly 1.Sidelong insert the memory module to the outboard DIMM slot in a 30 60 angle. Then push the memory module to vertical direction using the slot as axis. A hock clicking sound denotes that the memory module is in place. 2.
1.4 Rear Panel Connectinos 17 28 S / PDIF 18 19 27 26 MP3 25 20 HDMI 21 24 SONY 23 Powered eSATA 22 or USB 17. DC-In jack 18. Optical S/PDIF Out port 19. Mic In (Pink): Microphone 20. Front L/R Out (Lime): Stereo speakers or headphones 21. HDMI connector 22. Powered eSATA/USB connector 23. Display (VGA) port 24. USB2.0 ports: USB devices 25. LAN (RJ-45) port: Local Area Network 26. Line In (Blue) for 2/4/6 channel; Rear (Blue) for 8 channel 27.
1.5 System Chassis F Opening the system chassis 1. Remove the screws on the backside. 2. Slide the top panel backwards. HDMI 29 31 30 29. Optical Disc Drive 30. Drive activity indicator 31.
1.6 Internal System Components Optical disc & Hard disk drives The optical disc and hard disc drives are mounted in a drive cage. The cage can be removed by removing the top screws. 34 32 33 32. System Cooling Fan 33. Optical Disc Drive 34.
1.7 R emote Controller (ION330HT / ION330HT -BD) Remote ION330HT-BD) Some remote controller functions listed above are only available with the relative hardware equipments. If the hardware equipments you adopt are not compatible with the system, you are not allowed to use these functions. This product is designed to meet MCE standards.
Chapter 2 System Quick Installation 1. Connecting USB Devices (USB2.0 Ports) 2. Connecting VGA Monitor (Display (VGA) Port) 3. Connecting the Network (LAN (RJ-45) Port) 4.
5. Connecting eSATA / USB Device (Powered eSATA/USB Port) or 6. Connecting External Audio Device (Line In Port for 2/4/6 Channel; Rear Port for 8 Channel) 7. Connecting Stereo Speakers or Headphones (Front L/R Out Port) 8.
9. Connecting Center / Subwoofer Speakers (Center/LEF Port) 10. Connecting Side Speakers (Side Port for 4/6/8 Channel) 11. Connecting Optical Device (Optical S/PDIF Out Port) 12.
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Chapter 3 System Components Reinstallation 1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel. Note: For safety reasons, please ensure that the power cord is disconnected before opening the case. 2. Slide the side cover toward the rear panel and pull the side cover upwards. 3. To change the storage drives, you need to remove SATA and power cables from ODD / HDD first, and unscrew the screws from both side. 4. Pull ODD / HDD rack backwards and take it out from the bay.
5. Unscrew the screws from the side of ODD / HDD rack, and change your required ODD / HDD. 6. Refer to above steps to place the new ODD / HDD to the chassis. Replace the side cover and fasten the screws.
Chapter 4 Installing Second HDD 1. To install the second HDD, please follow above step 1 to 4, and remove the ODD and the first HDD in advance. Then fasten the screws of the second HDD to the rack. 2. Place the first HDD to the rack and fasten the screws from both side. 3. Place the ODD to the rack and fasten the screws from both side. Replace the rack to the chassis.
4. Connect one end of SATA and power cables to the ODD and the other end to the bottom HDD. 5. Connect the other SATA and power cables to SATAII_3 and J1 connectors on the motherboard. 6. Connect the other end to the top HDD. 7. Replace the side cover and fasten the screws.
Chapter 5 Driver Installation To install the drivers to your system, please insert the support CD to your optical drive first. Then, the drivers compatible to your system can be auto-detected and listed on the support CD driver page. Please follow the order from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Therefore, the drivers you install can work properly.
Chapter 6 Utility Menu The utilities meu shows the applications and other software that this product supports. 6.1 Instant Boot 6.1.1 Introduction Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running speed for your system *. It is applicable to Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit.
6.1.2 Installation Please read below procedures carefully before you install Instant Boot. A. Install Instant Boot driver from ASRock support CD, or you may click following link to get the latest utility and BIOS: http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/download.asp B. Execute the Instant Boot installation program under Windows®. Please follow the instructions on Instant Boot setup page. a. Click “Next” to continue. b. Select destination location.
d. Click “Install” to begin installing Instant Boot driver. e. Click “Finish” to complete and exit the setup. C. After the installation is completed, you will find an ASRock Instant Boot icon on the Windows® desktop. D. Double click ASRock Instant Boot icon on the desktop, then Instant Boot main menu will pop up. E. On Instant Boot main menu, you can choose “Fast Mode”, “Regular Mode” or “Disable Instant Boot”. After that, please click “Apply” to save the change.
H. Next time when you turn on your system, you can enjoy the benefit of Instant Boot. 6.2 ASR ock OC TTuner uner ASRock 6.2.1 Introduction ASRock OC Tuner is a user-friendly overclocking tool which allows you to guard your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance. There are 3 major sections that are easy to fine-tune and monitor: Overclocking, Voltage Control, and Hardware Monitor.
b. Select destination location. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”. c. Select the start menu folder. You may choose a different folder if you need, and click “Next”. d. Click “Install” to begin installing ASRock OC Tuner driver. e. Click “Finish” to complete and exit the setup.
C. After the installation is completed, you will find an ASRock OC Tuner icon on the Windows® desktop. D. Double click ASRock OC Tuner icon on the desktop, then ASRock OC Tuner main menu will pop up. Auto apply when program starts If you check this button, it will save your settings when you close OC Tuner window. And next time when you run OC Tuner, it will start with the settings you made. If you do not check this button, next time when you run OC tuner, it will start with the default settings.
System Health – In the System Health section, there are two major chapters: System Health and CPU Quiet Fan. Under the System Health chapter, it shows the major readings of CPU, chipset and GPU Temperature. You may find out if there’s any abnormal situation occurs to your system’s temperature. Under the CPU Quiet Fan chapter, the Chassis Fan Speed will show the default settings of your system. You are able to adjust the setting too by clicking the “Up/Down” arrows and confirm by “Go” afterward.
6.3 BAD ABOOM TM MEDIA CONVERTER (T rial version) BADABOOM (Trial The BadaboomTM Media Converter formats video and audio files for a variety of devices using a process called transcoding. By utilizing a NVIDIA® GeForceR GPU, badaboomTM enables users to painlessly convert video in multiple formats and view them on their portable media devices - all in a convenient, intuitive application. Version 1.
6.4 CyberLink D VD Suite (T rial version DVD (Trial version,, including PowerDVD, PowerDirector, etc) CyberLink DVD Suite includes five softwares: PowerDVD, PowerBackup, PowerDirector, Power2Go and MediaShow. Please read below description for details. PowerDVD World-renowned and award-winning PowerDVD delivers the ultimate DVD and high-definition movie experience on the PC. Feature-rich nevigation controls enhance and personalize the movie experience.
PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector provides cool features to ensure editing movies is fun and fast! Whether you are an advanced or entry-level video editor, PowerDirector lets you enhance your camcorder videos and produce professional home movies. PowerDirector offers a dual mode editing interface, comprehensive production tools, technologies that save time and maintain your video quality, and a built-in CD/DVD authoring program.
6.5 Symantec Nor ton AntiVirus Sof tware (T rial version) Norton Software (Trial Protect your PC with Norton Internet Security, the fastest virus, spyware, Internet protection. Norton Internet Security can stop online identity theft, viruses, spyware, bots and more, stop attacks before they get on your PC, deliver clear threat and performance explanations, identify unsafe web sites right in your search results, and use intelligence-driven Norton Insight Network for faster, fewer, shorter scans.
Chapter 7 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 7.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The BIOS chip on the system stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press or during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
7.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.
7.3 OC TTweak weak er Screen weaker In the OC Tweaker screen, you can set up overclocking features.
VCORE Voltage Use this to select VCORE Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.021V], [1.119V], [1.217V] and [1.315V]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. VCCM (DRAM) Voltage Use this to select VCCM (DRAM) Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.794V], [1.908V], [2.029V] and [2.144V]. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. Chipset Core Voltage Use this to select chipset core Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.004V], [1.051V], [1.106V] and [1.153V].
7.4 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, SATA Configuration and USB Configuration. Main OC Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Fan Control Boot Advanced Settings Security Exit Options for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
7.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Ratio Actual Value 12 CPU Thermal Throttling No-Excute Memory Protection Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enter to enable or disable P4 CPU internal thermal control mechanism. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
7.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Configure onboard LAN device. Onboard LAN Onboard WiFi WiFi Radio Onboard HDMI HD Audio Onboard HD Audio Onboard CIR Port [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] Share Memory [Auto] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
7.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Suspend To RAM Check Ready Bit [Auto] [Enabled] Restore on AC / Power Loss Onboard LAN Power On RTC Alarm Power On Onboard CIR Power On [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI HPET Table [Disabled] Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
7.4.4 SA SATTA Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Options SATA Configuration Onboard SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode SATAII_1 SATAII_2 SATAII_3 ESATA [Enabled] [IDE] Enabled Disabled [ATAPI CDROM] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
7.5 Fan Control In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the fan speed. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security When setting option to high level, the cooling performance will be better. However, the accoustic will get higher. With default setting “Auto” , it will automatically set a proper fan speed according to the CPU frequency you get.
7.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Boot Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [On] Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
7.7 Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. Main OC Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Fan Control Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Security Exit Install or Change the password. : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.
7.8 Exit Screen Main OC Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Load Load Load Load Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation.
Chapter 8 Software Support 8 . 1 Install Operating System This system supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 8 . 2 Support CD Information The Support CD contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the system features. 8 . 2 . 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
