NetTop ION 330 Series User Manual Version 1.1 Published June 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 2 3 4 5 Package Contents .......................................................... Specifications ................................................................ System Motherboard Components ............................... Rear Panel Connections ................................................ System Chassis ............................................................. Internal System Components ......
7 Software Support ........................................... 39 7.1 Install Operating System ............................................... 7.2 Support CD Information ................................................. 7.2.1 Running Support CD ............................................ 7.2.2 Drivers Menu ........................................................ 7.2.3 Utilities Menu ........................................................ 7.2.4 Contact Information ..........................................
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 Processor Chipset Memory Intel® AtomTM 330 (Dual-Core CPU) NVIDIA® IONTM graphics processor Support DDR2 800MHz, 2 x DIMMs, maximun up to 4GB * VGA NVIDIA® IONTM Graphics, support DX10 / Full HD 1080p ** (Blu-ray / HD-DVD) playback 2.5” HDD up to 500GB HDD DVD LAN Sound DVD Super Multi (ION 330) BD Combo*** (ION 330-BD) 1 x HDMI, 1 x D-Sub VGA, 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x S/PDIF (Optical) Gigabit LAN HD Audio 5.
1.3 System Motherboard Components 16 15 1. DC-In jack 2. Optical S/PDIF Out port 3. Audio connectors 4. LAN & USB connectors 5. USB connectors 6. HDMI connector 7. Northbridge heatsink 8. System fan connector 9. Display (VGA) port connector 10. CPU fan connector 11. Memory socket 12. CPU heatsink 13. CPU fan 14. SATA connector: For ODD SATA data cable 15. ATX5V power connector 16.
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 2 2 1 1 1 1 Installing a memory module Removing a memory module 3. System Fan Connection System fan connector Ground +12V Rotation 4.
1.4 Rear Panel Connectinos 17 S / PDIF 18 MP3 25 19 24 20 HDMI 21 23 SONY 22 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. Display (VGA) port: VGA monitor 23. USB2.0 ports: USB devices 24. LAN (RJ-45) port: Local Area Network 25.
1.5 System Chassis Opening the system chassis 1. Remove the screws on the backside. 2. Slide the top panel backwards. HDMI 26 28 27 26. Optical Disc Drive 27. Drive activity indicator 28.
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. 31 29 30 29. System Cooling Fan 30. Optical Disc Drive 31.
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 Stereo Speakers or Headphones (Front L/R Out Port) 6. Connecting External Audio Device (Line In Port) 7. Connecting Power (DC-In Jack Port) 8.
9. Connecting Optical Device (Optical S/PDIF Out Port) 10.
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. 3. Pull the side cover upwards. 4. To change the storage drives, you need to remove SATA and power cables from ODD / HDD first, and unscrew the screws from both side.
5. Pull ODD / HDD rack backwards and take it out from the bay. 6. Unscrew the screws from the side of ODD / HDD rack, and change your required ODD / HDD. 7. Refer to above steps to place the new ODD / HDD to the chassis. Replace the side cover and fasten the screws.
Chapter 4 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 5 Utility Menu The utilities meu shows the applications and other software that this product supports. 5.1 Instant Boot 5.1.1 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 both Windows® XP and Windows® Vista™.
5.1.2 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. 5.2 ASR ock OC TTuner uner ASRock 5.2.1 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.
Overclocking – In the Overclocking section, there is a CPU chapter for parameter settings adjustment in pursuit of optimal system performance. Under the CPU chapter, you are able to fine-tune the CPU frequency and CPU ratio by clicking the “Up/Down” arrows at the display panel. After confirmation of the settings, please click on the “Go” button. Voltage Control – In the Voltage Control section, there are many voltage adjustment items, such as DRAM, chipset and CPU items.
Chapter 6 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 6.1 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 during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
6.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.
6.3 Smart Screen In the Smart screen, you can load the BIOS setup according to your requirements. Main Smart Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Fan Control Boot Security Exit Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default F10 key can be used for this operation.
6.4 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 Smart Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Fan Control Boot Security Exit Options for CPU Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard. CPU Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. SATA Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Auto] for better system stability. Ratio Actual Value This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this motherboard. CPU Thermal Throttling You may select [Enabled] to enable CPU internal thermal control mechanism to keep the CPU from overheated.
DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. You may also select other value as operating frequency: [333MHz (DDRII667)] and [400MHz (DDRII800)]. Memory Timings Use this item to select Memory Timings. The default value is [Auo]. Onboard LAN This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard LAN” feature. Onboard HDMI HD Audio This allows you to enable or disable the “Onboard HDMI HD Audio” feature.
6.4.3 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 [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] 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.
6.4.4 SA SATTA Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Options SATA Configuration Onboard SATA Controller SATAII_1 SATAII_2 [Enabled] Enabled Disabled [ATAPI CDROM] [Hard Disk] +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. Onboard SATA Controller Use this item to enable or disable the “Onboard SATA Controller” feature. 6.4.
6.5 Fan Control In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the fan speed. Main Smart BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Advanced Fan Control Security Exit Options Fan Control [Auto] Auto Silent Mode Normal Mode Overclocking Mode Full Speed Mode F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 6.
6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo Boot From Onboard LAN Bootup Num-Lock [Enabled] [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. Full Screen Logo Use this item to enable or disable OEM Logo.
6.7 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 Smart BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Fan Control Boot Security Settings Security Exit Install or Change the password. Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : 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.
6.8 Exit Screen Main Smart BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Fan Control Boot Security Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Would you like to save current setting user defaults ? Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation.
Chapter 7 Software Support 7 . 1 Install Operating System This system supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit. Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 7 . 2 Support CD Information The Support CD contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the system features. 7 . 2 . 1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
