PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
ITOX Announces New Long-Life microATX Product to
Support Intel® CoreTM2 Duo and Quad Processors
New Product Features Intel® Q35 Express Chipset and RAID Option
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - March 5, 2008 - ITOX, a leading provider of embedded x86
products, today announced the introduction of two new motherboards supporting Intel® CoreTM2
Duo and Quad processors. The BL330-BR and BL330-B high-performance microATX form
factor boards are designed specifically 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® CoreTM2 Quad processors, Intel® CoreTM2 Duo processors and
Intel® Celeron® 400 series processors with 800, 1067, and 1333 MHz front-side bus speeds.
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® CoreTM2 Quad processor, the BL330-BR and BL330-B motherboards
retain full compatibility with Intel® CoreTM2 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 (2048x1536x24 @ 75Hz max.)
• Onboard 5.1 Channel Audio (24bit @ 96KHz max.)
• S/PDIF Audio Output
Product Availability & Pricing
Evaluation units of the ITOX BL330-BR and BL330-B motherboards will be available May 2008
with production units available end of 2nd quarter 2008.
List Price: BL330-BR $380, BL330-B $360 (OEM volume pricing available on request.)
About ITOX
ITOX (www.itox.com) is a leading developer of applied computing platforms for computer
communications, networking, and industrial applications and is an ISO 9001:2000 registered
firm. It is a major supplier of embedded motherboards and SBCs for use in light industrial
environments, including voice messaging, medical electronics, industrial control, gaming,
security monitoring and ATM/POS systems. ITOX is a division of DFI, a top 10 manufacturer of
PC and embedded motherboards.
DFI-ITOX is an affiliate member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance (IECA).
IECA is a cooperative community of communications and embedded developers and solutions
provider. Member companies are committed to developing modular, standards-based building
blocks, platforms, and solutions for the communications and embedded market segments. For
All product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
For more information, contact ITOX at sales@itox.com or call 888-200-4869 (732-390-2815
Outside USA) Ext. 6712.
Press Contact: Todd Shaner 732-390-2815, Ext. 6712, todds@itox.com or William Chelak 732-
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