MSI Launches Mini-ITX Motherboard With Intel Atom Pineview

MSI announced a new mini-ITX motherboard, the IM-PV-C. This motherboard is designed to meet the requirements of a low power platform with support for Intel Atom processors and the Intel ICH8M chipset. The motherboard offers two DDR3 800 MHz So-DIMM sockets and supports up to 4GB of memory depending on the processor used. The board also offers five COM ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, and multiple video output (DVI, VGA and LVDS).

MSI IM-PV-C with Intel® Atom Pineview for Low Power and High Performance

Taipei, Taiwan -- MSI, the global leading brand in motherboard, announces the latest mini-ITX motherboard, IM-PV-C, to IPC market. IM-PV-C is designed the latest Intel® Atom processors N455/ N475/ D425/ D525 and the Intel® ICH8M chipset which is an ideal low power and high performance solution for industrial applications.

MSI IM-PV-C comes to meet the requirements of a low power platform, especially in power input design. MSI IM-PV-C supports ATX and wide range DC 12V ~ 24V inputs as the different BOM option. For supporting high resolution video, MSI debuts IM-PV-C with great 3D graphics performance for a high definition up to 1080P videos.

With two DDR3 800 MHz So-DIMM sockets, IM-PV-N with Intel® Atom processors D425/ D525 can support up to 4GB system memory and IM-PV-N with Intel® Atom processors N455 / N475 can support up to 2GB system memory. For the storage application, it supports 3 SATAII ports. Onboard I/O advantages include 5 COM ports, 8 USB 2.0 ports, and multiple video output (DVI, VGA and LVDS) for dual independent display. Networking is provided by one Intel® 82574L GbE LAN and one Intel® 82567V GbE LAN. Moreover, it features one compact flash slot, one PCI and one mini-PCIe slot for easy expansion. It also supports onboard watchdog timer for added system redundancy and security.

Key Features:

1. CPU: Intel® Atom Pineview N455/ N475/D425/D525 processor
2. Power Supply: ATX and Wide Range Voltage Input for DC Sku (12~24V)
3. Memory: Two DDR3 800 SO-DIMM, maximum up to 4GB (option)
4. LVDS interface: 18/24bit
5. SATA: Three SATAII
6. LAN Interface: one Intel® 82574L GbE LAN and one Intel® 82567V GbE LAN
7. Audio: Realtek ALC887VD
8. GPIO interface: Onboard 8bits
9. Extended interface: CF Slot, PCI and Mini-PCIe slot