IEI Releases Small-Type Motherboards Kino-CVR-D25502/N26002

IEI has replenished its line of products with a motherboard series intended for application in small-type home PCs due to the implemented mini-ITX form-factor. All previous products of this manufacturer were basically oriented on the enterprise sector, however IEI decided to widen its facilities by developing quite new motherboards for home use. The series is represented by two models: Kino-CVR-D25502 and N26002 which have got a lot of common, as well as, different parameters.

In fact, the major distinctions between the two models can be dwindled down to the implemented processors. Kino-CVR—D2550 employs two-core Intel Atom processor D2550, while N26002 model is equipped with Intel Atom 2600. The difference is seen also in clock frequencies and RAM volume capacities. D2550 is able to achieve 1.86 GHz and is notable for 4 GB RAM capacity; N2600 achieves 1.6 GHz and characterizes by only 2 GB RAM capacity.

IEI Kino-CVR motherboards employ Intel ICH10R southern bridge. RAM is installed via a single SODIMM slot. Network facilities are quite sufficient for such small-type products; the widened facilities are achieved thanks to the implementation of two gigabit Ethernet Intel 82574L controllers. Sound output is controlled by the six-channel codec Realtek ALC662; the imaging is enabled with the help of HDMI and D-Sub ports.

The set of interfaces is represented by a couple of USB 3.0, two RS-232 and six USB 2.0 sockets. The connection with various devices is realized by means of six SATA 3 Gbit/sec sockets, a single slot for microSD cards, a single PCI-Express x4 slot (which actually works in x1 mode), a single mini PCI-E slot (can be used for mSATA drives). Power supply is managed by the integrated 4- and 24-contact connectors.