Asus M2A-VM HDMI User Manual

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.7 System memory
1.7.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a
240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched
differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.
The gure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
Channel Sockets
Channel 1 DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel 2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
M2A-VM HDMI
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M2A-VM HDMI 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1
1.7.2 Memory congurations
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC
DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended memory congurations
Sockets
Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2
Single-Channel
– Populated – –
Populated – – –
Dual-channel (1) Populated Populated – –
Dual-channel (2) Populated Populated Populated Populated

Asus M2A-VM HDMI Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
PS/2 ports quantity	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC883
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Bundled software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti Virus (OEM)
Maximum graphics card memory	256 MB
Special features	ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS O.C Profile
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PXE, WOR by PME
Controller interface type	Serial ATA I/II
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 133/100
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	229 mm
Width	245 mm