Asus M2N-L User Manual

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.4 Special features
1.4.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™ 64
x2, AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX, AMD Sempron™, AMD Opteron™ 64
1000 series (dual core), and AMD Phenom™ processors. With an integrated low-
latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™
technology-based system bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for
your diverse computing needs, increased ofce productivity, and enhanced digital
media experience.
It provides extremely high performances and shortened data access time by
supporting 2000 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800
memory and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology. See page 2-6 for details.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest
3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2
architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology
that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial
interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data
in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI
specications.
RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers allow you to select the best RAID solution using Serial
ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
®
nForce
®
570 SLI MCP (MCP55P) chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 0+1, and JBOD congurations for six SATA disks.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the next-generation Serial ATA II 3Gb/s technology
through the Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA
®
nForce
®
570 SLI MCP
(MCP55P) chipset. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s specication provides twice the
bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products. Additionally, Serial ATA allows for
thinner, more exible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage required.

Asus M2N-L Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
Manageability features	ASWM 2.0
Controller interface type	Serial ATA I/II
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraATA-100/133
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Maximum graphics card memory	32 MB
Networking features	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD