Name: Asus M2N-MX
Brand: Asus
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Contents

Notices ................................................................................................ vi

Safety information ..............................................................................vii

M2N-MX specications summary ........................................................viii

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2

1.2 Package contents .................................................................

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1.3 Special features ....................................................................

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1.3.1 Product highlights ...................................................

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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ......................................

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1.4 Before you proceed ..............................................................

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1.5 Motherboard overview ..........................................................

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1.5.1 Motherboard layout ................................................

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1.5.2 Placement direction ................................................

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1.5.3 Screw holes .............................................................

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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................

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1.6.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................

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1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ..............................

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1.7 System memory ..................................................................

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1.7.1 Overview ...............................................................

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1.7.2 Memory congurations .........................................

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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ...................................................

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1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ..................................................

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1.8 Expansion slots ...................................................................

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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................

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1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................

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1.8.3 PCI slots ................................................................

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1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot ...............................................

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1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .............................................

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1.9 Jumpers ..............................................................................

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1.10 Connectors .........................................................................

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1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..........................................

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1.10.2 Internal connectors ...............................................

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Asus M2N-MX Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
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	ADI AD1986A
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Bundled software	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet
Graphics card	GeForce 6100
Special features	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE
Controller interface type	NVIDIA MCP61P
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1