Asus M2N-X User Manual

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor.
The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed
for the AMD Opteron™ processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed
for the AM2 socket. The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the
socket and damaging the CPU!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise
the CPU does not t in completely.
Socket lever
M2N-X
M2N-X CPU Socket AM2

Asus M2N-X Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
CPU fan connector	No
Number of SATA connectors	4
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Manageability features	WOR (Ring), WOL/WOR (PME), PXE
Controller interface type	Serial ATA
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 100/66/33
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.
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Bundled software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	193 mm
Width	305 mm