Asus M2N32 WS Professional User Manual

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.2 Motherboard overview
Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to
ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
2.2.1 Placement direction
When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in
the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the
chassis as indicated in the image below.
2.2.2 Screw holes
Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard
to the chassis.
Place this side towards
the rear of the chassis
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage
motherboard components.
Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
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Asus M2N32 WS Professional 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	6
Number of SATA connectors	9
Special features	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Stack Cool 2 Q-Fan 2 AI Nap AI Gear My Logo 3 ASUS AI NET2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 Q-Connector ASUS AI Quiet
Manageability features	WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE, AI NET2
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 AD1988B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Bundled software	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ASUS AI utility Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0c
LAN controller	Marvell 88E1116
Networking features	Dual Gigabit LAN
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	245 mm
Width	305 mm