Asus M2N32 WS Professional User Manual

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 2-7
2.3.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU
will not t in completely.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90º angle.
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor.
Socket lever
The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 939-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!
M2N32 WS PRO
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M2N32 WS PRO CPU Socket AM2

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