ASUS M2V-MX - motherboard - micro ATX - K8M890 (discontinued)

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This motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/ Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB / 1MB / 512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000 / 1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800-memory support and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! Technology. M2V-MX supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification. Furthermore, the chipset has two dedicated SATA controllers delivering more scalable performance and doubles the bus bandwidth for fast hard drive data retrieval and saves. This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via a coaxial S/PDIF-out jack. It allows transferring digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality.

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ASUS M2V-MX - motherboard - micro ATX - K8M890 specifications

• General
• Product type (AE) Motherboard
• Form factor Micro ATX
• Width 9.6 in
• Depth 8.6 in
• Compatibility AMD LIVE! Ready
• Compatible Processors Athlon 64 , Athlon 64 FX , Athlon 64 X2 , Sempron
• 64-bit Processor Compatibility Yes
• Mainboard processor socket Socket AM2
• Mainboard / Multi-Core Support Dual-Core
• Chipset Type VIA K8M890 / VIA VT8237A
• Data bus speed 1000.0 MHz
• BIOS type AMI
• Storage key information Serial ATA-150 (RAID) , ATA-133 , Serial ATA-300 (RAID)
• Power connectors 4-pin ATX12V connector , 24-pin main power connector
• Processor
• Installed Qty (Max Supported) 0.0 ( 1.0 )
• Memory
• Cache Memory Type None
• Supported RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Supported RAM Integrity Check Non-ECC , ECC
• RAM Installed ( Max ) 0.0 MB / 4.0 GB (max)
• Supported RAM Speed PC2-5300 , PC2-4300 , PC2-6400
• RAM features Two DDR channels , Unbuffered
• Video
• Graphics Controller VIA Chrome9
• Video Memory Shared video memory (UMA)
• Audio
• Audio Output Sound card
• Audio codec Realtek ALC883
• Sound Output Mode 5.1 channel surround
• Telecom / Networking
• Modem None
• Networking Network adapter - Realtek RTL8100C - Fast Ethernet , - Ethernet
• Features
• BIOS Features DMI 2.0 support , WfM 2.0 support , ASUS MyLogo , SMBIOS 2.3 support , ASUS EZ Flash 2
• Sleep / Wake Up Wake on ring (WOR) , Wake on LAN (WOL)
• Hardware Features AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology , ASUS Q-Fan 2 , C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) , CrashFree BIOS 2 , Chassis intrusion detection
• Expansion / Connectivity
• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 PCI - DIMM 240-pin , 2.0 Memory - Socket AM2 , 2.0 PCI Express x16 , 1.0 Processor
• Storage Interfaces VIA VT8237A : Serial ATA-150 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2.0 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD , VIA VT8237A : ATA-133 - connector(s): 2 x 40pin IDC - 4.0 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 , JMicron JMB363 : Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2.0 device(s)
• Interfaces 1.0 x Serial - RS-232 - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Mouse - Line-in - 4 pin USB Type A , 1.0 x Audio - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Floppy interface - 4 pin MPC , 1.0 x Display / video - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Network - Generic - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 4.0 x Audio - VGA - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) , 3.0 x Keyboard - Generic - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 1.0 x Storage - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Parallel - 34 pin IDC
• Additional connectors (optional) 4 x Hi-Speed USB
• Miscellaneous
• Cables Included 1.0 x Floppy cable , 1.0 x Serial ATA power adapter , 1.0 x Serial ATA cable , 1.0 x IDE cable
• Software Included (Mainboard) Drivers & utilities , ASUS Live Update
• Windows Vista Readiness Certified for Windows Vista
• Miscellaneous compliant standards Plug and Play , RoHS