Asus M2N4-SLI User Manual

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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................vii
Safety information .............................................................................viii
About this guide .................................................................................. ix
Typography .......................................................................................... x
M2N4-SLI specications summary....................................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Package contents .................................................................
1-1
1.3 Special features ....................................................................
1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights ...................................................
1-2
1.3.2 ASUS Special features .............................................
1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ..........................................................
2-2
2.2.1 Placement direction ................................................
2-2
2.2.2 Screw holes .............................................................
2-2
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ................................................
2-3
2.2.4 Layout Contents .....................................................
2-4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................
2-5
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................
2-5
2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ................................
2-7
2.4 System memory ..................................................................
2-10
2.4.1 Overview ...............................................................
2-10
2.4.2 Memory congurations .........................................
2-10
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ...................................................
2-15
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ..................................................
2-15
2.5 Expansion slots ...................................................................
2-16
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................
2-16
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................
2-16
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...........................................
2-17
2.5.4 PCI slots ................................................................
2-17
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot ...............................................
2-18
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots ............................................
2-18

Asus M2N4-SLI 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	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2
Special features	AMD Cool 'n' Quiet AMD Live! Ready ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability features	WOL by PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intruction, PXE
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	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Bundled software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	228 mm
Width	305 mm