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... the product, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the existing system before...
... the product, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the existing system before...
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...-detect, Multi-Streaming and S/PDIF OUT interface PHY 10 / 100 Mbps LAN Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports ASUS Q-Fan ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo 8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0 (continued on the next page) .../ 66 / 33 - 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, RAID 1 - M2N-MX SE PLUS specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Special features BIOS features Supports AMD® socket AM2+ / AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ FX / Athlon™...
...-detect, Multi-Streaming and S/PDIF OUT interface PHY 10 / 100 Mbps LAN Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports ASUS Q-Fan ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo 8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0 (continued on the next page) .../ 66 / 33 - 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, RAID 1 - M2N-MX SE PLUS specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Special features BIOS features Supports AMD® socket AM2+ / AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ FX / Athlon™...
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... less power consumption. 1.1 Welcome! See page 1-9 for buying an ASUS® M2N-MX SE PLUS motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is backward compatible with AM2 CPU socket, but the AM2 processors work at AM2 platform, and AM2...
... less power consumption. 1.1 Welcome! See page 1-9 for buying an ASUS® M2N-MX SE PLUS motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is backward compatible with AM2 CPU socket, but the AM2 processors work at AM2 platform, and AM2...
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...location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the...the bag that came with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is switched off mode. R M2N-MX SE PLUS SB_PWR ON Standby Power M2N-MX SE PLUS Onboard LED OFF Powered Off 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction This is a reminder that you install or remove any component, ...
...location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the...the bag that came with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is switched off mode. R M2N-MX SE PLUS SB_PWR ON Standby Power M2N-MX SE PLUS Onboard LED OFF Powered Off 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction This is a reminder that you install or remove any component, ...
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... module) COM1 Socket AM2+ PARALLEL PORT VGA USB34 PS2_USBPW1-4 LAN_USB12 Attansic F2 R CHA_ FAN AUDIO Super I/O 8Mb BIOS CD CPU_FAN M2N-MX SE PLUS PCIEX16 CLRTC CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SB_PWR PCI1 Nvidia MCP61P PRI_IDE SATA2 SATA1 ALC662 SPDIF_OUT AAFP PCI2 FLOPPY USB56 USBPW5-8 SPEAKER USB78 F_PANEL AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-
... module) COM1 Socket AM2+ PARALLEL PORT VGA USB34 PS2_USBPW1-4 LAN_USB12 Attansic F2 R CHA_ FAN AUDIO Super I/O 8Mb BIOS CD CPU_FAN M2N-MX SE PLUS PCIEX16 CLRTC CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SB_PWR PCI1 Nvidia MCP61P PRI_IDE SATA2 SATA1 ALC662 SPDIF_OUT AAFP PCI2 FLOPPY USB56 USBPW5-8 SPEAKER USB78 F_PANEL AM2+ socket is backward compatible with AM2 socket. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-
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... on the motherboard. The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AM2+ socket. R M2N-MX SE PLUS M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU Socket AM2+ 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in only one correct orientation. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1- Make sure you use...
... on the motherboard. The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AM2+ socket. R M2N-MX SE PLUS M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU Socket AM2+ 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in only one correct orientation. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1- Make sure you use...
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... connector on the side tab to indicate that it fits in place, push down the socket lever to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. R M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU Fan Connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
... connector on the side tab to indicate that it fits in place, push down the socket lever to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. R M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND M2N-MX SE PLUS CPU Fan Connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
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... the same vendor. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single Channel Dual-channel Socket DIMM_A1 Populated - ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-13 A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to prevent installation...
... the same vendor. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single Channel Dual-channel Socket DIMM_A1 Populated - ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-13 A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to prevent installation...
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... other system components. 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-17 The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with a notch so that the notch on the DIMM matches... the break on the socket. 3. Failure to do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install DDR DIMMs to unlock the DIMM...
... other system components. 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS 1-17 The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with a notch so that the notch on the DIMM matches... the break on the socket. 3. Failure to do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install DDR DIMMs to unlock the DIMM...