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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M2N-CM DVI specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-9 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory 1-13 1.7.1 Overview 1-13 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-13 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-19 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1-19 1.8 Expansion slots 1-20 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-20 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-20 1.8.3 PCI slots 1-22 1.8.4 PCI Express x16 slot 1-22 1.9 Jumpers 1-23 1.10 Connectors 1-25 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1-25 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1-27 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 iii

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Contents
Notices
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vi
Safety information
.....................................................................................
vii
About this guide
.......................................................................................
viii
M2N-CM DVI
specifications summary
.......................................................
x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
.....................................................................................
1-2
1.2
Package contents
.........................................................................
1-2
1.3
Special features
............................................................................
1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights
...........................................................
1-
2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
..............................................
1-5
1.4
Before you proceed
.....................................................................
1-6
1.5
Motherboard overview
.................................................................
1-7
1.5.1
Motherboard layout
.........................................................
1-7
1.5.2
Placement direction
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1-
8
1.5.3
Screw holes
....................................................................
1-
8
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
...................................................
1-9
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
...........................................................
1-9
1.6.2
Installing the heatsink and fan
.......................................
1-11
1.7
System memory
.........................................................................
1-13
1.7.1
Overview
.......................................................................
1-13
1.7.2
Memory configurations
..................................................
1-13
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
..........................................................
1-19
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
........................................................
1-19
1.8
Expansion slots
..........................................................................
1-20
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
.........................................
1-20
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
.....................................
1-20
1.8.3
PCI slots
........................................................................
1-22
1.8.4
PCI Express x16 slot
.....................................................
1-22
1.9
Jumpers
......................................................................................
1-23
1.10
Connectors
.................................................................................
1-25
1.10.1
Rear panel connectors
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1-2
5
1.10.2
Internal connectors
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1-2
7
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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2-2