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M2N68-AM specifications summary - am2

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M2N68-AM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage Supported OS High definition audio USB AMD socket AM2/AM2+ for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology MCP68S/MCP68PVNT 2000 / 1600 MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 4GB of unbufferred ECC and non-ECC 1066 / 800 / 667 / 533 MHz DDR2 memory modules Notes*: • Only AM2+ supports DDR2 1066. • When you install total memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended if you are using a 32-bit Windows operating system. 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot 1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated Nvidia® GeForce® 7 Series Shader model 3.0 DirectX9 graphics processor Maximum shared memory of 256 MB Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1440 (@70MHz*32bpp / 75Mhz*16bpp) Notes*: • Due to the chipset limitation, only MPEG 2 & WMV Offload can support HD format 1920 x 1080p • The suggested system configuration when playing HD DVD and Blu-ray disc: DDR2 800 1GB x 2 / Althon 64 x 2 4400+ / Graphic shared memory 256 MB / Purevideo HD support. - 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 interface - 4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard disk drives supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD configurations - ATAPI support, AHCI mode Windows Vista/XP ALC662 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC Supports Anti Pop Function Supports S/PDIF Out interface, Jack-detect, and multi-streaming Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports (6 on the board, 4 at the rear panel) (continued on the next page) ix

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M2N68-AM specifications summary
(continued on the next page)
CPU
AMD socket AM2/AM2+ for AMD Phenom™ FX /
Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and
64-bit computing
Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Chipset
MCP68S/MCP68PVNT
System bus
2000 / 1600 MT/s
Memory
Dual-channel memory architecture 2 x 240-pin DIMM
sockets support up to 4GB of unbufferred ECC and
non-ECC
1066 / 800 / 667 / 533 MHz DDR2 memory
modules
Notes*:
Only AM2+ supports DDR2 1066.
When you install total memory of 4GB or more,
Windows
®
32-bit operating system may only recognize
less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less
than 3GB is recommended if you are using a 32-bit
Windows operating system.
Expansion slots
1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot
1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
Graphics
Integrated Nvidia
®
GeForce
®
7 Series Shader model 3.0
DirectX9 graphics processor
Maximum shared memory of 256 MB
Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1440
(@70MHz*32bpp / 75Mhz*16bpp)
Notes*:
Due to the chipset limitation, only MPEG 2 & WMV
Offload can support HD format 1920 x 1080p
The suggested system configuration when playing HD
DVD and Blu-ray disc: DDR2 800 1GB x 2 / Althon
64 x 2 4400+ / Graphic shared memory 256 MB /
Purevideo HD support.
Storage
-
1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 interface
-
4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard disk drives supporting
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
configurations
-
ATAPI support, AHCI mode
Supported OS
Windows Vista/XP
High definition audio
ALC662 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Supports Anti Pop Function
Supports S/PDIF Out interface, Jack-detect, and
multi-streaming
USB
Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports (6 on the board, 4
at the rear panel)