1.1Welcome!

T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S ® M 2 N - M X S E m o t h e r b o a r d !

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS M2N-MX SE motherboard

Cables

1 x Serial ATA signal cables

 

1 x Serial ATA power cable

 

1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable

 

1 x Floppy disk drive cable

Accessories

I/O shield

Application CD

ASUS motherboard support CD

Documentation

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product hi ghli ghts

Latest processor technol ogy

The 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. See page 1-9 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction