Asus M2N-MX SE PLUS 1.8.3PCI slots, 1.8.4PCI Express x16 slot

1.8.3PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

1.8.4PCI Express x16 slot

This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.

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Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography M2N-MXSE PLUS specifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology DDR2 memory support PCI Express™ interface Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology 10 / 100 Mbps LAN USB 2.0 technology High Definition Audio 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5.1Motherboard layout 1.5.2Placement direction 1.5.3Screw holes 1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations Recommended Memory Configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066 DDR2-800 DDR2-667 DDR2-533 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3PCI slots 1.8.4PCI Express x16 slot 1.9Jumpers Page 1.10.1Rear panel connectors 1.10.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4IDE Configuration 2.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 2.3.6SATA1 and SATA2 2.3.7System Information 2.4Advanced menu 2.4.1CPU Configuration AMD Overclocking Configuration 2.4.2Chipset NorthBridge Configuration Power Down Control [Auto] SouthBridge Configuration 2.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration 2.4.4PCI PnP 2.4.5USB Configuration USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Emulation Type [Auto] 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2ACPI Version Features [Disabled] 2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.4APM Configuration 2.5.5Hardware Monitor 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Hard Disk Drives 2.6.3Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.4Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 2.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu 3.2.4Make Disk menu 3.2.5Manual menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.2.7Other information Browse this CD Technical support Form Filelist 3.3Creating a RAID driver disk