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M2a74-am specifications summary – Asus M2A74-AM User Manual

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M2A74-AM specifications summary

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CPU

AMD

®

Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 /

Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2)

Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 /

Athlon™ X2 processors (AM3 CPU)

AMD

®

64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit

computing

Supports AMD

®

Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology

Supports up to 95W CPU

* Due to the chipset limitation, the AM3/AM2+ CPU runs at

HT1 (1000MHz).

** Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD

®

CPU support list.

Chipset

AMD

®

740G / SB700

System bus

2000 / 1600MT/s

Memory

Dual channel memory architecture

2 x 240-pin DIMM slots support unbuffered ECC and

non-ECC DDR2 1066/800/667MHz memory modules

Supports up to 8GB system memory

* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+/AM3 CPU only. Refer to

www.asus.com for the AM2+/AM3 CPU models.

** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL

(Qualified Vendors List).

*** When you install a 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 Windows

32-bit operating system.

Graphics

Integrated ATI Radeon™ 2100 graphics processor

Maximum shared memory of 256MB

Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz

Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz

* To playback the HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, we recommend

system configuration: Graphic shared memory 256MB /

Dual-Core CPU minimum / Minimum 1GB memory of

Dual-channel DDR2 667 or Single-channel DDR2 800.

Expansion slots

1 x PCIe x16 slot

1 x PCIe x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

Storage

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 connector

4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations (for Windows

®

Vista

only)

Audio

VT1708S High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC

Supports Multi-streaming technology

USB

Supports up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board,

4 ports at the back panel)