Asus M2A74-AM SE - Manual (Page 8)

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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 AM3/AM2+ CPU only. Refer to
www.asus.com for the AM3/AM2+ 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
* 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
1 x PCI slot
Storage 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector
2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1
configurations (for Windows ® Vista only)
Audio ALC662 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Supports Jack-detect and Multi-streaming technology
USB Supports up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board,
4 ports at the back panel)
M2A74-AM SE specifications summary
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