Asus M2N-MX - Manual (Page 14)

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Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on
the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification. The onboard NVIDIA ® nForce
430 MCP southbridge allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD
configurations for four SATA connectors.
Gigabit LAN solution
Gb LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to ten times faster than
conventional 10/100 Ethernet connections. Gigabit LAN is the networking
standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data
such as video, audio, and voice.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the
12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is
backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 1-28 for details.
High Definition Audio
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audio solution for business professionals, audiophiles, musicians, and
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