M2A74-Am Specifications Summary - Asus M2A74-AM - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual

M2A74-AM specifications summary

CPU
Chipset
System bus
Memory
Graphics
Expansion slots
Storage
Audio
USB
AMD Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 /
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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
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computing
Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
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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
AMD 740G / SB700
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2000 / 1600MT/s
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
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less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less
than 3GB is recommended if you are using a Windows
32-bit operating system.
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.
1 x PCIe x16 slot
1 x PCIe x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
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
only)
VT1708S High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC
Supports Multi-streaming technology
Supports up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board,
4 ports at the back panel)
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CPU support list.
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