Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-E SLI vs ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M2N-E SLI:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- M2NBP-VM CSM:0, 1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N-E SLI:1
- M2NBP-VM CSM:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-E SLI:ATX
- M2NBP-VM CSM:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- M2N-E SLI:7.1 channels
- M2NBP-VM CSM:5.1 channels
Width
- M2N-E SLI:350 mm
- M2NBP-VM CSM:245 mm
Depth
- M2N-E SLI:218 mm
- M2NBP-VM CSM:245 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- M2N-E SLI:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- M2NBP-VM CSM:Serial ATA II
Controller interface type
- M2N-E SLI:Serial ATA II
- M2NBP-VM CSM:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33

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Comparison of M2N-E SLI, M2NBP-VM CSM
49 specifications	A ASUS M2N-E SLI View product	B ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI AD1986A
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFS ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.2	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti-virus (OEM)	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-Virus AMD Cool ' n' Quiet
Other features4 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Serial ATA II
Controller interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA II	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS MyLogo2	ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL PME, WOR PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR, PXE, Chassis Intrusion
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 430B
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 6

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