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ASUS M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition

33specifications compared
12differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:ATX
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:7.1 channels
Width
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:305 mm
Depth
- M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:222 mm
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:218 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX/DVI2, M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition
46 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX/DVI2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N-MX/DVI2 View product	B ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS C.P.R.
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	222 mm	218 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Yes
Other features2 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo2
Manageability featuresDiffers	WfM 2.0 DMI 2.0 WOL PME WOR PXE	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIA MCP61P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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