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ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, micro ATX on the ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX.

RAID levels
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M2N68, M2N68-VM
42 specifications	A ASUS M2N68 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N68 View product	B ASUS M2N68-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N68-VM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce Gigabit MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Windows XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nvidia Geforce 7
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, PME Wake Up, WO_USB, WO_KB/MS
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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