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ASUS P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
BIOS memory size
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:32 Mbit
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:64 Mbit
Width
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:218 mm
- P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm

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Comparison of P5RD2-VM, P5WDG2-WS
41 specifications	A ASUS P5RD2-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5RD2-VM View product	B ASUS P5WDG2-WS motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5WDG2-WS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/s LAN	Marvell 88E8066/8062 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-X 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Symantec NIS 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x SATA 150/300
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC882, 8 channels +2 Channel High Definition Audio
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Audio I/O
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 218	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Integrated Radeon X300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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