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ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs ASUS Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 34identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0, 1, 0+1
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:3
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
  • Networking features
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Gigabit Ethernet
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Fast Ethernet
  • Controller 2nd interface type
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:UltraDMA 133/100/66
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
  • Controller interface type
    • Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:SATA
    • Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
46 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory4 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantity11
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels5.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width245 mm245 mm
Depth194 mm194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet UtilityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffersSATASerial ATA II
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon X1200 VPUUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffersASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ FlashASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE

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