The Asus M2V was widely used in desktop computers.
The Asus M2V motherboard was originally designed to meet the demands of high bandwidth computing. It supports several AMD chips, provides both Ethernet and USB ports and allows up to 1GB of RAM, a state-of-the-art feature when the motherboard was released in 1999. Even though it's no longer supported by Asus, you can rest assured that it supports both XP and Vista operating systems.
CPU Support
The Asus M2V supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64 chips, plus Athlon 64 X2/ Athlon 64 FX dual core chips. The 64-bit architecture allows the use of 2MB/1MB/512K Level 2 cache on board the processor. In all, more than 20 individual AMD processors can be used.
RAM Support
Slots for up to four DIMM chips are available. You can install up to 8GB of memory using DDR2 800/677/533-MHz chips, the replacement version of older DDR chip technology. Dual Channel architecture supports ECC and non-ECC unbuffered memory.
Data Transfer Options
The M2V motherboard supports up to four PCI cards. Data transfer is accomplished using ATA I and ATA II as well as Serial ATA 3GBps. Four internal USB ports are included. Two IDE and one floppy disk cable connector are available internally.
External Ports
The M2V has external ports for PS/2 style keyboard and mouse, a parallel port, and a serial port. Four external USB 2.0 ports are provided, for a total of eight USB connectors supporting a maximum of 256 devices.. An RJ45 Ethernet connector is available along with input and output audio ports and coaxial network connectivity.
Proprietary Technology
The Asus M2V is built using Asus Quick n Cool technology. This allows the CPU to monitor system temperature and automatically adjust the voltage and cooling fan to achieve maximum performance potential. This type of technology is commonly used today but was considered state of the art when the M2V was first released.
M2V is Discontinued
The Asus M2V motherboard is no longer produced or supported by the company. It's known to run all versions of WIndows XP and WIndows Vista but may not perform correctly under Windows 7 or newer operating systems. The motherboard is adequate for most computer uses but could introduce problems when adding hardware or trying to use software that was coded after the motherboard was no longer supported.
Tags: Asus motherboard, connector available, external ports, longer supported, longer supported Asus, motherboard longer