Asus M2N-LR/SATA - Manual (Page 15)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™
64 X2/AMD Athlon™ 64/AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/AMD Sempron™/AMD Opteron™
64 X2 processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory
controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus,
the motherboard provides a powerful platform for your diverse computing needs,
increased office productivity, and enhanced digital media experience.
DDR2 memory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of
800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest
3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2
architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s.
PCI Express™ interface
The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology
that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial
interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data
in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI
specifications.
Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID functionality
that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices.
The NVIDIA
® nForce™ 570 SLI MCP (MCP55P) chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD configurations for six SATA.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
The motherboard supports the next-generation Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology
through the Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA ® nForce™ 570 SLI MCP
(MCP55P) chipset. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s specification provides twice the
bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products. Additionally, Serial ATA allows for
thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage required.