1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
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M2A-MVP motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it
another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS M2A-MVP
Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable
1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x Floppy disk drive signal cable
Accessories I/O shield
1 x MVP-Switch card
Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD
Documentation User guide
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/ Sempron and
dual-core Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB/1MB/512KB L2 cache,
which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport
Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet
Technology. See page 1-9 for details.
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology, which monitors system‘n’ Quiet Technology, which monitors systemQuiet Technology, which monitors system
operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet
operating environment. See page 2-20 for details.