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== Features ==
 
== Features ==
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This is a microATX motherboard, could serve as a decent MythTV frontend. It comes with the following main integrated features that make it near perfect for the small form factor case that can be quiet and cool.
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This is a microATX motherboard. It comes with the following main integrated features that make it near perfect for the small form factor case that can be quiet and cool.
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*Form Factor
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::Micro-ATX
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*Socket
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::AM2+ (compatible with AM2 CPUs)
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*Processors Supported
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::Athlon
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::Athlon 64 X2
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::Athlon FX
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::Athlon 64 X2
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::Semperon
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*Chipset
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::Geforce 6100 graphics
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::Force 430 chipset
  
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*AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 socket supporting Athlon Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Semperon CPUs
 
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*Geforce 6100 graphics
 
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*nForce 430 chipset
 
 
*1 x PCI Express x16 +2xPCI
 
*1 x PCI Express x16 +2xPCI
 
*2xSATA 3Gb/s with RAID Support
 
*2xSATA 3Gb/s with RAID Support
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== Issues ==
 
== Issues ==
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Many of these motherboards appear to ship with a broadcast MAC address. Broadcast MAC addresses play havoc with anyone wanting to set-up an ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus as a diskless client.
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These motherboards ship with a flawed BIOS that reverses the bytes in the MAC address. Further it reverses some of the nibbles in some of the MAC address bytes, so a byte with 'f4' becomes '4f'. All of this plays havoc with anyone wanting to set-up an ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus as a diskless client. Version 0602 of the BIOS, released 2008/11/04 does fix this issue and is a must have upgrade for anyone wanting to use this motherboard as a diskless client.
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Bottom line is that this motherboard can be considered for use as a diskless client
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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[[Category:ASUS]]

Latest revision as of 03:44, 7 March 2010

Features

This is a microATX motherboard. It comes with the following main integrated features that make it near perfect for the small form factor case that can be quiet and cool.

  • Form Factor
Micro-ATX
  • Socket
AM2+ (compatible with AM2 CPUs)
  • Processors Supported
Athlon
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon FX
Athlon 64 X2
Semperon
  • Chipset
Geforce 6100 graphics
Force 430 chipset
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 +2xPCI
  • 2xSATA 3Gb/s with RAID Support
  • 8x USB 2.0

Issues

These motherboards ship with a flawed BIOS that reverses the bytes in the MAC address. Further it reverses some of the nibbles in some of the MAC address bytes, so a byte with 'f4' becomes '4f'. All of this plays havoc with anyone wanting to set-up an ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus as a diskless client. Version 0602 of the BIOS, released 2008/11/04 does fix this issue and is a must have upgrade for anyone wanting to use this motherboard as a diskless client.

Bottom line is that this motherboard can be considered for use as a diskless client

Links

Asus Page

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