Specification

Motherboard description

• Motherboard manufacturer's name: ASUS A8M2N-LA
  
• HP/Compaq name: NodusM3-GL8E (HP P/N 5188-5622)

CPU/Processor

• Socket: AM2
  
• Supports AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, and Sempron processors

Front-side bus (FSB)

• 2000 MegaTransfers/second

Chipset

• GeForce 6150 LE chipset

BIOS features

• Award brand system BIOS
  
• Keyboard combination to used to enter BIOS: F1

Form factor

• Micro-ATX: 9.6 in X 9.6 in

Memory

• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
  
• Supports PC 4200 (533 MHz) and PC2 5300 (667 MHz) DDR2 DIMMs
  
• non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
  
• Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB*

Expansion slots

• Three PCI
  
• One PCI Express x16 graphics

Video graphics

• Integrated

Serial ATA

• 4 SATA connectors
  
• Each connector supports 1 serial ATA-150 disk drive

Onboard audio

• Built-in High Definition 8 channel audio
• ALC888 CODEC

Onboard LAN

• 10/100 Marvell 88EC031

Back panel I/0 Listed in physical order from left to right:

• One PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
  
• One PS/2 mouse port (green)
  
• One SPDIF (coaxial) out
  
• One VGA port
  
• One IEEE 1394
  
• Four USB 2.0
  
• One RJ-45 networking port
  
• Audio ports:
  
  • side speaker out (gray)
  • rear speaker out (black)
  • center/subwoofer (yellow orange)
  • line in (light blue)
  • line out (lime)
  • microphone (pink)

Internal connectors

• One 24-pin ATX power connector
  
• One 4-pin ATX power connector
  
• Two PATA connectors
  
• Four SATA connectors
  
• One floppy drive connector
  
• Two 12v fan connectors for CPU fan and PC fan
  
• One 9-pin header for power button, reset button, power LED, and HDD LED
  
• One audio header for headphone-out and microphone-in
  
• One audio header for line input
  
• Two USB 2.0 connectors supporting 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
  
• One IEEE 1394 connector

Package includes

• 1 x ASUS A8M2N-LA HP OEM Motherboard
   
• 2 x SATA Cable
   
• 1 x IDE Cable
   
• 1 x SATA power cable
   
• 1 x I/O Shield