Asus M2-Crosshair, AM2+ /NVIDIA nForce 590/FSB2000/4xDUAL DDR2-800/2x PCI-Ex16/1x PCI-Ex4/3x PCI2.2/1xATA133/6xSATA2 RAID 0 1 0 +1/8-ch Sound/SPDIF/G-LAN/10xUSB/ATX

CPU

AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processors
Support AMD® Socket AM2+/ AM2 Phenom FX(2000MT/s)/Phenom(2000MT/s)/ Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD Live!™ Ready

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP

System Bus

2000/1600

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR 800/667/533 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, WindowsR 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe x16 slot with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support, at full x16, x16 speed
1 x PCIe x4
3 x PCI 2.2

Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)

Support two identical NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards
ASUS two-slot thermal design
ASUS PEG Link

Storage

NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP
1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Support RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD
Silicon Image® 3132 SATA controller
2 xExternal SATA n back I/O (SATA On-the-Go)
Support RAID 0,1,JBOD

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN controllers support NVIDIA DualNet® technology NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
Support Teaming Technology

Audio

SupremeFX Audio Card
featuring ADI 1988B 8 -Channel CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports
ASUS Noise Filter
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
ASUS Array Mic

USB

10 USB 2.0 ports ports

Overclocking Features

Extreme Tweaker
Intelligent overclocking tools
- ASUS PEG Link
- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- ASUS AI NOS (Non-delay Overclocking System)
- AI Clock Skew
- ASUS O.C. Profile: overclocking configuration-sharing tool
Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio. Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies

Special Features

ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
EL I/O
ASUS Music Alarm
Onboard LED
Q-Connector
LCD Poster
ASUS Q-Connector
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Cls CMOS (at rear)
ASUS Q-Fan Plus

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
2 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x onboard LED switch
1 x LCD Poster

Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
1 x8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
24 Power connector
1 x EL I/O Shield Connector
1 x thermal sensor connector
Front panel audio connector
Chassis Intrusion connector
System Panel

BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
PnP
WfM
SM BIOS
Award BIOS

Manageability

WOL by PME,WOR by PME,Chasis Intrusion,PXE

Accessories

User's manual
Cable Ties
SLI bridge
ASUS Optional Fan
Thermal sensor cables
USB2.0 module
IEEE1394a module
x I/O Shield
x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
x Floppy disk drive cable
x SATA cable
SATA power cable
I/O Shield
USB2.0 port module
3 in 1 Q-connector (system panel; Retail version only)
IEEE 1394 port module
Optional Fan
Array Mic

Support Disc

Drivers
ASUS PC Probe 2
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Booster
NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor
12inch x9.6inch ( 30.5cm x24.5cm )