Asus M2N68 SE: 1.5 Motherboard overview

1.5 Motherboard overview: Asus M2N68 SE

1.5 Motherboard overview

1.5.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the correct

orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in

the image below.

1.5.2 Screw holes

Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the

chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

M2N68 SE

Place this side towards

the rear of the chassis.

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-5

1

2

20.3cm(8.0in)

KBMS

ATX12V

COM

LPT

14

SOCKET AM2

USB34

CPU_FAN

LAN1_USB12

DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module)

DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)

AUDIO

EATXPWR

30.5cm(12.0in)

PCIEX1_1

M2N68 SE

3

Realtek

PCIEX16

8211CL

Lithium Cell

PCIEX1_2

CMOS Power

SB_PWR

Nvidia

®

MCP68PVNT

PCI1

SATA4

I/O

Super

SATA3

PCI2

4

SATA2

SATA1

8Mb

BIOS

PCI3

5

CLRTC

PRI_IDE

ALC

662

SPEAKER

PCI4

6

CD

FLOPPY

USB56 USB78 USB910

F_PANEL

SPDIF_OUT

AAFP

7

8910111213

1.5.3 Motherboard layout

Refer to 1.10 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal

connectors.

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