ASUS M2A-VM HDMI - specifications
| CPU | All AMD AM2 CPUs |
| Northbridge | AMD 690G |
| Southbridge | ATI SB600 |
| Memory | 4 DIMMs, dual-channel, DDR2-800/667/533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory (8GiB max) |
| VGA | Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics |
| PCI Express | 1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 |
| PCI conventional | 2 x PCI |
| ATA | 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 |
| SATA | 4 x SATA 3Gb/s supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID10 |
| LAN | PCIe Gigabit LAN |
| Audio | ALC883 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC |
| Floppy | 1 x Floppy disk drive connector |
| FireWire | Supports 2 x 1394a ports |
| USB | Supports 10x USB 2.0 ports |
| ASUS special features | ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS O.C Profile ASUS Music Alarm |
| Back panel I/O ports | 1 x Parallel 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x DVI 1 x VGA 1 x RJ45 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 6-channel audio I/O |
| Internal I/O connectors | 3 x USB 2.0; supports additional six USB 2.0 ports Front-panel connector for High Definition Audio 1x COM port CD audio-in 1 x S/PDIF output Fan-power headers for CPU and chassis Chassis-intrusion IEEE 1394 24-pin EATX power 4-pin ATX 12V power |
| BIOS | 8Mib Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SMBIOS 2.3 |
| Form factor | mATX form factor, 9.6in x 9.0in (24.5cm x 22.9cm) |
| Current street price | £40 (inc VAT) |
ASUS has packed a comprehensive amount of functionality onto this microATX motherboard.
However, some premium features, notably the ASUS AI lifestyle, aren't included and that's a shame considering the AMD 690G's suitability for home theatre PC (HTPC) systems.
