User guide
ASUS M2V
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Serial ATA support
The motherboard provides a high-performance Serial ATA RAID controller
that enhances hard disk performance and data backup protection without
the cost of additional RAID cards.
The onboard VIA VT8237A RAID controller provides RAID 0, RAID 1, and
JBOD conguration to two Serial ATA connectors. The onboard Marvell
88SE6121 controller supports two additional SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors.
See pages 2-23 and 5-10.
S/PDIF out
The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a
high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful
speaker systems. See page 2-21.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
specication, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1
to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 - supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The
higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows connection of devices such as high
resolution video conferencing cameras, next generation scanners and
printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.
See pages 2-21.