User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin ATX12V)

Correctly orient the ATX power supply plugs into these connectors and push down

rmly until the connectors completely t.

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For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply

unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version)

and provides a minimum power of 350 W.

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If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your

system, refer to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator

at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.

aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details.

CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN1/2)

Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the

black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air

ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are

not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! The CPU_FAN

connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power.

Intel

LGA1151 CPU socket

Install Intel

LGA1151 CPU into this surface mount LGA1151 socket, which is

designed for 6th Generation Intel

Core™ i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium

, and Celeron

processors.

For more details, refer to Central Processing Unit (CPU).

M.2 socket 3

This socket allows you to install an M.2 (NGFF) SSD

module.

This socket supports M Key and 2242/2260/2280

storage devices.

M.2(SOCKET3)

2280 2260 2242

DDR4 DIMM slots

Install 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR4 DIMMs into these

DIMM sockets.

For more details, refer to System memory.

USB 3.0 connectors (20-1 pin USB3_12)

Connect a USB 3.0 module to any this connector for additional USB 3.0 front

or rear panel ports. This connector complies with USB 3.0 specications and

provide faster data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps, faster charging time for USB-

chargeable devices, optimized power efciency, and backward compatibility with

USB 2.0.