User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin EATX12V)
CorrectlyorienttheATXpowersupplyplugsintotheseconnectorsandpushdown
rmlyuntiltheconnectorscompletelyt.
• 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.
• 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_FAN)
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.
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
Connecttheserialportmodulecabletothisconnector,theninstallthemoduletoa
slotopeningatthebackofthesystemchassis.
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).
DDR4 DIMM slots
ThismotherboardcomeswithtwoDoubleDataRate4(DDR4)DualInlineMemory
Module(DIMM)sockets.ADDR4moduleisnotcheddifferentlyfromaDDR,
DDR2,orDDR3module.DONOTinstallaDDR,DDR2,orDDR3memorymodule
totheDDR4slot.
Formoredetails,refertoSystem memory.
Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
The4-pinconnectorisforthechassis-mountedsystemwarningspeaker.The
speakerallowsyoutohearsystembeepsandwarnings.
System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)
Thisconnectorsupportsseveralchassis-mountedfunctions.
PIN 1
PWR BTN
PWR_LED+ PWR_LED- PWR GND
HDD_LED+
HDD_LED-
Ground
HWRST#
(NC)
F_PANEL
+PWR LED-
+HDD_LED- RESET