User's Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-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 1/2)
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).
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, USB3_34)
ConnectaUSB3.0moduletoanyoftheseconnectorsforadditionalUSB3.0
frontorrearpanelports.Theseconnectorscomply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.