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ASUS P5A-VM User’s Manual 33

III. INSTALLATION

Connectors

III. INST ALLATION

24 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices commu-

nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus de-

vices. The SMBus or System Management Bus is a specific implementation of

an I

C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected

to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

SMBCLK

Ground

SMBDATA

+5V

P5A-VM SMBus Connector

25. Power Supply Temperature External Connector (2 pin PWR_TMP)

This connector allows you to connect a compatible heat sensor to monitor the

power supply temperature.

P5A-VM Power Supply Temperature External Connector

TRPWR