User’s Manual

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
5. Power connectors
ThesePowerconnectorsallowyoutoconnectyourmotherboardtoapowersupply.
Thepowersupplyplugsaredesignedtofitinonlyoneorientation.Findtheproper
orientationandpushdownfirmlyuntilthepowersupplyplugsarefullyinserted.
A
A
C
B
B
EATX12V_1
EATX12V_2
+12V DC
+12V DC
+12V DC
+12V DC
GND
GND
GND
GND
EATXPWR
PIN 1
PIN 1
GND
+5 Volts
+5 Volts
+5 Volts
-5 Volts
GND
GND
GND
PSON#
GND
-12 Volts
+3 Volts
+3 Volts
+12 Volts
+12 Volts
+5V Standby
Power OK
GND
+5 Volts
GND
+5 Volts
GND
+3 Volts
+3 Volts
PIN 1
+DC_IN +DC_IN
GND GND
C
• DONOTconnectthe4-pinpowerplugonly.Themotherboardmayoverheatunder
heavyusage.
• Ensuretoconnectthe8-pinpowerplug,orconnectboththe8-pinand4-pinpower
plugs.
• Forafullyconfiguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecification2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconfiguringa
systemwithmorepower-consumingdevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor
maynotbootupifthepowerisinadequate.
• Ifyouwanttousetwoormorehigh-endPCIExpressx16cards,useaPSUwith
1000Wpowerorabovetoensurethesystemstability.