Asus p5p43t manual Internal connectors, CPU and chassis fan connectors 4-pin CPUFAN, 3-pin Chafan

6.USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

7.USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

8.USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

9.COM port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

10.Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable.

11.PS/2 Keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard

1.10.2Internal connectors

1.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-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. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

CPU_FAN

GND

CPU FAN PWR

CPU FAN IN

CPU FAN PWM

P5P43T

CHA_FAN

Rotation +12V

GND

P5P43T fan connectors

Only the 4-pin CPU fan and chassis fan support the ASUS Q-FAN 2 feature.

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