7. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1,4-pin ATX12V1, 4-pin EZ _PLUG)

These connectors are for an ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.

Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug;

otherwise, the system will not boot.

If your power connector is 20-pin when you use two graphics cards, do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug to the EZ Plug™; otherwise, the system will be unstable. See page 6-5 for details.

Use of a Power Supply Unit (PSU) with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power- consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

Make sure that your PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See the table below for details.

Power supply requirements

 

 

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Components/Peripherals

Heavy

Normal

Light

AMD® K8 939-pin CPU type

Athlon 64 FX-55

Athlon 64 3800+

Athlon 64 3400+

PCIe™ x16 graphics cards

6800 Ultra x2

6800GT x2

6600GT x2

DDR DIMMs

4

2

2

HDD

4

2

2

Optical drive (DVD/CD-RW)

2

2

1

PCIe™ x 1 card

1

0

0

PCI cards

3

2

1

USB devices

6

4

3

Required +12V current

> 25A

> 20A

> 17A

Required wattage

>= 500W

>= 400W

>= 350W

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V

EATXPWR

 

 

 

 

+12V DC

+12V DC

 

 

GND

GND

+3 Volts

+3 Volts

 

 

 

-12 Volts

+3 Volts

 

 

 

Ground

Ground

 

 

 

PSON#

+5 Volts

 

EZ_PLUG

Ground

Ground

A8N-SLI SE

Ground

+5 Volts

 

 

+5V

Ground

Ground

 

 

EZ_DET

-5 Volts

Power OK

 

 

GND

+5 Volts

+5V Standby

 

 

+12V

+5 Volts

+12 Volts

A8N-SLI SE ATX Power Connectors

 

+5 Volts

+12 Volts

 

Ground

+3 Volts

 

 

 

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