3.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-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.

CHA_FAN CPU_FAN

PLUS-H87I

CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND

CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND

H87I-PLUS Fan connectors

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! The CPU_FAN connector supports a CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power.

Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Fan Xpert 2 feature.

4.Intel® H87 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connector (7-pin SATA6G_1~6 [yellow])

This connector connects to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.

SATA6

GND

RSATA_TXP6

RSATA_TXN6

GND

RSATA_RXN6

RSATA_RXP6

GND

SATA5

GND

RSATA_TXP5

RSATA_TXN5

GND

RSATA_RXN5

RSATA_RXP5

GND

SATA4 SATA2

PLUS-H87I

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA_TXP4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN2

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA_RXN4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN2

RSATA_RXP4

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP2

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA3 SATA1

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA_TXP3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA_TXN3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_TXN1

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

RSATA_RXN3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXN1

RSATA_RXP3

 

 

 

 

RSATA_RXP1

GND

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

H87I-PLUS SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item in the BIOS to [AHCI]. See section 2.6.3 SATA Configuration for details.

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