5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN1/2)

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.

CPU_FAN CHA_FAN2

CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND

CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND

CHA_FAN1

H87M-E

H87M-E Fan connectors

CHA FAN PWM CHA FAN IN CHA FAN PWR GND

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 2A (24 W) fan power.

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

6.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.

SATA6G_5

SATA6G_6

GND RSATA RXP5 RSATA RXN5 GND RSATA TXN5 RSATA TXP5 GND

GND RSATA RXP6 RSATA RXN6 GND RSATA TXN6 RSATA TXP6 GND

SATA6G_3

SATA6G_4

H87M-E

GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND

GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND

SATA6G_1

SATA6G_2

GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND

GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND

H87M-E SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

•You must install Windows. XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.

•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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