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6. ATX power connectors

(24-pin EATXPWR and 4-pin ATX12V)

These connectors are for 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.

•Use of a 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 power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system.

•If you intent to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 350 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

•The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration:

CPU	:	Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz
Memory	:	512 MB DDR (x 4)
Graphics card	:	PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900
Parallel ATA devices:		IDE hard disk drive (x 2)
Serial ATA device	:	SATA hard disk drive
Optical drive	:	CD-ROM (x2)
SCSI devices	:	SCSI card and SCSI hard disk drive

•You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices.

	ATX12V	EATXPWR
+12V DC	+12V DC	+3 Volts	Ground
GND	GND	+12 Volts	+5 Volts
		+12 Volts	+5 Volts
	+5V Standby		+5 Volts
-MX		Power OK	-5 Volts
P5GC		Ground	Ground
		+5 Volts	Ground
		Ground	Ground
		+5 Volts	PSON#
		Ground	Ground
P5GC-MX ATX Power Connector		+3 Volts	-12 Volts
		+3 Volts	+3 Volts

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