Asus ATX power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1, P5GD2 Deluxe ATX power connectors

9 . ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1)

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

¥ Use of a Specification 2.0 -compliant 24-pin ATX 12 V power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of 350 W is recommended for a fully-configured system.

¥Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up.

¥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.

¥The ATX 12 V Spec. 2.0 350 W PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration:

CPU	:	Intel¨ Pentium¨ 4 3.6 GHz
Memory	:	512 MB DDR2 (x 4)
Grpahics card	:	PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900
Parallel ATA devices:		IDE hard disk drive (x 2)
Serial ATA device	:	SATA hard disk drive
Optical drives	:	CD-ROM (x 2)
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.

P5GD2

ATX12V1

GND +12V DC

GND +12V DC

EATXPWR1

+3 Volts Ground

+12 Volts +5 Volts

+12 Volts +5 Volts

+5V Standby +5 Volts

Power OK -5 Volts

Ground Ground

+5 Volts Ground

Ground Ground

+5 Volts PSON#

Ground Ground

+3 Volts -12 Volts

P5GD2 Deluxe ATX power connectors

+3 Volts +3 Volts

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