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

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.

• Use of an ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant 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 Specification 2.0-compliant 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.

ATX12V1

GND +12V DC

P5GD2

GND +12V DC

P5GD2 ATX power connectors

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

+3 Volts +3 Volts

ASUS P5GD2

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