Asus P5GDC 8 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)

8 . ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)

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.

• We recommend that you use an ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350 W power rating. This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs.

•If you intend 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.

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

•We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output 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 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 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			EATXPWR
		GND	+12V DC	+3	Volts	Ground
				+12	Volts	+5 Volts
				+12	Volts	+5 Volts
				+5V Standby		+5 Volts
		GND	+12V DC	Power OK		-5 Volts
	P5GDC
				Ground		Ground
				+5	Volts	Ground
				Ground		Ground
				+5 Volts		PSON#
				Ground		Ground
				+3	Volts	-12 Volts
P5GDC ATX power connectors
				+3 Volts		+3 Volts

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