12.ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V)

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.

 

EATX12V

P5K WS

+12V DC +12V DC +12V DC +12V DC

 

GND GND GND GND

P5K WS ATX power connectors

EATXPWR

+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

For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W.

Do not forget to connect the 8-pin / 4-pin EATX12V 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.

The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration:

CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz

Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4)

Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT

Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive

Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2)

Optical drive: DVD-RW

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