Cable Management

Always follow good cable management practices when working inside the computer.

●Keep cables away from major heat sources like the heatsink.

●Do not jam cables on top of expansion cards or memory modules. Printed circuit cards like these are not designed to take excessive pressure on them.

●Some flat ribbon cables come prefolded. Never change the folds on these cables.

●Never bend a SATA data cable tighter than a 30 mm (1.18 in) radius.

●Never crease a SATA data cable.

●Do not rely on components like the drive cage, power supply, or computer cover to push cables down into the chassis. Always position the cables to lay properly by themselves.

When removing the power supply power cable from the connector on the system board, always follow these steps:

1.Squeeze on the top of the retaining latch attached to the cable end of the connector (1).

2.Grasp the cable end of the connector and pull it straight up (2).

CAUTION: Always pull the connector - NEVER pull on the cable. Pulling on the cable could damage the cable and result in a failed power supply.

Cable Connections

System board connectors are color-coded to make it easier to find the proper connection.

Table 2-3Cable connections — 500B/510B

Connector Name

Connector Color

Description

 

 

 

ATX_POWER

white

power supply, 24-pin

 

 

 

ATX_12V

white

power supply, 4-pin

 

 

 

SYS_FAN1

brown

chassis fan

 

 

 

CPU_FAN

white

heat sink fan

 

 

 

F PANEL

black

front power button/LED

 

 

 

F_USB1

white

front I/O USB cable

 

 

 

F_AUDIO

yellow

front I/O audio

 

 

 

SATA1

dark blue

hard drive

 

 

 

SATA2

white

optical drive

 

 

 

PCI2

white

PCI expansion slot

 

 

 

PCIE1X

black

PCIe x1 expansion slot

 

 

 

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